Brittany Hosea-Small is a former KQED News visual journalism intern focusing on photography and videography. Brittany started her journalism career at UC Berkeley’s Graduate school of Journalism, where she is specializing in Photojournalism and will be graduating in May of 2017. Prior to coming to KQED Brittany worked as a photography intern for the San Francisco Chronicle where she covered news stories ranging from local bay area celebrations, to the arrival of President Barack Obama on Airforce One in San Francisco. Recently Brittany was awarded the 2016 Bob Schmidt Scholarship from the Sacramento Press Club. You can reach her by email at bhoseasmall@kqed.org or follow her on Instragram (@brittanykirstinphoto) and Twitter (@brittanykirstin).
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003cem>This article was originally published on Dec. 25, 2016.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two weeks ago Brittany Jones was homeless. Now she is safe and warm in an Oakland apartment, thanks to a KQED listener.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College and was homeless when KQED reporter Laura Klivans began talking with her as part of the series \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">Homeless U\u003c/a>, which explored the lives of three homeless college students, and the growing awareness of this previously invisible population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first met Jones in the early part of December when I began photographing her going about her days at school, visiting her storage unit and sleeping on BART. Even with the situation she was in, Jones always had a positive and motivated outlook. She could laugh at life and was determined to keep pushing herself to finish school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/6WFkcQgqhAY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Two weeks ago Brittany Jones was homeless. Now she is safe and warm in an Oakland apartment, thanks to a KQED listener.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College and was homeless when KQED reporter Laura Klivans began talking with her as part of the series \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/08/homelessu-a-college-students-life-without-shelter/\">Homeless U\u003c/a>, which explored the lives of three homeless college students, and the growing awareness of this previously invisible population.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>I first met Jones in the early part of December when I began photographing her going about her days at school, visiting her storage unit and sleeping on BART. Even with the situation she was in, Jones always had a positive and motivated outlook. She could laugh at life and was determined to keep pushing herself to finish school.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://youtu.be/6WFkcQgqhAY\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jones’ story was published as part of the Bay Area media collaboration \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/series/sf-homeless-project/\">#SFHomelessProject\u003c/a> on Dec. 7. After her story aired, KQED began receiving offers from listeners to provide rooms, storage spaces and anything else they thought might help Jones.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a wonderful gesture of kindness, one listener went so far as to pay for an apartment for Jones. Her hope is that this will give Jones the opportunity to focus on her schooling and find a part-time job. Within a week, Jones was safely moved into her new Oakland apartment and is settling in for a wonderful holiday season.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>With the help of this kind gift, Jones continues to work toward her academic goals and has high hopes for her spring semester classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230146\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230146\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. She's also homeless.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones is a student at Laney College in Oakland. She hopes to major in business or social work. Until very recently, she was homeless. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230208\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230208\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the hidden power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker?\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life on the streets was a fine dance of details and logistics: Would she have enough money for dinner? Would she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Would she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230209\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230209 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and a few friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. ‘I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,’ she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230210\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"On BART, Brittany Jones rests in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she she couldn't find a couch or floor somewhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">On BART, Brittany Jones takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she couldn’t find a couch or floor somewhere, she would stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230211\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11230211 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending the day moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friend’s floors or seats on Bart.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones relaxes in her new bed after spending Dec. 17 moving into her new apartment. Jones is excited to have her own bed to sleep in after spending so many nights on friends’ floors or seats on BART. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230212\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230212\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining in Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones and her friend A’Dre’a Foster (left) work to put together a dining room table in Jones’ new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230214\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230214\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones begins unpacking cleaning supplies in her new apartment. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230215\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230215\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones starts putting away kitchen pans in her new apartment in Oakland.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones puts away kitchen pans in her new kitchen. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230216\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230216\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday, DBrittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her new apartment first thing in the morning on Saturday.ecember 17, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones continues to smile as she talks about her new apartment with a friend. Jones has been smiling all day since she began moving into her apartment on Saturday morning, Dec. 17. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11230213\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11230213\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brand new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new apartment.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161217_JonesFollowUp_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brand-new keys hang in the lock of Brittany Jones’ new home. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>“Most people don’t think that if you’re in college that you could possibly be homeless,” says social work professor Rashida Crutchfield of California State Long Beach. But her research has uncovered a troubling world where students struggle to survive both in and out of the classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://www.calstate.edu/AcadAff/documents/ServingDisplacedandFoodInsecureStudetnsintheCSUJanuary20163.8.16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study \u003c/a>conducted by Cal State University revealed nearly one in 10 students in that system is homeless or teetering on the brink of homelessness. A \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar study\u003c/a> conducted at the community college level found this number to be almost one in three students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say the homeless undergraduate population is largely invisible: They often look just like the average student. To put a face on the issue, we followed a Laney College student, 24-year-old Brittany Jones, as she navigates the streets, classrooms and “safe spaces” that make up her world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”470″ iframe=”true” /]\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200565\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200565 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, makes her way from class to her storage unit in West Oakland. Jones is currently homeless and spends up to three hours a day at her storage unit organizing her belongings, doing homework, or relaxing. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones boards a train on her way to her storage unit in West Oakland. “I know BART like the back of my hand,” she says. She spends several hours a day on BART getting around, or just spending time there as a way to rest. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200566\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, spends a lot of time on Bart going back and forth between school, work and her storage unit in West Oakland. Jones is currently homeless and spends up to three hours a day at her storage unit organizing her belongings, doing homework, or relaxing. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riding the train, Brittany Jones looks for jobs on Craigslist on her phone. She’s currently unemployed, but in the past she’s worked in overnight security or as a grocery stocker. She wants something similar now. In the meantime, some state grants through the school help her get by. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200567\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200567 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones pushes a set of portable stairs down the hallway of her storage unit.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200568\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200568 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones goes through her belongings in storage unit to put together clothes for the upcoming weekend.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ storage locker is one of her few “safe spaces.” She spends up to three hours a day here, organizing her things, doing homework and writing in her journal. Her most significant possessions are in here, including a picture of her mother, who passed away when Jones was just 5 years old. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200569 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, is currently homeless and spends up to three hours a day at her storage unit organizing her belongings, doing homework, or relaxing. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones prepares her bag for the next 24 hours. “I take a pair of clothes I’m going to change into, a pair of underclothes,” she says. She even carries small containers of laundry detergent. “I’m on the go, so everything is on the go,” she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200570\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200570 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College is currently homeless. Jones trades off between staying at friends or relatives houses and sleeping on Bart in the early mornings before school.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200571 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, makes her way from class to her storage unit in West Oakland. Jones is currently homeless and spends up to three hours a day at her storage unit organizing her belongings, doing homework, or relaxing. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since Brittany Jones aged out of the foster care system five years ago, she’s largely been homeless. She lost her most recent spot in a group home a year ago when she violated a policy, letting in a guest when she wasn’t supposed to. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200572 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College is currently homeless. Jones trades off between staying at friends or relatives houses and sleeping on Bart in the early mornings before school.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since losing her own housing, Brittany Jones relies on others to offer her a place to stay each night. She texts friends during the day, but never asks outright if she can spend the night. She doesn’t want to impose. Eventually, one of Jones’ friends replies and asks if Jones is coming to meet her — a coded invitation. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200573 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, is currently homeless and often sleeps on the Bart train in the early mornings before school.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back on BART, Brittany Jones heads to Richmond, where she’ll meet up with her friend. She takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she isn’t staying inside anywhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200574\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200574 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones checks her phone on her way to her grandmother’s house in Richmond. Her bright red bag carries all off her clothes she’ll need for the weekend before she goes back to her storage unit for more. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones checks in with her friend as she makes her way over. Her bright red bag is full of clothes, toiletries, homework and more. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200575 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones arrives at her grandmother’s house in Richmond to wait until she knows where she’ll be staying for the night.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones meets her friend in Richmond. Tonight she’ll sleep on the floor of her friend’s bedroom. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>“Most people don’t think that if you’re in college that you could possibly be homeless,” says social work professor Rashida Crutchfield of California State Long Beach. But her research has uncovered a troubling world where students struggle to survive both in and out of the classroom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A \u003ca href=\"http://www.calstate.edu/AcadAff/documents/ServingDisplacedandFoodInsecureStudetnsintheCSUJanuary20163.8.16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">study \u003c/a>conducted by Cal State University revealed nearly one in 10 students in that system is homeless or teetering on the brink of homelessness. A \u003ca href=\"http://cceal.org/food-housing-report/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">similar study\u003c/a> conducted at the community college level found this number to be almost one in three students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Experts say the homeless undergraduate population is largely invisible: They often look just like the average student. To put a face on the issue, we followed a Laney College student, 24-year-old Brittany Jones, as she navigates the streets, classrooms and “safe spaces” that make up her world.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003cdiv class='utils-parseShortcode-shortcodes-__shortcodes__shortcodeWrapper'>\n \u003ciframe width='”100%”' height='”470″'\n scrolling='no' frameborder='no'\n src='https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″&visual=true&”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true”'\n title='”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/297579027″'>\n \u003c/iframe>\n \u003c/div>\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200565\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200565 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, makes her way from class to her storage unit in West Oakland. Jones is currently homeless and spends up to three hours a day at her storage unit organizing her belongings, doing homework, or relaxing. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones boards a train on her way to her storage unit in West Oakland. “I know BART like the back of my hand,” she says. She spends several hours a day on BART getting around, or just spending time there as a way to rest. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200566\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200566\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, spends a lot of time on Bart going back and forth between school, work and her storage unit in West Oakland. Jones is currently homeless and spends up to three hours a day at her storage unit organizing her belongings, doing homework, or relaxing. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Riding the train, Brittany Jones looks for jobs on Craigslist on her phone. She’s currently unemployed, but in the past she’s worked in overnight security or as a grocery stocker. She wants something similar now. In the meantime, some state grants through the school help her get by. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200567\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200567 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones pushes a set of portable stairs down the hallway of her storage unit.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ life is a fine dance of details and logistics: Will she have enough money for dinner tonight? Will she be able to sneak into the seat next to the secret power outlet on BART to charge her phone? Will she find a free set of metal stairs so she can access her upper-level storage locker? \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200568\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200568 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones goes through her belongings in storage unit to put together clothes for the upcoming weekend.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs10-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ storage locker is one of her few “safe spaces.” She spends up to three hours a day here, organizing her things, doing homework and writing in her journal. Her most significant possessions are in here, including a picture of her mother, who passed away when Jones was just 5 years old. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200569\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200569 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, is currently homeless and spends up to three hours a day at her storage unit organizing her belongings, doing homework, or relaxing. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs11-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones prepares her bag for the next 24 hours. “I take a pair of clothes I’m going to change into, a pair of underclothes,” she says. She even carries small containers of laundry detergent. “I’m on the go, so everything is on the go,” she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200570\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200570 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College is currently homeless. Jones trades off between staying at friends or relatives houses and sleeping on Bart in the early mornings before school.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones’ parents both passed away when she was a child. Since then, she’s bounced between foster homes and the houses of friends and relatives. She’s close to counselors at school and select friends and family members. Largely, though, she draws on inner strength. “I just try to be my own support system, be my own encouragement,” she says. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200571\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200571 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, makes her way from class to her storage unit in West Oakland. Jones is currently homeless and spends up to three hours a day at her storage unit organizing her belongings, doing homework, or relaxing. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs15-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since Brittany Jones aged out of the foster care system five years ago, she’s largely been homeless. She lost her most recent spot in a group home a year ago when she violated a policy, letting in a guest when she wasn’t supposed to. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200572\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200572 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College is currently homeless. Jones trades off between staying at friends or relatives houses and sleeping on Bart in the early mornings before school.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161118_BrittanyJones_bhs16-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Since losing her own housing, Brittany Jones relies on others to offer her a place to stay each night. She texts friends during the day, but never asks outright if she can spend the night. She doesn’t want to impose. Eventually, one of Jones’ friends replies and asks if Jones is coming to meet her — a coded invitation. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200573\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200573 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones, a student at Laney College, is currently homeless and often sleeps on the Bart train in the early mornings before school.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back on BART, Brittany Jones heads to Richmond, where she’ll meet up with her friend. She takes a rest in a familiar place on the train. On nights when she isn’t staying inside anywhere, she’ll stay awake in a 24-hour restaurant or ride San Francisco’s all-night buses before she boards the earliest BART train of the day, sleeping until the rush-hour crowd arrives. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200574\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200574 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones checks her phone on her way to her grandmother’s house in Richmond. Her bright red bag carries all off her clothes she’ll need for the weekend before she goes back to her storage unit for more. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs21-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones checks in with her friend as she makes her way over. Her bright red bag is full of clothes, toiletries, homework and more. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200575\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11200575 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Brittany Jones arrives at her grandmother’s house in Richmond to wait until she knows where she’ll be staying for the night.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-960x640.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-240x160.jpg 240w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-375x250.jpg 375w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161129_BrittanyJones_bhs23-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brittany Jones meets her friend in Richmond. Tonight she’ll sleep on the floor of her friend’s bedroom. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"title": "Four-Legged Medical Care Helps San Francisco's Homeless",
"headTitle": "SF Homeless Project | The California Report | KQED News",
"content": "\u003cp>The saying \"dogs are a man's best friend\" is just a phrase, but to those living on the streets and battling housing insecurity, it can be the honest truth. For people who are contending with homelessness, their companion animals are the world to them. They are their family, their children and their sense of security. But getting proper medical care for their animals can often be even harder than getting it for themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is where \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfccc.org/veterinary-street-outreach-services-vetsos/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterinary Street Outreach Services\u003c/a> comes in. Vet SOS is a veterinary pop-up clinic run through the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium's Street Outreach Services, and provides free veterinary care to the companion animals of San Francisco's homeless community. Founded 10 years ago by local veterinarian Ilana Strubel, the clinics happen 12 times a year. Each clinic is staffed entirely by volunteers, from the intake staff all the way to the veterinarians themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>November's clinic was held at Warm Water Cove Park in San Francisco, where 24 patients were seen. Eight of those patients were new to Vet SOS, but most of them were returning patients, including Gurrl and Scrappy, two 10-year-old pointers. Their owner, Frank, first brought Scrappy to the pop-up clinic six years ago. When he first lost his housing, Frank was living in a car with them and was in a bind for resources. He heard about the clinic through word of mouth from a friend and decided to give it a try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200581\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Gurrl (left) and Scrappy are both returning patients at Vet S.O.S. Their owner Frank first brought Scrappy to Vet S.O.S six years ago. When he first lost his housing Frank was living in a car with them and was in a bind for resources. He heard about the clinic through word of mouth from a friend.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gurrl (left) and Scrappy after their checkups at the November Vet SOS clinic. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bianca Zampieri is one of three volunteer veterinarians working at the November pop-up at Warm Water Cove Park in San Francisco. Zampieri began working with the clinic as part of her internship after veterinary school. “I think it’s really great,” say Zampieri. She's very happy that she can do this as part of her internship process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200582\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Zampieri, is a veterinarian at SFVS, checks the breathing and heart rate of a 10-year-old Pointer named Scrappy. Zampieri began working with the clinic as part of her internship after veterinary school. “I think it’s really great,” say Zampieri.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bianca Zampieri, a veterinarian at Vet SOS, checks the breathing and heart rate of a 10-year-old pointer named Scrappy. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lawrence Gomez has had his 7-year-old pit bull, Diamond, since she was 1 year old. “She was the best gift I ever got in my life,” Gomez says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200583\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Lawrence Gomez (left) strokes the head of his seven-year-old pit-bull, Diamond, when her paws are checked during the monthly Vet S.O.S clinic in San Francisco, California. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Gomez (left) strokes the head of his 7-year-old pit bull, Diamond, when her paws are checked during the monthly Vet SOS clinic in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"They take care of my dog,” Gomez says. “I wouldn’t take her anywhere else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez learned about Vet SOS during a Homeless Connect event he attended in San Francisco. “They treat her like she’s special,” says Gomez. “If this place ever went away, a lot of people would be lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200584\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200584\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Mariko Kawaguchi (left), a veterinary assistant, counts out medication for a patient while Jason Dutra, a veterinary technician, fills out the prescription. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariko Kawaguchi (left), a veterinary assistant, counts out medication for a patient while Jason Dutra, a veterinary technician, fills out the prescription. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The locations of the clinics vary every month and so do the number of patients. On average, Vet SOS sees 41 new and returning clients at each clinic. However, October's clinic, which was held at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, saw a record high for the year with 86 patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clinics at the auditorium are always popular and busy, says Alana McGrath, an outreach worker with Street Outreach Services. McGrath says that Warm Water Cove Park is often a much quieter clinic location, and there are many clients who can go only there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200585\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Phil, a veterinarian working with Vet S.O.S checks out the hip and leg of a young pit bull named Jezzy. Phil has been working with the clinic for almost nine years. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Phil Durfee, a veterinarian working with Vet SOS, checks out the hip and leg of a young pit bull named Jezzy. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While several of the volunteers at the clinic are new, there are many that have been working with the organization since the beginning. Dr. Phil Durfee has been volunteering his veterinary services for nearly nine years. After retiring from his veterinary practice and moving to San Francisco, Durfee became involved with the clinic thanks to one of the founding members, Ilana Strubel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200586\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11200586 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Chandra Carol (left) discusses her cat Roxanne’s symptoms to a vet at the clinic. Roxanne was the only cat seen that day, and unlike their canine patients, was seen inside the Vet S.O.S clinic van where she was able to walk freely inside with her owner. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chandra Carol (left) discusses her cat Roxanne’s symptoms with a vet at the clinic. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Vet SOS accepts all varieties of animals, only one cat was seen at the clinic in November, a distinguished older gray cat named Roxanne.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike the canine patients, Roxanne was seen inside the Vet SOS clinic van, where she was able to walk freely with her owner, Chandra Carol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carol has had Roxanne for nearly 12 years and has brought her to the clinic for the past seven years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200587\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Roxanne, a 12-year-old cat owned by Chandra Carol, perches on the back of a car seat after her check up in the Vet S.O.S van. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roxanne, a 12-year-old cat owned by Chandra Carol, perches on the back of a car seat after her checkup in the Vet SOS van. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, Roxanne began growing a large cyst on her neck that became infected. Thanks to the Vet SOS staff, they were able to get Roxanne in for surgery to have it removed. Roxanne is now fully recovered and is a devoted patient of the clinic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m so lucky,” Carol says. “The homeless people really need their pets. Having this just helps us out, makes us feel like good parents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200588\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Betty Burri, who has been volunteering with Vet S.O.S for ten years, puts pet supplies together for a client and her new six-week-old puppy Nuke. “You bond with the people and their animals,” say Burri. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Burri, who has been volunteering with Vet SOS for 10 years, puts pet supplies together for a client and her new 6-week-old puppy, Nuke. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Betty Burri has been volunteering with Vet SOS since the beginning 10 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You bond with the people and their animals,” Burri says. “A lot of people keep coming back, and they take care of their dogs so well.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An average volunteer day at the clinic consists of setting up tables and boxes of supplies and preparing for the patients before they arrive. Once the clients have been checked in, they can come to the supply area and get whatever is needed for their pets. Boxes are loaded full of toys, collars and leashes. Alongside them, bags of food and animal treats of all varieties are stacked. There are even sweaters available for any four-legged patients that need help combating the cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200589\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-800x533.jpg\" alt=\" Veterinarian Bianca Zampieri (left) checks the teeth King, a six-month old puppy, while veterinary technician Stacy Turner holds him. King was brought to the clinic by his owner Jernika Robinson in order to get his core shots done.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veterinarian Bianca Zampieri (left) checks the teeth of King, a 6-month-old puppy. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200651\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Zampieri prepares “core vaccines” for six-month-old King while he waits in her arms. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bianca Zampieri prepares 'core vaccines' for 6-month-old King while he waits in her arms. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the new patients to Vet SOS last month was a 6-month-old puppy named King. His owner, Jernika Robinson, brought him in for his core puppy vaccines after discovering Vet SOS through an online search for vaccination clinics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200652\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200652\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\" Jernika Robinson hugs her dog King after his check up at the Vet S.O.S clinic in San Francisco, California. Robinson was relieved to have a clean bill of health for her puppy. “We do everything together.” Say Robinson as she hugs King. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jernika Robinson hugs her dog, King, after his checkup at the Vet SOS clinic. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After receiving a clean bill of health, Robinson was relieved to have King returned to her waiting arms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We do everything together,\" says Robinson as she hugs him.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The saying \"dogs are a man's best friend\" is just a phrase, but to those living on the streets and battling housing insecurity, it can be the honest truth. For people who are contending with homelessness, their companion animals are the world to them. They are their family, their children and their sense of security. But getting proper medical care for their animals can often be even harder than getting it for themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This is where \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfccc.org/veterinary-street-outreach-services-vetsos/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterinary Street Outreach Services\u003c/a> comes in. Vet SOS is a veterinary pop-up clinic run through the San Francisco Community Clinic Consortium's Street Outreach Services, and provides free veterinary care to the companion animals of San Francisco's homeless community. Founded 10 years ago by local veterinarian Ilana Strubel, the clinics happen 12 times a year. Each clinic is staffed entirely by volunteers, from the intake staff all the way to the veterinarians themselves.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>November's clinic was held at Warm Water Cove Park in San Francisco, where 24 patients were seen. Eight of those patients were new to Vet SOS, but most of them were returning patients, including Gurrl and Scrappy, two 10-year-old pointers. Their owner, Frank, first brought Scrappy to the pop-up clinic six years ago. When he first lost his housing, Frank was living in a car with them and was in a bind for resources. He heard about the clinic through word of mouth from a friend and decided to give it a try.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200581\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200581\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Gurrl (left) and Scrappy are both returning patients at Vet S.O.S. Their owner Frank first brought Scrappy to Vet S.O.S six years ago. When he first lost his housing Frank was living in a car with them and was in a bind for resources. He heard about the clinic through word of mouth from a friend.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs01-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gurrl (left) and Scrappy after their checkups at the November Vet SOS clinic. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Bianca Zampieri is one of three volunteer veterinarians working at the November pop-up at Warm Water Cove Park in San Francisco. Zampieri began working with the clinic as part of her internship after veterinary school. “I think it’s really great,” say Zampieri. She's very happy that she can do this as part of her internship process.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200582\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200582\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Zampieri, is a veterinarian at SFVS, checks the breathing and heart rate of a 10-year-old Pointer named Scrappy. Zampieri began working with the clinic as part of her internship after veterinary school. “I think it’s really great,” say Zampieri.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs03-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bianca Zampieri, a veterinarian at Vet SOS, checks the breathing and heart rate of a 10-year-old pointer named Scrappy. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Lawrence Gomez has had his 7-year-old pit bull, Diamond, since she was 1 year old. “She was the best gift I ever got in my life,” Gomez says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200583\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200583\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Lawrence Gomez (left) strokes the head of his seven-year-old pit-bull, Diamond, when her paws are checked during the monthly Vet S.O.S clinic in San Francisco, California. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs06-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lawrence Gomez (left) strokes the head of his 7-year-old pit bull, Diamond, when her paws are checked during the monthly Vet SOS clinic in San Francisco. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"They take care of my dog,” Gomez says. “I wouldn’t take her anywhere else.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gomez learned about Vet SOS during a Homeless Connect event he attended in San Francisco. “They treat her like she’s special,” says Gomez. “If this place ever went away, a lot of people would be lost.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200584\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200584\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Mariko Kawaguchi (left), a veterinary assistant, counts out medication for a patient while Jason Dutra, a veterinary technician, fills out the prescription. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs08-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mariko Kawaguchi (left), a veterinary assistant, counts out medication for a patient while Jason Dutra, a veterinary technician, fills out the prescription. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The locations of the clinics vary every month and so do the number of patients. On average, Vet SOS sees 41 new and returning clients at each clinic. However, October's clinic, which was held at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, saw a record high for the year with 86 patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Clinics at the auditorium are always popular and busy, says Alana McGrath, an outreach worker with Street Outreach Services. McGrath says that Warm Water Cove Park is often a much quieter clinic location, and there are many clients who can go only there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200585\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200585\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Phil, a veterinarian working with Vet S.O.S checks out the hip and leg of a young pit bull named Jezzy. Phil has been working with the clinic for almost nine years. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs25-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. Phil Durfee, a veterinarian working with Vet SOS, checks out the hip and leg of a young pit bull named Jezzy. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While several of the volunteers at the clinic are new, there are many that have been working with the organization since the beginning. Dr. Phil Durfee has been volunteering his veterinary services for nearly nine years. After retiring from his veterinary practice and moving to San Francisco, Durfee became involved with the clinic thanks to one of the founding members, Ilana Strubel.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200586\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11200586 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Chandra Carol (left) discusses her cat Roxanne’s symptoms to a vet at the clinic. Roxanne was the only cat seen that day, and unlike their canine patients, was seen inside the Vet S.O.S clinic van where she was able to walk freely inside with her owner. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs19-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chandra Carol (left) discusses her cat Roxanne’s symptoms with a vet at the clinic. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>While Vet SOS accepts all varieties of animals, only one cat was seen at the clinic in November, a distinguished older gray cat named Roxanne.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Unlike the canine patients, Roxanne was seen inside the Vet SOS clinic van, where she was able to walk freely with her owner, Chandra Carol.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Carol has had Roxanne for nearly 12 years and has brought her to the clinic for the past seven years.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200587\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200587\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Roxanne, a 12-year-old cat owned by Chandra Carol, perches on the back of a car seat after her check up in the Vet S.O.S van. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs21-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roxanne, a 12-year-old cat owned by Chandra Carol, perches on the back of a car seat after her checkup in the Vet SOS van. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Earlier this year, Roxanne began growing a large cyst on her neck that became infected. Thanks to the Vet SOS staff, they were able to get Roxanne in for surgery to have it removed. Roxanne is now fully recovered and is a devoted patient of the clinic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m so lucky,” Carol says. “The homeless people really need their pets. Having this just helps us out, makes us feel like good parents.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200588\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200588\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Betty Burri, who has been volunteering with Vet S.O.S for ten years, puts pet supplies together for a client and her new six-week-old puppy Nuke. “You bond with the people and their animals,” say Burri. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs22-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Betty Burri, who has been volunteering with Vet SOS for 10 years, puts pet supplies together for a client and her new 6-week-old puppy, Nuke. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Betty Burri has been volunteering with Vet SOS since the beginning 10 years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You bond with the people and their animals,” Burri says. “A lot of people keep coming back, and they take care of their dogs so well.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>An average volunteer day at the clinic consists of setting up tables and boxes of supplies and preparing for the patients before they arrive. Once the clients have been checked in, they can come to the supply area and get whatever is needed for their pets. Boxes are loaded full of toys, collars and leashes. Alongside them, bags of food and animal treats of all varieties are stacked. There are even sweaters available for any four-legged patients that need help combating the cold.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200589\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200589\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-800x533.jpg\" alt=\" Veterinarian Bianca Zampieri (left) checks the teeth King, a six-month old puppy, while veterinary technician Stacy Turner holds him. King was brought to the clinic by his owner Jernika Robinson in order to get his core shots done.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs12-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Veterinarian Bianca Zampieri (left) checks the teeth of King, a 6-month-old puppy. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200651\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200651\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Bianca Zampieri prepares “core vaccines” for six-month-old King while he waits in her arms. \" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-160x240.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-1020x1530.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-240x360.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-375x563.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs15-520x780.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bianca Zampieri prepares 'core vaccines' for 6-month-old King while he waits in her arms. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>One of the new patients to Vet SOS last month was a 6-month-old puppy named King. His owner, Jernika Robinson, brought him in for his core puppy vaccines after discovering Vet SOS through an online search for vaccination clinics.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11200652\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11200652\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-800x533.jpg\" alt=\" Jernika Robinson hugs her dog King after his check up at the Vet S.O.S clinic in San Francisco, California. Robinson was relieved to have a clean bill of health for her puppy. “We do everything together.” Say Robinson as she hugs King. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161116_VetSOS_bhs17-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jernika Robinson hugs her dog, King, after his checkup at the Vet SOS clinic. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After receiving a clean bill of health, Robinson was relieved to have King returned to her waiting arms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"disqusTitle": "VIDEO: Mourners Gather at Candlelight Vigil to Honor Victims of Oakland Fire",
"title": "VIDEO: Mourners Gather at Candlelight Vigil to Honor Victims of Oakland Fire",
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"content": "\u003cp>Hundreds of people holding candles and flowers gathered at Lake Merritt in Oakland Monday night to honor the 36 victims of a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/03/at-least-nine-people-dead-in-large-fire-at-oakland-party/\" target=\"_blank\">fire that tore through the Ghost Ship warehouse\u003c/a> in the Fruitvale neighborhood on Dec. 2. Mourners in the crowd embraced each other or held up candles as they said aloud the names of those lost in the blaze.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several people in the crowd held signs offering \"free hugs.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have to pull closer together,\" said Tex Allen, who was holding a \"hugs here\" sign. \"There's no choice but to bombard this situation with love.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some photos from the vigil honoring those lost in the most lethal building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kelly Whalen and Isara Krieger contributed to the video above.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207318\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Parents and children lit candles during the vigil in honor of those lost in the fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-1180x886.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-960x721.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parents and children light candles during the vigil in honor of those lost in the fire. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207319 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Holi Barahati lights a candle during the candlelight vigil at Lake Merritt on Tuesday, December 5, 2016 in Oakland California. Barahati lost three friends in the Ghost Ship fire. “I’m just still processing,” say Barahati.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holi Barahati lights a candle during the candlelight vigil at Lake Merritt on Dec. 5, 2016. Barahati lost three friends in the Ghost Ship fire. 'I’m just still processing,' Barahati said. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207320 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\" Candles are laid out next columns at the Lake Merritt Pergola during the candle light vigil in memory of those lost in the Oakland Ghost Ship fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candles stand next to columns at the Lake Merritt Pergola. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207321\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Mourners share candle flames during the vigil at Lake Merritt in honor of the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire on December 2.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mourners share candle flames during the vigil in honor of the victims. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207322\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A mourner protects a candle-flame from the elements during a candle light vigil at Lake Merritt on December 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mourner protects a candle flame from the elements. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207323 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Whitney (left) and Simi console each other during the candlelight vigil in Oakland in honor of the victims of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whitney (left) and Simi (right) console each other during the candlelight vigil at Oakland's Lake Merritt. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207324\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Some mourners carried large fabric-wrapped crosses with pictures of the Oakland fire victims on them.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-960x642.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-375x251.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some mourners carried large fabric-wrapped crosses with pictures of the Oakland fire victims on them. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207326 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Tex Allen attended the vigil holding a free hugs sign in an effort to comfort those attending.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tex Allen attended the vigil holding a free hugs sign in an effort to comfort those attending. 'A hug is the most immediate human contact, loving, compassionate, direct connection thing you can do when you're hurting,' Allen said. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207325 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds attended the Lake Merritt candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire that occurred on December 2, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds attended the Lake Merritt candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people on Dec. 2, 2016. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207327\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Several mourners hold candles at a vigil for the victims of the Oakland fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several mourners hold candles at a vigil for the victims of the Oakland fire. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207328\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Small drawings were left at the memorial, tucked among candles and flowers.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small drawings were left at the memorial, tucked among candles and flowers. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207818\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Several members of the community spoke at the vigil about those who where lost and the current state of the Oakland community.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several members of the community spoke at the vigil about those who were lost and the current state of the Oakland community. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207331\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207331\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-800x587.jpg\" alt=\"Candles were laid out along the edge of Lake Merritt during the vigil, while flower were tucked into chain railings and layered among the candles.\" width=\"800\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-800x587.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-160x117.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-1020x748.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-1180x865.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-960x704.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-240x176.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-375x275.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs18-520x381.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candles were laid out along the edge of Lake Merritt during the vigil, while flowers were tucked into chain railings and layered among the candles. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Hundreds of people holding candles and flowers gathered at Lake Merritt in Oakland Monday night to honor the 36 victims of a \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/12/03/at-least-nine-people-dead-in-large-fire-at-oakland-party/\" target=\"_blank\">fire that tore through the Ghost Ship warehouse\u003c/a> in the Fruitvale neighborhood on Dec. 2. Mourners in the crowd embraced each other or held up candles as they said aloud the names of those lost in the blaze.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several people in the crowd held signs offering \"free hugs.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have to pull closer together,\" said Tex Allen, who was holding a \"hugs here\" sign. \"There's no choice but to bombard this situation with love.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some photos from the vigil honoring those lost in the most lethal building fire in the U.S. in more than a decade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Kelly Whalen and Isara Krieger contributed to the video above.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207318\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207318\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Parents and children lit candles during the vigil in honor of those lost in the fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-1020x766.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-1180x886.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-960x721.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-240x180.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-375x281.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs19-520x390.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Parents and children light candles during the vigil in honor of those lost in the fire. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207319\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207319 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Holi Barahati lights a candle during the candlelight vigil at Lake Merritt on Tuesday, December 5, 2016 in Oakland California. Barahati lost three friends in the Ghost Ship fire. “I’m just still processing,” say Barahati.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs02-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Holi Barahati lights a candle during the candlelight vigil at Lake Merritt on Dec. 5, 2016. Barahati lost three friends in the Ghost Ship fire. 'I’m just still processing,' Barahati said. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207320\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207320 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-800x533.jpg\" alt=\" Candles are laid out next columns at the Lake Merritt Pergola during the candle light vigil in memory of those lost in the Oakland Ghost Ship fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs05-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Candles stand next to columns at the Lake Merritt Pergola. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207321\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207321\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Mourners share candle flames during the vigil at Lake Merritt in honor of the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire on December 2.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs06-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mourners share candle flames during the vigil in honor of the victims. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207322\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207322\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A mourner protects a candle-flame from the elements during a candle light vigil at Lake Merritt on December 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs07-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mourner protects a candle flame from the elements. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207323\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207323 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Whitney (left) and Simi console each other during the candlelight vigil in Oakland in honor of the victims of the Oakland Ghost Ship fire. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs08-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Whitney (left) and Simi (right) console each other during the candlelight vigil at Oakland's Lake Merritt. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207324\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207324\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Some mourners carried large fabric-wrapped crosses with pictures of the Oakland fire victims on them.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-800x535.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-1020x682.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-960x642.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-375x251.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs04-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Some mourners carried large fabric-wrapped crosses with pictures of the Oakland fire victims on them. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207326 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Tex Allen attended the vigil holding a free hugs sign in an effort to comfort those attending.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs12-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tex Allen attended the vigil holding a free hugs sign in an effort to comfort those attending. 'A hug is the most immediate human contact, loving, compassionate, direct connection thing you can do when you're hurting,' Allen said. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207325\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11207325 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Hundreds attended the Lake Merritt candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire that occurred on December 2, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs09-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hundreds attended the Lake Merritt candlelight vigil in honor of the victims of the Oakland warehouse fire that killed 36 people on Dec. 2, 2016. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207327\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207327\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Several mourners hold candles at a vigil for the victims of the Oakland fire.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs10-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Several mourners hold candles at a vigil for the victims of the Oakland fire. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207328\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207328\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Small drawings were left at the memorial, tucked among candles and flowers.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-240x160.jpg 240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-375x250.jpg 375w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs14-520x347.jpg 520w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Small drawings were left at the memorial, tucked among candles and flowers. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11207818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11207818\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Several members of the community spoke at the vigil about those who where lost and the current state of the Oakland community.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-160x107.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/12/RS23093_161205_oaklandfirevigil_bhs11.jpg 1920w, 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"content": "\u003cp>Brightly lit rooms, enticing menus and a smiling staff greet customers from the entrance of the Green Door. What initially might seem like a favorite coffee bar is actually a San Francisco dispensary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Green Door in San Francisco is one of the oldest medical marijuana dispensaries in the United States, having opened in 2003.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gone are the days of dark backrooms and transactions made in secret. Bright displays show off available products while daily menus offer unique-sounding flavors such as Bombay Cherry Doughnut and Platinum Cookies. Rather than baristas, the staff is made up of knowledgeable “budtenders” who can offer insight into the numerous products available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If \u003ca href=\"http://elections.kqed.org/measure/2027/info/proposition-64\">Proposition 64\u003c/a> passes in November, it’s expected that the number of marijuana dispensaries will increase throughout the \u003ca href=\"http://elections.kqed.org/article/11076610/6-ways-recreational-pot-would-change-california-and-7-ways-it-wouldnt\">Bay Area.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>So what really goes on in a dispensary?\u003cbr>\n\u003c/strong>\u003cbr>\nFrom weighing out bulk product to patients enjoying their merchandise, I follow the marijuana buds from start to finish at the dispensary.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bulk bags of marijuana are received from vendors and weighed by hand as they’re packaged for individual sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128371\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128371\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Maurice Price, who has been working at the Green Door dispensary for two years, weighs out and packages cannabis buds. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannabis buds are poured into small bags after being weighed by hand. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Maurice Price, who has been working at the Green Door dispensary for two years, weighs and packages cannabis buds. Price says he’s in support of Proposition 64. He says that it would cut down on the number of people jailed for illegal marijuana use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128375\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Cannabis buds are chosen and weighed by hand.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-960x642.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Price is careful to choose just the right buds to package up. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Price picks through the bulk container of marijuana to find the best buds for each package. He wants every client to get the best product possible, no matter what bag they buy from the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128376\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-800x487.jpg\" alt=\"After being weighed, the cannabis buds are packaged for sale at the Green Door Dispensary in San Francisco, California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-800x487.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-400x244.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-1180x718.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-960x585.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Packages of cannabis buds lay on a counter at the Green Door dispensary. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128380\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-800x556.jpg\" alt=\"Three containers of paper cones are filled and finished as pre-rolls that will be sold at the Green Door dispensary in San Francisco, California. Approximately 750 pre-rolls are made each day by staff. \" width=\"800\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-800x556.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-400x278.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-1180x820.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-960x668.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three containers of paper cones are filled and finished as premade joints. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hoea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Staff members grind down marijuana that doesn’t meet the tough standards for full-bud packaging. Then they sift the finer material and use it to fill premade joints. Every day they make at least 750 joints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128458\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"Ricardo Rodriguez fills cones to make pre-rolls for sale at the Green Door dispensary in San Francisco, California. Rodriguez, who has been working at the dispensary since January, makes approximately 750 pre-rolls a day during his shift. \" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-800x525.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-400x262.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-1180x774.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-960x630.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">With practiced hands, Ricardo Rodriguez fills paper cones with marijuana before tapping out the end and folding them up. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ricardo Rodriguez has been at the dispensary since January and really enjoys it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re like a big family here,” say Rodriguez. “We all help each other out. Everyone is very supportive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128390\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128390\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Drawers full of different strains of cannabis stand in the back of the dispensary. The Green Door dispensary carries dozens of different strains daily. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Staff search through drawers of packaged marijuana for customers at the dispensary. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-SMall/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After the marijuana is packaged and ready for sale, it’s taken downstairs to the main shop. An entire back wall is lined with drawers full of different strains of marijuana. The Green Door dispensary carries an assortment of strains that changes daily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alongside the buds are edibles of all varieties. From chocolate bars and macaroons to lozenges and cotton candy, staff say the marijuana-infused foods are a popular treat with patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128393\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"A staff member at the Green Door dispensary in San Francisco, California holds a cannabis-infused macaroon by Madame Munchie. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-960x641.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A staff member at the Green Door dispensary in San Francisco holds a marijuana-infused macaroon by Madame Munchie. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-SMall/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Upstairs from the shop is a lounge where patients can use the products they’ve purchased. Green Door is one of only a few dispensaries in San Francisco that offers this option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11128397 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Nic Ash rolls a ‘Backwoods’ in the smoking lounge upstairs from the shop. Green Door is one of only a few dispensaries in San Francisco that offers a lounge where patients can use their product after purchasing it.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nic Ash rolls a ‘backwoods blunt’ in the smoking lounge upstairs from the shop. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a large room full of windows and skylights, more than a dozen patients sit at tables or lounge on couches. In the corner, a small kitchen offers paper cones and rolling papers, alongside dabbing rigs and vaporizers. Nic Ash, a patient of Green Door, enjoys rolling a “backwoods blunt” while sitting with friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128394\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Cannabis buds are broken up onto a tobacco leaf by a patient in the lounge.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-400x268.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannabis buds are broken up onto a tobacco leaf by a patient in the lounge. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>State financial analysts say that if Proposition 64 passes, shops like this could bring in hundreds of millions, or perhaps more than a billion, dollars in \u003ca href=\"http://elections.kqed.org/article/2010101856409/california-businesses-seeing-green-in-legal-marijuana-and-prop-64\">revenue\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a variety of groups, for many reasons, are opposed to the proposition. Some \u003ca href=\"http://elections.kqed.org/article/marijuana/11098944/will-small-marijuana-growers-stay-competitive-if-california-legalizes-pot\">small growers\u003c/a> say they’ll be pushed out by “Big Marijuana,” whereas other groups are concerned about children being exposed to the drug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Alicia Darrow, the chief operations manager of Green Door, says it should be legalized. “It does create competition, but that’s standard in any business,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Bulk bags of marijuana are received from vendors and weighed by hand as they’re packaged for individual sale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128371\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128371\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Maurice Price, who has been working at the Green Door dispensary for two years, weighs out and packages cannabis buds. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs03-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannabis buds are poured into small bags after being weighed by hand. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Maurice Price, who has been working at the Green Door dispensary for two years, weighs and packages cannabis buds. Price says he’s in support of Proposition 64. He says that it would cut down on the number of people jailed for illegal marijuana use.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128375\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128375\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Cannabis buds are chosen and weighed by hand.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-1180x789.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs04-960x642.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Maurice Price is careful to choose just the right buds to package up. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Price picks through the bulk container of marijuana to find the best buds for each package. He wants every client to get the best product possible, no matter what bag they buy from the counter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128376\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128376\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-800x487.jpg\" alt=\"After being weighed, the cannabis buds are packaged for sale at the Green Door Dispensary in San Francisco, California.\" width=\"800\" height=\"487\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-800x487.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-400x244.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-1180x718.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs02-960x585.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Packages of cannabis buds lay on a counter at the Green Door dispensary. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128380\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128380\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-800x556.jpg\" alt=\"Three containers of paper cones are filled and finished as pre-rolls that will be sold at the Green Door dispensary in San Francisco, California. Approximately 750 pre-rolls are made each day by staff. \" width=\"800\" height=\"556\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-800x556.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-400x278.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-1180x820.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs05-960x668.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three containers of paper cones are filled and finished as premade joints. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hoea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Staff members grind down marijuana that doesn’t meet the tough standards for full-bud packaging. Then they sift the finer material and use it to fill premade joints. Every day they make at least 750 joints.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128458\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128458\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"Ricardo Rodriguez fills cones to make pre-rolls for sale at the Green Door dispensary in San Francisco, California. Rodriguez, who has been working at the dispensary since January, makes approximately 750 pre-rolls a day during his shift. \" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-800x525.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-400x262.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-1180x774.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs07-960x630.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">With practiced hands, Ricardo Rodriguez fills paper cones with marijuana before tapping out the end and folding them up. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Ricardo Rodriguez has been at the dispensary since January and really enjoys it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re like a big family here,” say Rodriguez. “We all help each other out. Everyone is very supportive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128390\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128390\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Drawers full of different strains of cannabis stand in the back of the dispensary. The Green Door dispensary carries dozens of different strains daily. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Staff search through drawers of packaged marijuana for customers at the dispensary. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-SMall/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>After the marijuana is packaged and ready for sale, it’s taken downstairs to the main shop. An entire back wall is lined with drawers full of different strains of marijuana. The Green Door dispensary carries an assortment of strains that changes daily.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alongside the buds are edibles of all varieties. From chocolate bars and macaroons to lozenges and cotton candy, staff say the marijuana-infused foods are a popular treat with patients.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128393\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128393\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-800x534.jpg\" alt=\"A staff member at the Green Door dispensary in San Francisco, California holds a cannabis-infused macaroon by Madame Munchie. \" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs014-960x641.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A staff member at the Green Door dispensary in San Francisco holds a marijuana-infused macaroon by Madame Munchie. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-SMall/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Upstairs from the shop is a lounge where patients can use the products they’ve purchased. Green Door is one of only a few dispensaries in San Francisco that offers this option.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128397\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11128397 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Nic Ash rolls a ‘Backwoods’ in the smoking lounge upstairs from the shop. Green Door is one of only a few dispensaries in San Francisco that offers a lounge where patients can use their product after purchasing it.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs011-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Nic Ash rolls a ‘backwoods blunt’ in the smoking lounge upstairs from the shop. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In a large room full of windows and skylights, more than a dozen patients sit at tables or lounge on couches. In the corner, a small kitchen offers paper cones and rolling papers, alongside dabbing rigs and vaporizers. Nic Ash, a patient of Green Door, enjoys rolling a “backwoods blunt” while sitting with friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11128394\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11128394\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-800x535.jpg\" alt=\"Cannabis buds are broken up onto a tobacco leaf by a patient in the lounge.\" width=\"800\" height=\"535\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-800x535.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-400x268.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-1180x790.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161007_greendoor_bhs010-960x643.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cannabis buds are broken up onto a tobacco leaf by a patient in the lounge. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>State financial analysts say that if Proposition 64 passes, shops like this could bring in hundreds of millions, or perhaps more than a billion, dollars in \u003ca href=\"http://elections.kqed.org/article/2010101856409/california-businesses-seeing-green-in-legal-marijuana-and-prop-64\">revenue\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But a variety of groups, for many reasons, are opposed to the proposition. Some \u003ca href=\"http://elections.kqed.org/article/marijuana/11098944/will-small-marijuana-growers-stay-competitive-if-california-legalizes-pot\">small growers\u003c/a> say they’ll be pushed out by “Big Marijuana,” whereas other groups are concerned about children being exposed to the drug.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Alicia Darrow, the chief operations manager of Green Door, says it should be legalized. “It does create competition, but that’s standard in any business,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>From comic books to video games, nearly every character you can imagine turned up in Santa Clara over the weekend for the \u003ca href=\"http://gaymerx.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GaymerX GX4\u003c/a> convention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The LGBTQ-focused event is in its fourth year, and drew about 2,400 people who came for the series of panels, tabletop games, vendors and live shows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GaymerX is unique among gaming conventions, because it focuses on creating a safe and inclusive environment for gamers of all identities. LGBTQ gamers say they often experience harassment and discrimination within online chat rooms and at physical gaming spaces like conventions and tournaments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113874\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113874 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Chakka Corn and her back up dancers perform “Final Fantasy 7.5” during the GX4 Drag Show\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chakka Corn and her backup dancers perform “Final Fantasy 7.5” during the GX4 Drag Show \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>New this year was the option for attendees to choose from more than just two genders during registration or when picking up their passes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really helping increase dialogue between all of us,” says Victor Phang, who came to GaymerX for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phang, along with two of his friends, all \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cosplayed\u003c/a> as gender-bent versions of “Final Fantasy” characters: Nguyen as Rinoa Heartily from “Final Fantasy VIII,” Phang as Beatrix from “Final Fantasy IX,” and Yu as Fang from “Final Fantasy XIII.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113765\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-800x551.jpg\" alt=\"Tuan Nguyen (left), Victor Phang and Sherman Yu all attended GX4 together for the first time this year. All three of them cosplayed as gender-bent version of Final Fantasy characters; Nguyen as Rinoa Heartily from Final Fantasy 8, Phang as Beatrix from Final Fantasy 9, and Yu as Fang from Final Fantasy 13. \" width=\"800\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-800x551.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-400x276.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-1180x813.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-960x662.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tuan Nguyen (left), Victor Phang and Sherman Yu all attended GX4 together for the first time this year. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I feel that there are a lot more new people this year. It’s good to see the community coming out and having more safe spaces to be themselves,” says Michael Todd, who has been to the convention once before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113766\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Todd, cosplaying as Electabuzz, poses for a photo at GX4\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Todd, cosplaying as Electabuzz, poses for a photo at GX4. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113817\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-800x582.jpg\" alt=\"Gil Goldstein (right), Nikki Allamanno and Starla Zamora pose for a photo in their cosplay costumes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-800x582.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-400x291.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-1180x859.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-960x699.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gil Goldstein (right), Nikki Allamanno and Starla Zamora pose for a photo in their cosplay costumes. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gil Goldstein (right), Nikki Allamanno and Starla Zamora all attended GX4 in full cosplay attire. Goldstein dressed as Link from “Legend of Zelda” while Allamanno and Zamora are dressed as Fenris and Isavela from “Dragon Age 2.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s probably the best Con that we go to,” says Allamanno. “It’s so inclusive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113815 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Body painting artist Brandon McGill paints the hand of model Ty Monzingo at GaymerX’s GX4 convention.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Body-painting artist Brandon McGill paints the hand of model Ty Monzingo at GaymerX’s GX4 convention. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among the many attractions at GX4 was the expo hall and indie space where larger gaming companies such as Microsoft and Ubisoft sat alongside up-and-coming indie designers and game developers. Many artists were there as well, including body-painting artist Brandon McGill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113816\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon McGill begins painting the hand of model Ty Monzingo. \" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-800x525.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-400x263.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-1180x774.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-960x630.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon McGill begins painting the hand of model Ty Monzingo. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Video games like “Super Mario Smash Brothers” and “Legend of Zelda” were available to play in the Magfest Arcade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113818\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Unkle (left) and Colin Dettmar play Mario Kart Double Dash in the Magfest Arcade at the GX4 convention.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Unkle (left) and Colin Dettmar play Mario Kart Double Dash in the Magfest Arcade at the GX4 convention. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113819\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113819\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Sam (center) watches as two of her friends play video games in the Magfest Arcade. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam (center) watches as two of her friends play video games in the Magfest Arcade. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For those gamers who preferred analog to digital, a giant Jenga tower was a delightful throwback to childhood. There was also a tabletop gaming room featuring multiple role-playing and board games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113820\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113820\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Greg Gadwood (right) plays a game of Giant Jenga with Alex Meza at the GaymerX GX4 Convention.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Gadwood (right) plays a game of Giant Jenga with Alex Meza at the GaymerX GX4 Convention. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Beyond the physical gaming, however, GaymerX offered panel discussions on a wide variety of topics. Several discussed the best practices for developing new indie games and how to use current video programming software. A few also took a deep look at how games can help build a sense of self.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During one panel, game critic Katherine Cross and game designer Crystal Frasier discussed how people can discover their identity through the use of games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113821\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113821 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Widely published game critic Katherine Cross and writer, game developer, and graphic designer Crystal Frasier speak at a panel on finding identity through gaming.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Widely published game critic \u003ca href=\"https://quinnae.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katherine Cross\u003c/a> and writer, game developer and graphic designer \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/amazonchique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Frasier\u003c/a> speak at a panel on finding identity through gaming. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Both Cross and Frasier spoke about the idea that by playing games as children, players are allowed to investigate and experiment with things they may not have a term for or understanding of yet. When it comes to gender and how they perceive themselves in the world, being able to act ideas out in a video game can allow players to “try on” different personas as they develop in life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113822 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two cosplayers costumed as Janey Spring (left) and Athena the Gladiator (right) from Borderlands the Presequel hold hands and kiss on stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant at the GaymerX Convention. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two cosplayers costumed as Janey Spring (left) and Athena the Gladiator (right) from “Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel” hold hands and kiss on stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant at the GaymerX Convention. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The two biggest events of the convention were the Cosplay Pageant and the Kitty Powers Drag Show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drag queens and kings graced the stage during the Kitty Powers Drag Show Saturday night, offering renditions of Lady Gaga’s “Applause” and many popular video game theme songs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To cap off the weekend’s convention, over 30 contestants danced, catwalked and crawled across the stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113823\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113823\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-800x584.jpg\" alt=\"Mettaton, from the indie role playing video game Undertale, cosplayed on stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant.\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-800x584.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-400x292.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-1180x862.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-960x701.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mettaton, from the indie role playing video game “Undertale,” cosplayed on stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A wide variety of cosplay characters and costumes competed for prizes during the pageant. From sewing, gluing and taping costumes to shading, highlighting and outlining makeup, each one of the cosplayers brought their own personal style to their characters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113824\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113824 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Cosplay character Handsome Jack, from the video game Borderlands: The Presequel, winks and waves on stage during the GX 4 Cosplay Pageant\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cosplay character Handsome Jack, from the video game “Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel,” winks and waves on stage during the GX 4 Cosplay Pageant \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gil Goldstein says, “It’s nice that they have a place that people can come and be themselves — or someone else.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>From comic books to video games, nearly every character you can imagine turned up in Santa Clara over the weekend for the \u003ca href=\"http://gaymerx.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GaymerX GX4\u003c/a> convention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The LGBTQ-focused event is in its fourth year, and drew about 2,400 people who came for the series of panels, tabletop games, vendors and live shows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>GaymerX is unique among gaming conventions, because it focuses on creating a safe and inclusive environment for gamers of all identities. LGBTQ gamers say they often experience harassment and discrimination within online chat rooms and at physical gaming spaces like conventions and tournaments.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113874\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113874 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Chakka Corn and her back up dancers perform “Final Fantasy 7.5” during the GX4 Drag Show\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs18-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Chakka Corn and her backup dancers perform “Final Fantasy 7.5” during the GX4 Drag Show \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>New this year was the option for attendees to choose from more than just two genders during registration or when picking up their passes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s really helping increase dialogue between all of us,” says Victor Phang, who came to GaymerX for the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Phang, along with two of his friends, all \u003ca href=\"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosplay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cosplayed\u003c/a> as gender-bent versions of “Final Fantasy” characters: Nguyen as Rinoa Heartily from “Final Fantasy VIII,” Phang as Beatrix from “Final Fantasy IX,” and Yu as Fang from “Final Fantasy XIII.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113765\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113765\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-800x551.jpg\" alt=\"Tuan Nguyen (left), Victor Phang and Sherman Yu all attended GX4 together for the first time this year. All three of them cosplayed as gender-bent version of Final Fantasy characters; Nguyen as Rinoa Heartily from Final Fantasy 8, Phang as Beatrix from Final Fantasy 9, and Yu as Fang from Final Fantasy 13. \" width=\"800\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-800x551.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-400x276.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-1180x813.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs11-960x662.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tuan Nguyen (left), Victor Phang and Sherman Yu all attended GX4 together for the first time this year. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“I feel that there are a lot more new people this year. It’s good to see the community coming out and having more safe spaces to be themselves,” says Michael Todd, who has been to the convention once before.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113766\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113766\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-800x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Todd, cosplaying as Electabuzz, poses for a photo at GX4\" width=\"800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-800x1200.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-400x600.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-1180x1770.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10-960x1440.jpg 960w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs10.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Michael Todd, cosplaying as Electabuzz, poses for a photo at GX4. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113817\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113817\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-800x582.jpg\" alt=\"Gil Goldstein (right), Nikki Allamanno and Starla Zamora pose for a photo in their cosplay costumes.\" width=\"800\" height=\"582\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-800x582.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-400x291.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-1180x859.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs13-960x699.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gil Goldstein (right), Nikki Allamanno and Starla Zamora pose for a photo in their cosplay costumes. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Gil Goldstein (right), Nikki Allamanno and Starla Zamora all attended GX4 in full cosplay attire. Goldstein dressed as Link from “Legend of Zelda” while Allamanno and Zamora are dressed as Fenris and Isavela from “Dragon Age 2.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s probably the best Con that we go to,” says Allamanno. “It’s so inclusive.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113815\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113815 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Body painting artist Brandon McGill paints the hand of model Ty Monzingo at GaymerX’s GX4 convention.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs08-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Body-painting artist Brandon McGill paints the hand of model Ty Monzingo at GaymerX’s GX4 convention. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Among the many attractions at GX4 was the expo hall and indie space where larger gaming companies such as Microsoft and Ubisoft sat alongside up-and-coming indie designers and game developers. Many artists were there as well, including body-painting artist Brandon McGill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113816\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113816\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-800x525.jpg\" alt=\"Brandon McGill begins painting the hand of model Ty Monzingo. \" width=\"800\" height=\"525\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-800x525.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-400x263.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-1180x774.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs07-960x630.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brandon McGill begins painting the hand of model Ty Monzingo. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Video games like “Super Mario Smash Brothers” and “Legend of Zelda” were available to play in the Magfest Arcade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113818\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113818\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Jennifer Unkle (left) and Colin Dettmar play Mario Kart Double Dash in the Magfest Arcade at the GX4 convention.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs09-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jennifer Unkle (left) and Colin Dettmar play Mario Kart Double Dash in the Magfest Arcade at the GX4 convention. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113819\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113819\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Sam (center) watches as two of her friends play video games in the Magfest Arcade. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs12-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sam (center) watches as two of her friends play video games in the Magfest Arcade. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>For those gamers who preferred analog to digital, a giant Jenga tower was a delightful throwback to childhood. There was also a tabletop gaming room featuring multiple role-playing and board games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113820\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113820\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Greg Gadwood (right) plays a game of Giant Jenga with Alex Meza at the GaymerX GX4 Convention.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs19-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Greg Gadwood (right) plays a game of Giant Jenga with Alex Meza at the GaymerX GX4 Convention. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Beyond the physical gaming, however, GaymerX offered panel discussions on a wide variety of topics. Several discussed the best practices for developing new indie games and how to use current video programming software. A few also took a deep look at how games can help build a sense of self.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During one panel, game critic Katherine Cross and game designer Crystal Frasier discussed how people can discover their identity through the use of games.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113821\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113821 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Widely published game critic Katherine Cross and writer, game developer, and graphic designer Crystal Frasier speak at a panel on finding identity through gaming.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs14-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Widely published game critic \u003ca href=\"https://quinnae.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Katherine Cross\u003c/a> and writer, game developer and graphic designer \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/amazonchique\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Crystal Frasier\u003c/a> speak at a panel on finding identity through gaming. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Both Cross and Frasier spoke about the idea that by playing games as children, players are allowed to investigate and experiment with things they may not have a term for or understanding of yet. When it comes to gender and how they perceive themselves in the world, being able to act ideas out in a video game can allow players to “try on” different personas as they develop in life.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113822\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113822 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Two cosplayers costumed as Janey Spring (left) and Athena the Gladiator (right) from Borderlands the Presequel hold hands and kiss on stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant at the GaymerX Convention. \" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs02-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two cosplayers costumed as Janey Spring (left) and Athena the Gladiator (right) from “Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel” hold hands and kiss on stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant at the GaymerX Convention. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The two biggest events of the convention were the Cosplay Pageant and the Kitty Powers Drag Show.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Drag queens and kings graced the stage during the Kitty Powers Drag Show Saturday night, offering renditions of Lady Gaga’s “Applause” and many popular video game theme songs.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>To cap off the weekend’s convention, over 30 contestants danced, catwalked and crawled across the stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant on Sunday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113823\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11113823\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-800x584.jpg\" alt=\"Mettaton, from the indie role playing video game Undertale, cosplayed on stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant.\" width=\"800\" height=\"584\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-800x584.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-400x292.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-1180x862.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs03-960x701.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mettaton, from the indie role playing video game “Undertale,” cosplayed on stage during the GX4 Cosplay Pageant. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A wide variety of cosplay characters and costumes competed for prizes during the pageant. From sewing, gluing and taping costumes to shading, highlighting and outlining makeup, each one of the cosplayers brought their own personal style to their characters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11113824\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11113824 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Cosplay character Handsome Jack, from the video game Borderlands: The Presequel, winks and waves on stage during the GX 4 Cosplay Pageant\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/10/161002_GaymerX_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cosplay character Handsome Jack, from the video game “Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel,” winks and waves on stage during the GX 4 Cosplay Pageant \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gil Goldstein says, “It’s nice that they have a place that people can come and be themselves — or someone else.”\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With the sound of a bell, the round starts. Eight boxers, lined up along heavy bags, begin throwing punches. Their coach, Kim Voronin, paces back and forth behind the line, calling out new combinations to throw during the three-minute round.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These fighters are part of a class held in San Francisco called \u003ca href=\"https://www.rocksteadyboxing.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock Steady Boxing\u003c/a>, and they all have one important fact in common. They all suffer from Parkinson’s disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From legendary boxers Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson to boxing coach Freddie Roach, Parkinson’s disease has been notably tied to the sport of boxing. Now, non-contact boxing is emerging as a useful therapy for the disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rock Steady Boxing is a program developed specifically to help people dealing with Parkinson’s disease combat their symptoms. In a non-contact boxing class, Parkinson’s patients — or fighters as they call themselves — retrain their bodies and minds in an effort to reduce their symptoms and regain some normalcy in their day-to-day lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a typical boxers’ workout,” says Voronin. She even uses the Rock Steady Boxing class structure for her standard intermediate boxing classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11099244\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11099244\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"A white board leans against a mirror with that days exercise regime for the Rock Steady Boxing class.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-960x639.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A white board leans against a mirror with the exercise regime for that day’s Rock Steady Boxing class. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside of boxing, the classes address certain issues specific to Parkinson’s, like voice, posture, gait and balance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“With Parkinson’s, people tend to get smaller or posture starts to worsen. So big movements, strength training drills, balance, posture, voice activation [are important],” says Voronin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It’s this combination of balance and coordination created through drills in a “forced” exercise manner that helps offer a reprieve from Parkinson’s symptoms.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the context of forced exercise, people push their bodies beyond their standard comfort range. Medical professionals throughout the U.S. have been studying the effects of forced exercise on the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11099247\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11099247\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs04-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Fighters in the Rock Steady boxing class lay on the floor before starting their abdominal exercises at the end of the workout.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs04-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs04-400x267.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs04.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs04-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs04-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fighters in the Rock Steady boxing class lay on the floor before starting their abdominal exercises at the end of the workout. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Working on strength and coordination during boxing can go hand in hand fairly easily, but in this class there’s also a vocal aspect to it. A common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s disease is a quiet or monotone voice that can cause difficulties for patients to communicate. During the class, fighters are expected to count out the exercises along with the instructor. The louder they count, the better. Cheering and yelling are also highly encouraged, not only for improving voice activation but also for boosting morale.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Two common non-motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease, aside from voice changes, are depression and anxiety. In Rock Steady Boxing classes, fighters are able to create a social environment where they can support and encourage one another in their battles against Parkinson’s.\u003c/p>\n\u003caside class=\"pullquote alignright\">‘It’s just such a positive attitude in this gym when you walk in, from the trainers down to each of the other fighters.’\u003cbr>\n\u003ccite> Kevin Kwok, Rock Steady Boxing fighter \u003c/cite>\u003c/aside>\n\u003cp>Kevin Kwok is a fighter who’s been training in San Francisco’s Rock Steady Boxing program for the past year and a half. He was initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease eight years ago.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“You know it’s funny, when I was first diagnosed with Parkinson’s I tried to avoid it. There was a lot of denial that went on in my life.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But now Kwok is championing his disease through exercise and surgical intervention.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What I’m trying to do with Rock Steady now, and other things, is to train hard enough to slow the progression again,” he says. “It’s not a cure but it’s bought me back time in my life.”\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With the sound of a bell, the round starts. Eight boxers, lined up along heavy bags, begin throwing punches. Their coach, Kim Voronin, paces back and forth behind the line, calling out new combinations to throw during the three-minute round.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>These fighters are part of a class held in San Francisco called \u003ca href=\"https://www.rocksteadyboxing.org/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rock Steady Boxing\u003c/a>, and they all have one important fact in common. They all suffer from Parkinson’s disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>From legendary boxers Muhammad Ali and Floyd Patterson to boxing coach Freddie Roach, Parkinson’s disease has been notably tied to the sport of boxing. Now, non-contact boxing is emerging as a useful therapy for the disease.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rock Steady Boxing is a program developed specifically to help people dealing with Parkinson’s disease combat their symptoms. In a non-contact boxing class, Parkinson’s patients — or fighters as they call themselves — retrain their bodies and minds in an effort to reduce their symptoms and regain some normalcy in their day-to-day lives.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a typical boxers’ workout,” says Voronin. She even uses the Rock Steady Boxing class structure for her standard intermediate boxing classes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11099244\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11099244\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-800x532.jpg\" alt=\"A white board leans against a mirror with that days exercise regime for the Rock Steady Boxing class.\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-800x532.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-400x266.jpg 400w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-1180x785.jpg 1180w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/09/160825_rocksteadyboxing_bhs01-960x639.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A white board leans against a mirror with the exercise regime for that day’s Rock Steady Boxing class. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Outside of boxing, the classes address certain issues specific to Parkinson’s, like voice, posture, gait and balance.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1390\" target=\"_blank\">Clayton Fire\u003c/a>, which has burned through nearly 4,000 acres, destroyed more that 175 structures and still threatens 380 buildings in Lake County, is now 40 percent contained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 2,300 fire personnel continue to battle the blaze that law enforcement officials believe was started by 40-year-old Clearlake resident Damin Pashilk. \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/08/15/clayton-fire-lower-lake-arson-arrest/\" target=\"_blank\">He was arrested Monday on 17 counts of arson\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The town of Lower Lake, about two hours north of San Francisco was hit particularly hard. The small community of about 1,300 — roughly 15 miles north of Middletown, a town badly damaged in \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/09/13/valley-fire-forcing-residents-to-evacuate-injures-firefighters-in-lake-county/\">last year's Valley Fire\u003c/a> — saw whole blocks swept up in the blaze. See images of the aftermath below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053244\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nAlan Griffien describes how by using buckets of water and a garden hose he was able to keep both his and his neighbor’s house from being burned during the Clayton Fire that raced through his neighborhood in Lower Lake on Aug. 15, 2016. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053291\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nAlan Griffien (left) and his 4-year-old son Adin look over the debris from the house next to theirs that was destroyed by the Clayton Fire in Lower Lake. With the help of buckets of water and a garden hose Griffien was able to save both his and his neighbor’s house from catching on fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053393\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nSilke Knebel with the American Red Cross looks out over several burned buildings during her initial evaluation of the damage done by the Clayton Fire in Lake County. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053449\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nStarr Skidmore (right) and her husband Michael Skidmore (left) stand in front of their automotive repair shop that was left standing after the Clayton Fire. Their home behind the shop, however, was destroyed in the fire. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053293\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nThree burned cars sit in a lot just off Main Street in Lower Lake, Lake County on Aug. 16, 2016. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053295\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nA melted swing hangs from a tree next to one of the burned homes on Lake Street in Lower Lake after being damaged by the Clayton Fire. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053403\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-800x552.jpg\" alt=\"RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-800x552.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-400x276.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-1180x814.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-960x663.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nFire crews spray water over the remains of burned homes in Lower Lake on Aug. 16, 2016. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053461\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nA sign at the entrance of Main Street in Lower Lake is splattered with red fire retardant from fire crews working to combat the Clayton Fire. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053333\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut(1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nA dead goat is seen in a wheelbarrow off Winchester Street after the Clayton Fire burned through Lower Lake, California, on August 16, 2016. A man was arrested and charged with arson Monday for starting a massive wildfire in northern California that has destroyed 175 buildings and forced thousands to flee to safety. (Gabrielle Lurie/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Don Clyde and Getty Images contributed to this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/1390\" target=\"_blank\">Clayton Fire\u003c/a>, which has burned through nearly 4,000 acres, destroyed more that 175 structures and still threatens 380 buildings in Lake County, is now 40 percent contained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More than 2,300 fire personnel continue to battle the blaze that law enforcement officials believe was started by 40-year-old Clearlake resident Damin Pashilk. \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2016/08/15/clayton-fire-lower-lake-arson-arrest/\" target=\"_blank\">He was arrested Monday on 17 counts of arson\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The town of Lower Lake, about two hours north of San Francisco was hit particularly hard. The small community of about 1,300 — roughly 15 miles north of Middletown, a town badly damaged in \u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/news/2015/09/13/valley-fire-forcing-residents-to-evacuate-injures-firefighters-in-lake-county/\">last year's Valley Fire\u003c/a> — saw whole blocks swept up in the blaze. See images of the aftermath below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053244\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20744_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs06-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nAlan Griffien describes how by using buckets of water and a garden hose he was able to keep both his and his neighbor’s house from being burned during the Clayton Fire that raced through his neighborhood in Lower Lake on Aug. 15, 2016. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053291\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20743_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs05-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nAlan Griffien (left) and his 4-year-old son Adin look over the debris from the house next to theirs that was destroyed by the Clayton Fire in Lower Lake. With the help of buckets of water and a garden hose Griffien was able to save both his and his neighbor’s house from catching on fire.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053393\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20753_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs03-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nSilke Knebel with the American Red Cross looks out over several burned buildings during her initial evaluation of the damage done by the Clayton Fire in Lake County. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053449\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20767_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs24-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nStarr Skidmore (right) and her husband Michael Skidmore (left) stand in front of their automotive repair shop that was left standing after the Clayton Fire. Their home behind the shop, however, was destroyed in the fire. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053293\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20756_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs15-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nThree burned cars sit in a lot just off Main Street in Lower Lake, Lake County on Aug. 16, 2016. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053295\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20750_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs12-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nA melted swing hangs from a tree next to one of the burned homes on Lake Street in Lower Lake after being damaged by the Clayton Fire. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053403\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-800x552.jpg\" alt=\"RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"552\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-800x552.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-400x276.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-1180x814.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20775_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs32-qut-960x663.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nFire crews spray water over the remains of burned homes in Lower Lake on Aug. 16, 2016. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053461\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20766_160816_ClaytonFire_bhs23-qut-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nA sign at the entrance of Main Street in Lower Lake is splattered with red fire retardant from fire crews working to combat the Clayton Fire. (Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-11053333\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut(1)\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/08/RS20759_GettyImages-590189466-qut1-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cbr>\nA dead goat is seen in a wheelbarrow off Winchester Street after the Clayton Fire burned through Lower Lake, California, on August 16, 2016. A man was arrested and charged with arson Monday for starting a massive wildfire in northern California that has destroyed 175 buildings and forced thousands to flee to safety. (Gabrielle Lurie/AFP/Getty Images)\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Don Clyde and Getty Images contributed to this post.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Over 100 people attended a vigil Tuesday for 19-year-old Cal student Tarishi Jain, one of the victims of an attack at a \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2016/07/02/484473970/20-hostages-and-6-gunmen-killed-after-bangladesh-attack\">Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh\u003c/a> on July 2. The vigil was held on the steps of Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11010593 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Over a hundred people attended a vigil for 19-year-old UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain, one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016. The vigil was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flags sit behind a memorial for Tarishi Jain, as hundreds gather to mourn the UC Berkeley student. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11010594 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks stands behind a memorial for Tarishi Jain during a vigil for the 19-year-old UC Berkeley student which was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016. Jain was one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks stands behind a memorial for Tarishi Jain during a vigil for the 19-year-old Cal student. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chancellor Nicholas Dirks was one of the first to speak during the vigil for Jain, followed by students from multiple campus organizations. Shivani Narang, as well two other students from the South Asian, Southwest Asian and North African Student Coalition, spoke of the loss of Jain and its effect on the UC Berkeley community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11010598\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Three students from the South Asian, Southwest Asian and North African Student Coalition spoke during a vigil for 19-year-old UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain, one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016. The vigil was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three students from the South Asian, Southwest Asian and North African Student Coalition spoke during the vigil. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Those who gathered in Sproul Plaza for the vigil mourned in silence while fellow students, some of whom knew Jain, talked about her scholastic drive, energy and enthusiasm. Faculty and members of the community also spoke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010597\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11010597\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A young student is consoled during a vigil for 19-year-old UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain, one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016. The vigil was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young student is consoled during a vigil for 19-year-old UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It's just very harrowing to wake up one day and find that it has impacted you,\" said Dana Alpert, a floormate of Jain. \"It brings ISIS to a personal level. It brings terrorism and hate in general to a personal level.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010600\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11010600 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Alpert (left), Hannah Rowe, Aaliyah Parker, Savreen Saran, and Mackenzie Monroe who are all floormates of Tarishi Jain spoke during a vigil for the 19-year-old UC Berkeley which was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016. Jain was one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Alpert (left), Hannah Rowe, Aaliyah Parker, Savreen Saran and Mackenzie Monroe, all floormates of Jain, stood in front of the crowd to talk about their time with her. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A large white banner, along with markers and boxes of tissue, were laid in front of the memorial for anyone who wanted to write a message in remembrance of Jain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010601\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11010601\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-800x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tarishi Jain's roommate, Hannah Rowe, writes a message to Jain on a banner during a vigil for the 19-year-old UC Berkeley student, one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016. The vigil was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-800x576.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-400x288.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-1180x849.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-960x691.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah Rowe writes a message to Jain on a banner during a vigil for the 19-year-old UC Berkeley student. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hannah Rowe, Tarishi Jain's roommate at UC Berkeley, left a message recalling fond memories of her time with Jain and the playful experiences they shared as UC Berkeley students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Over 100 people attended a vigil Tuesday for 19-year-old Cal student Tarishi Jain, one of the victims of an attack at a \u003ca href=\"http://www.npr.org/2016/07/02/484473970/20-hostages-and-6-gunmen-killed-after-bangladesh-attack\">Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh\u003c/a> on July 2. The vigil was held on the steps of Sproul Hall on the UC Berkeley campus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010593\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11010593 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Over a hundred people attended a vigil for 19-year-old UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain, one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016. The vigil was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_002-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Flags sit behind a memorial for Tarishi Jain, as hundreds gather to mourn the UC Berkeley student. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010594\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11010594 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks stands behind a memorial for Tarishi Jain during a vigil for the 19-year-old UC Berkeley student which was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016. Jain was one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_004-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">UC Berkeley Chancellor Nicholas Dirks stands behind a memorial for Tarishi Jain during a vigil for the 19-year-old Cal student. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Chancellor Nicholas Dirks was one of the first to speak during the vigil for Jain, followed by students from multiple campus organizations. Shivani Narang, as well two other students from the South Asian, Southwest Asian and North African Student Coalition, spoke of the loss of Jain and its effect on the UC Berkeley community.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010598\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11010598\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Three students from the South Asian, Southwest Asian and North African Student Coalition spoke during a vigil for 19-year-old UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain, one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016. The vigil was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_011-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Three students from the South Asian, Southwest Asian and North African Student Coalition spoke during the vigil. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Those who gathered in Sproul Plaza for the vigil mourned in silence while fellow students, some of whom knew Jain, talked about her scholastic drive, energy and enthusiasm. Faculty and members of the community also spoke.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010597\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11010597\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"A young student is consoled during a vigil for 19-year-old UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain, one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016. The vigil was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_010-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young student is consoled during a vigil for 19-year-old UC Berkeley student Tarishi Jain. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>\"It's just very harrowing to wake up one day and find that it has impacted you,\" said Dana Alpert, a floormate of Jain. \"It brings ISIS to a personal level. It brings terrorism and hate in general to a personal level.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010600\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11010600 size-medium\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-800x533.jpg\" alt=\"Dana Alpert (left), Hannah Rowe, Aaliyah Parker, Savreen Saran, and Mackenzie Monroe who are all floormates of Tarishi Jain spoke during a vigil for the 19-year-old UC Berkeley which was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016. Jain was one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-800x533.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-1180x787.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_013-960x640.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dana Alpert (left), Hannah Rowe, Aaliyah Parker, Savreen Saran and Mackenzie Monroe, all floormates of Jain, stood in front of the crowd to talk about their time with her. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A large white banner, along with markers and boxes of tissue, were laid in front of the memorial for anyone who wanted to write a message in remembrance of Jain.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11010601\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-medium wp-image-11010601\" src=\"http://ww2.kqed.org/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-800x576.jpg\" alt=\"Tarishi Jain's roommate, Hannah Rowe, writes a message to Jain on a banner during a vigil for the 19-year-old UC Berkeley student, one of the victims of an attack at a Dhaka cafe in Bangladesh on July 2,2016. The vigil was held on UC Berkeley's campus in Berkeley, Calif. on July 5, 2016.\" width=\"800\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-800x576.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-400x288.jpg 400w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018.jpg 1920w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-1180x849.jpg 1180w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2016/07/160705_UCBStudentVigil_bhs_018-960x691.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hannah Rowe writes a message to Jain on a banner during a vigil for the 19-year-old UC Berkeley student. \u003ccite>(Brittany Hosea-Small/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Hannah Rowe, Tarishi Jain's roommate at UC Berkeley, left a message recalling fond memories of her time with Jain and the playful experiences they shared as UC Berkeley students.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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