Easing the feel of hard knocks

Google has vowed to give every single homeless person in San Francisco a lifelong phone number and voicemail, should they accept it, according to KNTV-TV.

The announcement was made at a Project Homeless Connect Event. Google will partner with the city to distribute the numbers.

The move could enable the homeless to fill out job applications, which require callback numbers, and enable clinics to call them for test results, among other things.