Official: Cruise ship could house 1,000 Oakland homeless

[PeteS in CA]

https://apnews.com/ec1be340fd3766fca89fb245664faab8

Official: Cruise ship could house 1,000 Oakland homeless

Oakland City Council President Rebecca Kaplan told a council meeting Tuesday that the ship would be brought to the Port of Oakland, but port officials said Wednesday the move would be “untenable.”

“We respect President Kaplan’s desire to address homelessness but Port of Oakland docks are designed to work cargo ships, there isn’t the infrastructure to berth a cruise ship,” port spokesman Mike Zampa said.

The port is among the 10 busiest in the nation and safety and security issues in the federally regulated facilities “would make residential uses untenable,” Zampa said.

Kaplan didn’t immediately return a request for further comment from The Associated Press.

Kaplan said she has been contacted by cruise ship companies about providing a ship for emergency housing, and that the companies were reaching out to the Port of Oakland about what options exist to park a ship at the port, the San Francisco Chronicle reported. She didn’t provide further details on those companies.

I can write the want ad for Oakland: Wanted: super-annuated cruise ship about to be scrapped. Will pay rent and berth the ship. Ship will be trashed, filled with crap, used needles, and junk when released for scrapping.