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“Our community is in chaos,” said Roberto Ruiz, 53, a musician at the ferry plaza on Sunday who said the funding used to support the leadership summit should have been used to help the poor.
“We have people in the streets who have no homes. This money could definitely have gone to them,” he said.
As many as 3,000 people may live on the streets, according to data from a 2022 count published on the city’s website.
San Francisco is recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic slower than many cities, with some major retailers abandoning Market Street. San Francisco tourism is much reduced from pre-pandemic levels, according to data from hotel analytics firm STR published in June.
Student Sarah R, 21, who declined to giver her last name, said she had come to send a message to Biden and other leaders in support of Palestinians facing “genocide”. Israel has bombarded the Gaza Strip in retaliation for the Oct 7 attack on Israel from Gaza by Hamas militants.
Geoscience engineer Marty Brewer, 56, urged a fast response to the climate crisis. “So far we are failing to address this emergency,” he said.
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