A Life Turned Upside Down

In his previous life, Gonzalez served as a community coordinator at the Department of Sanitation’s recycling bureau. Yet, despite 19 years of service, he was still only a “provisional” city employee, not a titled civil service worker, meaning he was among the most vulnerable when the city started cutting its budget. 

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