Raines’ life made an “immeasurable impact,” Beauty 2 The Streetz wrote on social media. “I’ve been getting calls all morning from people, not just who live in Skid Row but Angelenos who are shocked” by Raines’ death, Herring said. Raines remembered people’s birthdays and took special care to reach out to transgender and queer people who were often on the outskirts of Skid Row, she added. Other social media creators lauded her work and shared their own grief online Wednesday. Shirley was truly the best of us, love incarnate,” wrote Alexis Nikole Nelson, a foraging educator and social media creator known as “blackforager.”Copyright © 2026 The Associated Press.