Word: homelessness
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...DiGiovanni says that moving the homeless from the Square solves few problems, because they congregate in other business neighborhoods...
...although Cambridge managers say they cannot legally prohibit the homeless from staying in the streets outside their businesses, they feel that the presence of loiterers hinders the safety and comfort of their customers...
...Loitering affects business," says DiGiovanni, who has offered homeless people employment in the past. "Unfortunately it is a problem, a large, large...
Last fall, Au Bon Pain signed an agreement with the Homeless Civil Rights Project which set out guidelines for dealing with homeless people in the restaurant. In the accord, Au Bon Pain agreed to treat all patrons, especially the homeless, with "courtesy and dignity...
...Louis Kane, the co-chair and chief executive officer of Au Bon Pain, says the recent guidelines have worked well and the problem of homeless loitering in the restaurant has decreased. "We treat the homeless no differently," says Kane. "As long as they conduct themselves properly...