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SF Overstated Number of Transbay Homeless Who Got Help
The Bay Citizen
April 8, 2011
Documents and emails cast doubt on San Francisco's claim that it did everything possible to aid homeless people evicted from the Transbay Terminal before it was razed
By: Scott James
April 8, 2011
Documents and emails cast doubt on San Francisco's claim that it did everything possible to aid homeless people evicted from the Transbay Terminal before it was razed
By: Scott James
When San Francisco’s decrepit Transbay Terminal bus station was demolished last fall to make way for a new $4 billion transit hub that is scheduled to open in 2017, more than just a travelers’ crossroads was reduced to rubble.
Around 100 homeless people, many suffering from severe mental illnesses, lived in and around the terminal.
As the final Aug. 6 evacuation of the building approached, city leaders pledged to help the Transbay homeless. But eight months later, it appears that most did not receive help.
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Around 100 homeless people, many suffering from severe mental illnesses, lived in and around the terminal.
As the final Aug. 6 evacuation of the building approached, city leaders pledged to help the Transbay homeless. But eight months later, it appears that most did not receive help.
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