People we meet: Kelly Murphy
I met Kelly Murphy when she was a teenager. Her boyfriend, Scott, was painting a mural across the...
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People We Meet: Vincent
The first words Vincent spoke to me were: “I don’t understand why people litter.” It was before...
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Jason came to San Francisco from Ohio, where he studied art at Kent State. He started his own...
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José Sanchez came to the United States when he was twenty-one. He is thirty-four years old, speaks...
Read MorePeople we Meet: Nelson Molina
Nelson is loud, ebullient, enthusiastic and emotional. He expresses amazement whenever I give him...
Read MorePeople We Meet: Sonia Mejia
The day I met Sonia Mejía she was sweeping the sidewalk around her tent. Sonia was born in San...
Read MorePeople We Meet: Delson James Barette
From his appearance, one might assume Delson James Barette is a wild man, but he is one of the...
Read MorePeople We Meet: Alberto and Jaime
Jaime Castillo is 53 years old. He is from La Libertad in El Salvador. Jaime came to the United...
Read MorePeople We Meet: Carlos Antonio Guillen
I met Carlos Antonio Guillen, known as Carlito to his homeless friends, at the beginning of...
Read MorePeople We Meet: Rick Clark and Max
Rick Clark is from the South Side of Chicago. He has been in San Francisco for 20 years and has...
Read MorePeople We Meet: Joseph Stewart
A week before Christmas on a rainy night, I was walking home past Iglesia Presbiteriana de la...
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Michael had a white cloth wrapped around his waist. It reminded me of the attire of a Buddhist...
Read MorePeople We Meet: Penny
Penny Lincoln was pushing a shopping cart along 18th Street being towards Folsom Street when I saw...
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People We Meet: Everything’s gonna be cool
Neil Shah was walking fast down Valencia Street, a boom box in his left hand and a cigar in his...
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People We Meet: Audrey Newell
Audrey Newell, who lives on the corner of Alabama and 23rd streets, prunes her fig tree twice a...
Read MorePeople We Meet: Marlon Muniz Cruz
Anyone who passes by Mission and 22nd Streets has most likely encountered Marlon Muniz Cruz....
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