By Lisa Moresco
June 2, 2008
“Food is our common ground, a universal experience.”
- Legendary Chef, James Beard
The devastating experience of hunger, not so much, but 150,000 of our fellow residents endure the frightening encounter of deficient and inadequate nourishment yearly. In a setting as prestigious as San Francisco, children, families and seniors are now placing […]
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By Kamala Kelkar
March 28, 2008
The Coalition on Homelessness mimicked a 24-hour drop-in center for homeless people today outside of San Francisco’s City Hall to protest its impending closure due to the mayor’s budget cuts.
The center, Buster’s Place, located at 211 13th St., will close Monday at 5 p.m. It serves about 150 people daily with […]
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Buster’s Place, a drop-in center that offers a temporary respite
for San Francisco’s homeless population,
is slated for closure March 31 due to budget cuts.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Nicholas Olczak
March 25, 2008
Maybe you’ve heard the name, or driven past the rust red building beneath Highway 101, but Buster’s Place is more than just a building or a […]
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Filed under: Homelessness, News, Politics
Putting political differences aside for a good cause,
Mayor Gavin Newsom and Board President Aaron Peskin announced new legislation Tuesday
to provide tax credits to businesses that hire disadvantaged workers.
File photo by Luke Thomas
By Ari Burack
March 13, 2008
An ordinance introduced Tuesday by Mayor Gavin Newsom would allow more businesses, including small businesses, in certain parts of San […]
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Filed under: Business, Homelessness, News, Politics
Google product manager Craig Walker with Mayor Gavin Newsom and Alex Tourk
announced plans yesterday to extend free voicemail to homeless clients
during the 21st installment of San Francisco’s Project Homeless Connect.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Nicholas Olczak
February 28, 2008
Google yesterday announced plans to extend its provision of free voicemail to homeless people under Project CARE, providing city […]
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Filed under: Homelessness, Politics
Supervisor Tom Ammiano led a rally on the steps of City Hall yesterday
calling for minimum health and safety standards at San Francisco homeless shelters.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Ari Burack
February 21, 2008
Homeless advocates rallied with members of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors yesterday at City Hall in a call for minimum […]
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Filed under: Homelessness, Housing, Politics
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom held a press conference yesterday
at a homeless shelter operated by St. Vincent de Paul Society
to announce plans to centralize homeless shelter support services.
Photos by Luke Thomas
By Nicholas Olczak
February 15, 2008
Mayor Gavin Newsom yesterday announced plans to redesign San Francisco’s two largest emergency shelters, Episcopal Community Service’s Next Door and Multi […]
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Filed under: Homelessness, Politics
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