Homeless Feel Push To Move Out Of Area As Super Bowl City Goes Up In SF
SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX 5) -- As Super Bowl City goes up along San Francisco's Embarcadero, homeless are feeling the unwelcome push from Public Works employees telling them it's time to move on.
The city has set up a shelter at Pier 80 about four miles away from Super Bowl City. Officials say their push to get homeless people inside is not related to the Super Bowl, but rather the wet weather.
"Well, I think people will say the timing is that El Nino happens during the winter, and the Super Bowl happens during the winter.
Super Bowl 50 Page: Complete Coverage
Penny Horton slept at a bus stop overnight before three DPW employees and two police officers folded up her tarp and told her and another man it was time to go.
"They're being polite and friendly as always. They're saying I have to move," Penny said.
The DPW insists that this is not related to the Super Bowl events. A spokesperson says those workers are part of a "hot spot" crew that does this work every day.
So far Monday, very few homeless people could be at Justin Hermann Plaza or any of the rest of Super Bowl City, especially now that many of the venues are surrounded by fencing.