Kathy, Unhoused and Swept Repeatedly by Police as Her Partner Died

Our Town Reno

Kathleen Lang got caught up in recent sweeps while living at a tent city in Reno. She’s now in housing in a dorm style room inside containers at the Village on Sage Street but her long time partner Doug is dead. In this episode, she recounts his final weeks and the weeks leading up to his death. She can't forgive herself for not being there with him at the end of his journey, but she was dealing with repeated sweeps herself. Many who die while unhoused are forgotten and not mentioned in media. We here at Our Town Reno try to correct this when we can as best we can. Our reporter for this episode is Richard Bednarski.