The Voices of Our City Choir, a group of homeless and formerly homeless San Diego people, is slated to give two live readings April 14 from its new play, “This Time.” It’s about life on the streets.

Art Englin, once homeless, took to the stage at the Martin G. Petersen Events Center in downtown Modesto on Friday, with a black fedora on his head and a silver glove on his right hand. The Michael ...