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Special report: The homeless struggle
St. Petersburg tent city empties
By TImes staff writer
Published January 14, 2007
ST. PETERSBURG -By Saturday afternoon, most of the homeless people who had lived in a tent city along the 1200 block of Fourth Avenue N had left. Police watched over the site and allowed in only those who had come back to collect possessions. Several empty tents remained on the site, and advocates for the homeless said those tents would be stored until they were needed again. Meanwhile, small pockets of tents appeared in two places close to the emptied tent city across the street from the St. Vincent de Paul Society's soup kitchen on 15th Street and at Fifth Avenue N and Ninth Street. There were no reports of conflicts involving the police.
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by devon
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02/06/07 01:34 PM
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And with all of the problems going on around us, we turn our anger, and hate on those weaker than us. Typical American behavior. What if the Cubans set up tents in Miama? Open your eyes, don't let Bush drag you down with him.
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by kat
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02/01/07 01:57 PM
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man, the homeless people have much of a right to this city as the rest of us, specially these tourist coming down for no reason and acting the they own everything.
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by kevin
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01/31/07 06:52 PM
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EVERY ONE CAN GET A JOB.THE HOMELESS POEOPLE JUST WHAT EVRYONE TO FELL SRY FOR THAM AND TO GIVE THEM MONEY TO BUY DRUGS DO NOT HELP LET THAM WORK LIKED WE HAVE TO
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by Kati
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01/30/07 09:56 PM
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One shouldn't be so concerned about their property values that we ignore the homeless problem at hand. It is sad that these people have to live like this, but maybe now they will get the help that they need and deserve.
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by Paul
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01/23/07 11:34 PM
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Hey, Lynn, it's a good thing that the lives of those people in Tent City are not as important as the value of your house, that would just be a shame now, wouldn't it . . .
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by ron
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01/23/07 06:50 PM
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Question 1: By what authority can police destroy private property and get away with it? Question 2: By what authority can Mayor R.Baker refuse to answer questions about the above? Somedody need suing and perhaps jailing.
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by Lynn
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01/22/07 09:00 PM
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GET THEM OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!they arent gone it has only grown. I am putting a tent in my yard and charging rent. it is depreciating my property value and is a disgrace to this beautiful city. what a joke.
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by Mike
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01/20/07 10:41 PM
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This is a tragedy. Should not the police have come up with a more acceptable approach to the public safety issues created by the conditions in this make-shift city?
Cutting up the tents make them useless. What a black-eye for the city!
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by Chthon
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01/14/07 01:36 PM
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The majority of Tent City homeless received 1 month housing vouchers from the city/county. Almost no landlords are accepting these vouchers. What is to keep these people from going back on the streets after the voucher runs out?
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by Flo
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01/14/07 11:31 AM
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More of the if-I-don't-see-it-it's-not-a-problem mentality. So sad, but more sick.
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