Close to 8,000 people are currently un-housed in San Francisco. One Bay Area woman has found her own unique solution for shelter as she gets back on her feet.
Unhoused woman Julie Sue Jones sleeps in a hearse with a casket on top as she works part-time in the Bay Area.Many live in their vehicles and find places to park throughout the city.
"I was going to buy a van, but I didn't want to go in debt. Hearse -- I bought it. It's mine. The casket was a bonus," said Julie Sue Jones. The San Francisco LGBT Center, where Julie has gotten help, says many in the Trans community suffer in silence."Our LGBTQ community is disproportionally homelessness. We see the impact of this and the ripple effect of this with the folks that we work at with at the center," said Miguel Bagsit, SF LGBT Center's associate director."When I left San Francisco to go up to Seattle, I was actually driving a Hummer 3. If anybody knows, that's a very nice car. I drove that.
Her optimism and the hearse are what got her the latest seasonal job at the Spirit Halloween store, where she first walked in as a customer."We had the idea of using the hearse to promote the store, and it really brought a lot of people in. She is a really great salesperson. She helps out so much. I don't even have to ask her," said Macrina Garcia, Spirit Store manager.
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