A new independent report says Gov. Newsom’s hallmark Project Roomkey was a success. But data is lacking, and many participants remained homeless.
Terry Harper, left, and Frank Scott deliver meals to the unhoused occupants at a Radisson Hotel in Oakland as part of Project Roomkey on Feb. 9, 2022. Photo by Martin do Nascimento, CalMattersA new independent report says Gov. Gavin Newsom’s hallmark Project Roomkey was a success. But data is lacking. And after the program ended, many participants remained homeless.
Initial responses to public records requests filed by CalMatters revealed dozens of deaths in Roomkey programs spread across the state. It started as a hastily-deployed health program — its primary goal was to prevent people from dying of COVID-19, not to permanently end their homelessness. At the outset, both state and local officials expected it would operate for just a few months. As the pandemic dragged on and the hotels stayed open much longer than anticipated, many counties began trying to move Roomkey participants into permanent housing.
San Francisco’s largest navigation center reported just 8% of the people who left its program ended up in permanent housing in 2022. Amina Flores-Becker grew up in Fresno and has watched housing become unaffordable for many middle class and low-income neighbors. One major challenge with Roomkey, the deputy county administrative officer said, was a lack of housing options for people who left hotels, leading many back to the street.
Many people came to Roomkey from crowded shelters where as many as 300 people might share a room — perfect conditions for COVID to spread, Wan said. Without Roomkey, Wan suspects homeless shelters might have seen COVID mortality rates similar to those of“I can’t imagine the spread had we not been able to decompress ,” she said. “People sleep nose to nose in many of these sites.”
One participant from Ventura County told the researchers that he could refrigerate his insulin, consistently take his medication and make his doctor’s appointments.
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