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Fight homelessness, feed the meter

In a novel approach to fighting homelessness, San Francisco will install 10 old parking meters in heavily panhandled neighborhoods and use the money deposited for charities. Sean Cole reports on a similar program in Montreal.

Homeless meter in Montreal, Canada (Sean Cole)

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