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Everyone who has a heart has to come to terms with living side by side with homeless people in Oakland. Either that, or stay inside all day since they are everywhere. Some people hand out dollars and coffee, other contribute to food pantries. Some hound their city reps to do something. My daughter, five foot, 100 pounds, built a couple of houses in an empty lot and solicited food and clothing, only to have the cops tear it down. I give what little I can and try to see the beauty in them. In their dreams, they find relief from hunger and the cold, and are like all of us in Oakland who get to see the mountains and glimpses of the bay, the flowers blooming in the cement cracks, and live another day in the golden state.
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