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Could Oakland look to cruise ships to house the homeless?

Dec 22, 2019

An Oakland City Council member’s plan to house up to 1,000 homeless people on a cruise ship in the bay could actually set sail. City Council president Rebecca Kaplan suggested the idea at a committee meeting last Thursday, and by Tuesday’s City Council meeting, a company had already expressed interest in providing its ships, she said.

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