[custom_adv] Today, whenever you stand behind a red light or get stuck in traffic, boys and girls of different ages, begging or begging, or getting water on the car's glass and sparking smog, are waiting for money. Panhandlers like the near-constant flow of traffic that the stores generate. Outbound is best because the drivers have to stop before leaving the lot. [custom_adv] Sometimes there are three or four people who visit some of the time, sometimes after receiving no money. Some of the people who were photographed in this album did not understand the local language. They like the parking lot at the store on Highway 69 best, because it has just one way out, and so more cars pass by them. [custom_adv] Sometimes there are three or four people who visit some of the time, sometimes after receiving no money. Some of the people who were photographed in this album did not understand the local spoken language. You’ll see far fewer panhandlers in the downtown area, and that’s because of a city ordinance that makes it a no-begging zone. [custom_adv] While the rest of the city is covered by an ordinance that prohibits “aggressive” panhandling, downtown is much more restrictive and the essentially disallows any panhandling at all. [custom_adv] The largest group of people who usually chose to give are young working-class residents. Empathy was a main driver; three in five said the gave “because they or a family member may be in need someday.” [custom_adv] Today, whenever you stand behind a red light or get stuck in traffic, boys and girls of different ages, begging or begging, or getting water on the car's glass and sparking smog, are waiting for money. [custom_adv] Contradicting the common refrain from city officials who say the majority of panhandlers are housed, 82 percent of those surveyed in Union Square said they're homeless. They said their biggest obstacles to getting a place to live are that they have no job and no income and can't afford rent. [custom_adv] Today, whenever you stand behind a red light or get stuck in traffic, boys and girls of different ages, begging or begging, or getting water on the car's glass and sparking smog, are waiting for money.