— By Kevin Montgomery (@kevinmonty) |
I generally ignore shit taped to poles, but I can't resist a sloth in a top hat waving at me:
Ah yes, the classic bait-and-switch. Promise me sloth people, only to find out you have homeless fire victims in stock. Harrumph.
But there's a sad subtext to all this… mainly, that some poor, guitar-playing artist kid from Texas cannot find anyone to take his monthly allowance of $880 in exchange for a place to live. Completely rejected by Craig and The Lists, Kyle Welch and his friend are taping flyers appealing to sloth people on every pole, box, and parklet along Valencia:
Ever since the fire, Kyle has been looking for a place to live and has had no success. Craigslist people won't respond, prices are rising, and opportunities are not rising for this fair fellow. It sickens me. I believe this has a lot to do with all the tech dorks, sky-rocketing the rents in the Mission and thats [sic] just not fair.
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This guy should check out Oakland.
Or even the (shudder) suburbs.