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Oakland's homelessness chief to leave after less than a year FacebookTwitterEmail 1of2 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 2of2 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 w...

This story first appeared on Berkeleyside’s sister site, The Oaklandside. Last Thursday, Samar “Sammy” Nassar, co-owner of Sammy’s Pupusas, was chatting with one of the residents at Operation HomeBase, an Oakland-sanctioned trailer camp for homeless seniors who are at high risk for COVID-19, located on Hegenberger Road in East Oakland. The man, Mark, was placing his food order with Nassar for the following day and he had a special request: a burrito with rice and beans, sour cream on the side and no veggies. “Mark, the burritos have vegetables, that’s the point!” answered Nassar...

ByZack Haber During a meeting on December 15, Oakland’s City Council discussed defining what shelter options Oakland would be required to offer homeless people if the city clears their communities during the local emergency related to the COVID-19 pandemic. They postponed making a final decision on the matter until the new year. Given dangers posed by the pandemic, the City Council will determining whether it sees it as safe for homeless people to live in homeless shelters. The City Council unanimously approved the Encampment Management Policy (EMP) on October 20, which set clear paramet...