It’s 6:28 a.m. and it’s quiet in Pacific Beach.
There’s a chill in the air left over by the overnight marine layer. Streetlights are all that illuminate the streets.
In those waking hours, behind St. Andrew’s by the Sea Episcopal Church, five people gather and don neon green vests.
They’re ready to pile into the warmth of the truck. But before they can do that, they load up trash cans on wheels, garbage grabber tools, trash bags and brooms.
Louisa Gutierrez has dreams of working in healthcare again.
Tristan Amory looks forward to his upcoming chess match at the public library.
Within days, Jessica Guzman will sell crocheted items she has made at her first market booth, an early step for her crocheting business.