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After Two Years, Wood Street Safe Parking Site Opens
The struggle to open the site began in the summer of 2019 when Oakland’s Mayor Libby Schaaf announced plans for the city to sanction the opening of a safe parking site near Wood Street, saying the site would open “in the coming months,” but the project soon faced delays.
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ByZack Haber The City of Oakland has opened a safe parking site, where people can legally live in RVs and trailers and receive services, through a Berkeley based non-profit called Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency. Mayor Libby Schaaf announced plans for the site in the summer of 2019, but the project faced delays. Photo by Zack Haber on July 9.
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Bay Area transit agencies are grappling with spiking homelessness. Here s how BART is trying to help
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Homeless man Chad Cahill is awoken by a man as Cahill tries to sleep at Civic Center BART station in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, February 25, 2021.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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A homeless man identifying himself as Ricky exits a train at Civic Center BART station in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, February 25, 2021.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Commuters await an arriving train at Civic Center BART station in San Francisco, Calif., on Wednesday, February 25, 2021.Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less