As we were driving around Oakland in June, I met a man at 35th and Market alongside the McArthur Freeway. We had just competed several interviews with residents at the Tuff Shed complex, that I asked if he found a place to stay in the housing units that the City set up to provide shelter for the homeless. He said he could never live there because he would need to share the small room with another person. “I suffer from PTSD and often have nightmares that wake me up at night. Sharing a room like that with someone would never work.” With each individual we meet comes a new nuance to the struggles of the homeless in our community.
