As part of the project on homelessness, Paula Tazzini and I toured programs and homeless communities in Oakland with the support of generous people like:
Janny Castillo and Susan Werner at St. Mary’s Center;
Joe DeVries, Kelly Kahn and Roberto Bedoya of the City of Oakland and the Mayor’s Office; and
Talya (Boots) Husbands-Hankin and Alistair Boone, advocates for the homeless in our community.
As part of that effort, we met at St Mary’s Center, the “Tuff Shed” housing complex at Northgate Ave and 27th, and encampments at Athol Plaze on Lake Merritt, Wood Street at West Grand and East 12th Street at 16th Ave. During meetings with members of our homeless community, Paula took portraits of those we interviewed (in addition to the video content Bryan Hagar is currently editing).
The following is a sample:
