San Francisco's sidewalks are covered with human feces, so the city is launching a 'Poop Patrol' to deal with its No. 2 problem

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• Some San Francisco streets are so covered in human feces that the city is launching a "Poop Patrol" to clean the mess.
• The Poop Patrol will ride around the Tenderloin neighborhood in a vehicle equipped with a steam cleaner.
• San Francisco's poop problem is a symptom of the housing crisis that has forced thousands to live on the streets. 

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In San Francisco, people call the city's telephone hotline about 65 times a day to report piles of human feces on streets and sidewalks.

That adds up to 14,597 calls placed to 311 between January 1 and August 13, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

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