April 18th, 2007 12:56 pm
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We all agree on two key issues, homelessness and desire to clean up our beautiful city. There must be some funds available for a city program that could give a minimum wage to the unemployed homeless person who would work in teams to clean up trash and cover graffiti. The program could have a name with dignity like San Francisco City Services, and participants could have a colored t shirt that recognized they are employed workers adding to the quality of our city life. This is an absolute win/win. As with any large city, plenty of funds are misspent, lets get funds available for a productive program of employment for those in need, and benefit all of us.
Rick Swain
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May 8th, 2007 at 12:50 pm
That is an interesting idea.
If I thought an increase in city taxes by 1/2 percent would produce the desired goal of a clean city and pay the homeless for good work, I would gladly pay it…??
I have lived in many urban centers on the east coast and the amount of trash and litter here is astounding by comparison.
Obviously, people are the litter problem. That must be changed. Throwing money at a problem or hiring more clean-up people might help, but we need a real clean-up SF campaign so that anyone who litters feels like the jerk they are….
People must be educated that littering is not an acceptable behavior.