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Do Bathrooms Encourage Homeless Encampments?
Fifth & Mission
English - June 08, 2021 08:00 - 16 minutes - ★★★★ - 314 ratingsPolitics News Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
One of San Francisco's most explosive debates centers on whether the city's policies and "amenities" attract unhoused people and tent camps. Now, the debate extends to public bathrooms. As the Chronicle's Mallory Moench reports, one of the city’s leaders in the homelessness crisis has advocated for the removal of portable toilets from some sites. The pushback was fierce, with some activists and officials saying we need more bathrooms, which are essential to human dignity. Next up is a public hearing on the issue. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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One of San Francisco's most explosive debates centers on whether the city's policies and "amenities" attract unhoused people and tent camps. Now, the debate extends to public bathrooms. As the Chronicle's Mallory Moench reports, one of the city’s leaders in the homelessness crisis has advocated for the removal of portable toilets from some sites. The pushback was fierce, with some activists and officials saying we need more bathrooms, which are essential to human dignity. Next up is a public hearing on the issue. | Unlimited Chronicle access: sfchronicle.com/pod
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