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ST. LOUIS – Mayor Tishaura Jones peels off her bedazzled facemask while standing outside downtown s St. Patrick Center, preparing to address the crowd about the facility s new women s center.
On one side of a 6-foot black steel fence closest to the Catholic-based homeless shelter s entrance are clergy, dignitaries and other stakeholders.
The other side is home to a large gravel lot where about a dozen homeless people – mostly men – sleep, wander and watch the mayor.