Two Divergent Perspectives on Oakland’s “Tuff Shed” Homeless Shelter Community

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Early this year, Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf and UN Special Envoy Leilani Farha reacted to their separate visits to the new homeless “Tuff Shed” shelter “community” (formerly called “encampment”) at the corner of 6th and Castro streets.  One cannot help being struck by their personal perspectives that are as diametrically opposed to each other as are … Read more