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Creativity solving real problems

Greg Kloehn talks with Johnny Bastini, right, at a community of houses he built in Oakland. Kloehn makes tiny houses out of found materials for the homeless community around his neighborhood.
Greg Kloehn talks with Johnny Bastini, right, at a community of houses he built in Oakland. Kloehn makes tiny houses out of found materials for the homeless community around his neighborhood. Preston Gannaway Special to The Bee

Re “Others’ trash turns into tiny houses for Oakland’s homeless” (Page A3, March 29): I love it. While it seems like much of the world is arguing, polarized, inflicting misery on one another and buying mountains of useless stuff, an artist quietly collects the discards at the curb and solves a real problem.

In the end, I believe it is the peaceful, creative people that make all the difference. The gentle humanity is breathtaking.

Thank you, Gregory Kloehn.

Jennifer Brinitzer, Folsom

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This story was originally published April 2, 2015 at 5:00 PM with the headline "Creativity solving real problems."

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