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This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. Every time Jennifer Farrell got close to her brother, he slipped through her fingers. As she walked the railroad ...

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Shirley Raines, a social media creator and nonprofit founder who dedicated her life to caring for people experiencing homelessness, has died at age 58.

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Homeless encampments are a part of the landscape in many U.S. cities. In Oakland, California, one of the longest-standing and most well-known encampments was at Union Point Park. It was right by the ...

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