In this flashback episode from July 6, 2020, Total SF host Peter Hartlaub talks with San Francisco Chronicle reporter Kevin Fagan about his own experience with homelessness. Fagan has covered the beat for decades, including this new series about Oaklanders who once owned homes and now live on the streets. Fagan talks about his 2020 Homeless Project coverage, and introduces two songs that he's written about the homeless, and recalls his early music career, which included busking in the UK and New Zealand.

The Total SF Book Club event is set for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 17 at the Koret Auditorium at the SFPL main branch, with a virtual option. Register for free here.

Produced by Peter Hartlaub. Music is "The Tide Will Rise" by the Sunset Shipwrecks off their album "Community" and cable car bell-ringing by 8-time champion Byron Cobb.

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