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Podcast: News For Reasonable People
Episode: #2,436 - San Fran tries bussing/flying homeless out of city under new executive order
Description: An executive order by San Francisco Mayor London Breed will require homeless residents to first be offered transportation that can reunite them with family outside the city before anything else.
The "Journey Home Executive Directive," issued on Thursday, will "prioritize relocation support and services" for San Francisco's homeless residents and mandate city departments and staff to first offer these services before others, including housing and shelter.
The order also requires first responders such as police officers, paramedics, and firefighters to give handouts with information about the city's relocation services...