Urban Compassion Project is helping Oakland neighbors access clothing at no cost

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Oakland nonprofit heads to LA with donated pet goods, shovels for cleanup efforts

Volunteers from Oakland’s Urban Compassion Project were loading up a trailer with donated supplies on Friday, bound for LA. Founder Vincent Ray Williams is packing shovels, rakes and debris grabbers. He said the real mission of Urban Compassion Project is supporting unhoused communities by cleaning illegal dumping around encampments or anywhere they find it.

7-Eleven security guard killed in Oakland had gotten on his feet after homelessness

When James Johnson worked as a security guard at the 7-Eleven on Harrison Street, he’d watch customers giving disparaging looks to the homeless people who frequented the store area asking for spare change.