A Father Searches for His Homeless Son in California - The New York Times
Bob Garrison was determined to rescue his son from the streets. The path was more difficult than he had imagined. Bob Garrison was determined to rescue his son from the streets. The path was more difficult than he had imagined. San Clemente Pier, in San Clemente, Calif., in August. Credit... By Philip Cheung For The New York Times Supported by By Shawn Hubler Shawn Hubler met the Garrison family while reporting on California’s homelessness crisis. She traveled from Seattle to San Clemente, Calif., and spent three months reporting for this article. The trip had been a long shot. Bob Garrison reminded himself of that as he stood on a pier a thousand miles from home. Behind him lay the tile-roofed beach town of San Clemente, Calif., his last stop. Before him stretched the Pacific Ocean, immense and unbound. Gulls cried. Surf broke. It was Monday, his last day. Mr. Garrison could afford only so much time off. And yet what if he was close? He had spent the last two days following up on lead
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