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"Elijah Harris, 38, was living in a tent near Hollywood in January when Los
Angeles sanitation workers showed up late one morning. Harris said he left to
warn others nearby that the city was clearing the area. He came back to find
his tent and its contents gone. He lost everything he needed for his job with
DoorDash: his electric bike, ID and iPhone.
Losing his phone meant he had to regain access to his DoorDash account. Without
his passport and Social Security card, which he said were also taken, that
process proved difficult.
“They ask you to take a picture of the front and back of your ID and then take
a selfie to verify it’s you, but I couldn’t do that,” Harris said. “It was a
disaster.”
He said he couldn’t do his delivery job for months and then had to ride a
nonelectric bike, which limited the area he could deliver to and the amount he
earned.
Los Angeles officials did not comment on Harris’ case but said in a statement
that the city “works to not unnecessarily remove anyone’s belongings” and that
unattended items are stored or thrown away."
Via Susan ****
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
