{"id":9507,"date":"2018-08-28T10:45:25","date_gmt":"2018-08-28T17:45:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=9507"},"modified":"2018-08-28T10:46:03","modified_gmt":"2018-08-28T17:46:03","slug":"9507","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2018\/08\/28\/9507\/","title":{"rendered":"City makes available new storage lockers for those without homes"},"content":{"rendered":"
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First they came for the homeless<\/a>\u00a0August 27, 2018<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Three years later, and not adequate for the demand. But it’s a start, right? Or is it so the city can say they are doing something.<\/p>\n

The ideal situation would be high school lockers in a supervised public space, with no hours of operation. Cheap to purchase, more space, and employed homeless don’t need to carry what’s needed because the lockers are closed. That’s a real solution. And a few homeless can be employed to maintain the locker space, and supervise.<\/p>\n

Unless the city thinks homeless can’t be trusted.<\/p>\n

–Mike Zint<\/p>\n

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By\u00a0Martin Mercy<\/a><\/span><\/span>
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Storage lockers for people experiencing homelessness, located at\u00a0BOSS\u2019s Multi-Agency Service Center\u00a0in the city\u2019s Veterans Memorial building, are due to be available in September Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nearly three years after promising to launch a program for the homeless to store their belongings in downtown Berkeley, the city is doing it \u2014\u00a0for a fraction of the original cost.<\/a><\/p>\n

Last December, after approving $50,000 to operate the new program for a year, the Health, Housing and Community Services (HHCS) department put out a request for \u00a0Berkeley nonprofits to run the locker program. Building Opportunities for Self Sufficiency (BOSS) was the only organization who responded by the April 2018 deadline.<\/p>\n