Now if you said open some unused Base housing units at a place like the
Presido or NAS Alameda and then I would agree with you. Those are real
houses....

"Were" is more operative.

Much of the Presidio housing has been razed and the rest is mostly being
used for its original purpose. At the former NAS Alameda, ALL of the
"outside the gate" Capehart housing has been flattened and the land is being
"redeveloped" with current stock, while that remaining on the former base
proper is being used for - housing. Similar with the housing on-board
Moffett Federal Airfield (ex-NAS Moffett Field), today a NASA facility.

There were any number of hare-brained schemes by former San Francisco Mayor
Willie Brown's Administration to house the homeless at the former NS
Treasure Island, but none of these got off the ground. All of these were as
poorly conceived as Mr. Weeks' suggestion and many were even worse.

Much of the housing stock on "BRACed" bases is very old or expensive to
maintain, or has contamination issues ranging from lead-based paints to
proximity with Superfund-grade contamination. This problem would be even
greater if people were housed on WWII construction ships due to asbestos,
lead, volatile organic compounds, etc., which brings us right back to one of
the main reasons that the Gummint plans to turn AMERICA into a crab condo.

Meanwhile, the voters in San Francisco approved a "care not cash" program
for addressing the very large homeless population. In the resulting absence
of generous cash payouts, San Francisco's homeless population has declined
significantly.

--
Mike Kanze

"One phrase that no Member of Congress should ever use lightly is 'political
hack.' The ironic possibilities are too rich."

- Wall Street Journal (3/7/05)




"Tiger" wrote in message
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John A. Weeks III wrote:

In article ,
Tiger wrote:



I'm quite sure there are existing shelters in your area on dry land. A
carrier seems like a very big & expensive solution.



If so, then why are there still homeless people? Have you ever
been to San Francisco? The homeless are everywhere sleeping in
the sidewalks and doorways along Market Street. Get on the light
rail train about 11PM, and ride around San Francisco--you will get
the education of a lifetime. All they need to do is tie the
America up next to the Hornet, and they are ready to rock and roll.

-john-



Never Been to San Fran. Stayed in San Deigo for a while thanks to Uncle
Sam. Most of the guys on the street tend to be folks who either don't
like shelters or have been kicked out for bad behavior. Now if you said
open some unused Base housing units at a place like the Presido or NAS
Alameda and then I would agree with you. Those are real houses....