Oakland and Alameda County are asking for volunteers to help with the annual “point in time” count of homeless residents.
The count is scheduled for Jan. 25 and officials are looking for 350 volunteers — so far 230 people have signed up as of last week.
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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
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