https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/10/11/how-coronavirus-changed-the-bay-areas-homelessness-crisis/

The coronavirus pandemic is upending the Bay Area’s fight against homelessness — changing everything from who we think of as homeless, to how we shelter them, to how much money we can pour into the problem.

Many of the changes — good and bad — will outlast the pandemic, says Dr. Margot Kushel, who studies the intersection of homelessness and health. The good news includes a likely shift away from crowding people into group shelters, and a growing empathy toward the people economic hardship has pushed onto the street.