San Francisco Has Yet To Solve One Of Its Biggest Problems: Homelessness

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October 28, 2015

A homeless veteran is pictured on Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. (jiheffe/Flickr)

With all the wealth and talent in San Francisco, the city has yet to solve one of its biggest problems: homelessness. At last count, there were roughly 7,000 homeless people living on the city's streets or in shelters. Stephanie Martin Taylor from Here & Now contributor KQED has a story about one of them, a woman who sleeps on her doorstep.

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Stephanie Martin Taylor, news anchor and reporter for KQED. She tweets @SMartinTaylor.

This segment aired on October 28, 2015.

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