SAN FRANCISCO - On the steps of City Hall in San Francisco on Tuesday, there was gratitude and grief as city and community leaders held a rally to remember Joey Alexander.

The Urban Alchemy worker was shot and killed on Sept. 26 in front of the main library when he asked a man to stop doing drugs with women and children nearby.

"He just loved being out here, so when I see everybody out here, it brings joy to my heart and tears to my eyes that there's support that he really didn't see," said Urban Alchemy's Ronald "Sky" Carter.

It’s a respect that Urban Alchemy members, who were formerly incarcerated, say they don't often receive when working the streets to make a difference.

"We need safe streets and clean neighborhoods," said Cedric Akbar, executive director of Positive Direc

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