SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA – OCTOBER 26: Michell Rubillos, stands for a portrait at her apartment complex in San Jose, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. Bay Area Community Health has been assisting Michell with her rent payments as part of their Homelessness Prevention System. (Shae Hammond/Bay Area News Group)
For years, Michell Rubillos has taken care of the cats in her Japantown neighborhood in San Jose, feeding, fixing and fostering them. She is inspired by the joy these rescue cats bring her. “He’s helped me with my mental health,” Rubillos said, smiling about Chaplin, a chunky black and white fluff ball rescued from