The Tenderloin Containment Zone: A Photo Essay

San Francisco – Sunday morning, April 26, 2020.

San Francisco is openly violating its own Department of Public Health guidelines during the COVID-19 pandemic, turning the sidewalks of the Tenderloin into a containment zone for the homeless – in a 20,000 person neighborhood right next to City Hall, while keeping large public spaces like Civic Center and Union Square empty, and leaving thousands of hotel rooms unoccupied.

A group of people walking on a city streetDescription automatically generated

Mason at Turk (east side).

 

A group of people on a city streetDescription automatically generated

Mason at Turk (west side).

 

A close up of a street in front of a buildingDescription automatically generated

Asian Art Museum.

 

A city street in front of a buildingDescription automatically generated

Asian Art Museum.

 

A close up of an umbrella on a city streetDescription automatically generated

Asian Art Museum.

 

A group of people walking down a street next to a buildingDescription automatically generated

Asian Art Museum.

 

A city street in front of a buildingDescription automatically generated

Hilton Hotel (O’Farrell between Mason & Taylor) (1,919 rooms)

 

A view of a city streetDescription automatically generated

Hilton Hotel from Boeddeker Park.

 

A group of people walking on a city streetDescription automatically generated

Glide Memorial Church (Ellis between Taylor & Jones).

 

A close up of a busy city streetDescription automatically generated

Glide Memorial Church (Ellis at Taylor).

 

A person doing a stunt on a city streetDescription automatically generated

Ellis at Taylor.

 

A tall building in a cityDescription automatically generated

Westin St. Francis Hotel (1,195 rooms).

 

A view of a city streetDescription automatically generated

Union Square.

 

A close up of a busy city streetDescription automatically generated

Golden Gate & Jones.

 

A group of people walking down a busy city streetDescription automatically generated

Golden Gate between Leavenworth & Hyde.

 

A picture containing building, outdoor, parking, carDescription automatically generated

Golden Gate at Leavenworth.

 

A large white buildingDescription automatically generated

Parc 55 Hotel (Cyril Magnin & Eddy) (1,024 rooms).

 

A group of people walking down a busy city streetDescription automatically generated

Hyde & Turk.

 

A group of people crossing a city streetDescription automatically generated

Hyde & Turk.

 

A group of people riding motorcycles on a city streetDescription automatically generated

Eddy between Jones & Taylor.

 

A person walking down a city streetDescription automatically generated

Eddy & Leavenworth.

 

A traffic light on a city streetDescription automatically generated

Polk & Grove.

 

A building with a clock on the side of a roadDescription automatically generated

Civic Center & Department of Public Health.

 

An empty road in front of a buildingDescription automatically generated

Civic Center & City Hall.

 

First published in Beyond Chron (April 28, 2020)

Copyright © 2020 by Marc Norton
https://MarcNortonOnline.wordpress.com

Marc Norton’s website is MarcNortonOnline.