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“fully reopen” the state’s economy.
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The gamblers, donning masks, couldn’t display their best poker faces on Monday at the Bicycle Hotel & Casino. But they were able to play indoors for the first time in more than one year.
“I feel safer now,” said Ming Huang, 70, a retired accountant who recently received a COVID-19 vaccine. “Cases are down. Time to come back. Nothing better to do.”
But Chris Lopez, 43, couldn’t stop looking behind his back, making sure people weren’t too close to him at the club in Bell Gardens, where partitions separate the players. After a few hands, he left in such a hurry that he didn’t even cash in his chips.
Oakland s homelessness chief to leave after less than a year
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Oakland Homelessness Administrator Daryel Dunston, center, talks with Deanna Riley, who has been living at the homeless encampment at Union Point Park for two years, during a planned clearing by the city in Oakland, California Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.Stephen Lam / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Tents and belongings at a homeless encampment underneath Interstate 580 in Oakland in April.Michael Short / Special to The Chronicle 2020Show MoreShow Less
Oakland’s homelessness chief will leave his position with the city next week after less than a year in the position, according to an email obtained by The Chronicle.