The family of a homicide victim who was fatally shot in Oakland early Thursday evening says the man was working to change his life and improve the city by cleaning up homeless encampments.
Family members identified the victim as 47-year-old Billy Williams. He had started working for Ken Houston, executive director for the Beautification Council nonprofit, roughly two months ago.
“He was responsible, he was on time, and he said he just needed a chance that he couldn’t get anywhere else. People would turn him down because of his record,” said Houston…