Melba's Jammin' <Melba's Jammin' >>
wrote:

> Leila Abu-Saba McLeod provides a link to an interesting story (and
> interesting comments) he http://bedouina.typepad.com/, the March 10
> entry.

I'd bet the SF Gate has embellished this story a little. A single
person, with a baby, and a car, and an apartment (the same apartment
she had when she was doing OK) cannot live in Oakland on
$1,200/month.

'Jane' (or the reporter) is probably a con-artist.

-sw