seen and not heard: homeless people absent from election even as ranks grow /

Published at 2016-07-09 14:00:00

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In San Francisco and beyond,homelessness makes voting nearly impossible – and all but ensures the issue has small visibility on the campaign trailIt is no mean feat to cast a ballot when domestic is a doorway or a tent beneath a freeway underpass. When your mailing address is General Delivery, or the Prison Legal Services office, or someone else’s room at an SRO hotel. When the hunt for a voting precinct vies with the search for food and shelter.[br]Even so,the presidential contest has been front of mind at the St Anthony Foundation dining room in San Francisco’s gritty Tenderloin district.
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Source: theguardian.com

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