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Hunters View
Hunters View is a housing project in the Hunters Point neighborhood in San Francisco. History The site, built in 1957 and intended to be temporary, was rated in 2007 by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development with a score of 26 out of 100, ranking it as one of the worst housing developments in the United States, with problems such as boarded-up units, lack of smoke detectors, mold, broken appliances, holes in walls, bullet holes in walls, sewage flowing through the street because of a broken pipe, and burnt out garbage cans, and was the site of a housing fire in 1997 that killed 6 people. The City paid off a $12 million lawsuit to the fire victims' families in April 2009. It has been the site of many crimes, which contributed to the homicide rate in San Francisco in the past, and in 2008 it received gunshot sensors due to the amount of crime in the area. Reconstruction There are currently plans to overhaul the complex, which won't break ground until 2009, as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hunters View Community Housing (33759239800)
Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, or killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to harvest food (i.e. meat) and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/ tusks, horn/antler, etc.), for recreation/ taxidermy (see trophy hunting), to remove predators dangerous to humans or domestic animals (e.g. wolf hunting), to eliminate pests and nuisance animals that damage crops/ livestock/ poultry or spread diseases (see varminting), for trade/tourism (see safari), or for ecological conservation against overpopulation and invasive species. Recreationally hunted species are generally referred to as the ''game'', and are usually mammals and birds. A person participating in a hunt is a hunter or (less commonly) huntsman; a natural area used for hunting is called a game reserve; an experienced hunter who helps organize a hunt and/or manage the game reserve is known as a gamekeeper. Many non-human animals al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
