Street Wise

Jan Debruin retired “Keep the yard clean and get rid of dry weeds.” Jordyn Thomas student “We water our plants and rake up all the dead leaves.” Jim Murman retired “We make sure to keep our weeds cut down.” Janelle Murman sales “We make sure to keep the fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in working […]

Ruby Esparza self-employed “The Angels. My family has been following them for a while.” Guillermo Esparza works at Baskin-Robbins “Angels, because it was the first team I played on for T-ball when I was little.” Brian Esparza student “Angels, because they are closer to us.” Cherie Santana mom “Los Angeles Dodgers because I’ve always been […]

Mike Johnson driver for Uber “It’s locally here, the biggest green area.” Irene Lossing retired “It’s a good place to walk, pretty good size. It’s kind of peaceful.” Kristin Badenell cashier “Mainly for my kids to play. We’re more nature people, we like to come here for picnics.” Jesse Moreno works at Costco “It’s close […]

Carolina Santana works at Little Caesars “Huskies because they are cute.” Lincoln Neal student “Huskies because they are attractive dogs.” Shawn Winters software sales “Cavalier Spaniels because, like me, they’re chill and they like to cuddle.” Daisy Rodriguez teacher’s aid “Pomeranians, because I really think these dogs are cute and huggable.”

Judy Carr retired “The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough because the story was great.” Kathy Sherwoord retired “The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah because it was so fast moving and had interesting characters.” Sandy Ricca retired “My favorite is the first book I read as a teenager, Forever Amber by Kathleen Winsor.” Natasha Flores mom “Put […]

Kailani Cabanting student “YouTube. Since it’s summer, probably five hours a day.” Nicki Cabanting staffing coordinator “Facebook, maybe combined one to two hours a day.” Gary Langley student “Snapchat, probably three to four hours.” Vanessa Meraz student “Social media. In total about four hours.”

Alexis Chavez seventh grade “Boxing.” Monica Novoa eighth grade “Swimming.” Angela Espinoza eighth grade “Swimming.” Javier Pinon seventh grade “Soccer.”

Korina Esqueda mental competency trainer “The riverbed because of the peacefulness, the quiet, and the view.” Ana Zepeda student “The scenery on the outskirts at Pioneer Valley with the mountains.” Dulce Zepeda VTC trainee “In the morning, like at sunrise, by the riverbed.” Colin Doyle electrician “The view across the valley of the strawberry fields […]

Genesis Acosta cashier “Hmm, I’d have to say pizza.” Freddy Godinez Marine Corps “Can I pick more than one? I’d say chicken alfredo, lasagna, torta, tacos … I could go on, I love food.” Alex Villa sales manager “Well I’m Mexican so maybe Mexican food would be my favorite. But really, I love everything.” Fernanda […]

Lynn Karels physical therapist “I live in Atascadero, but it sounds like a great deal. I wish they had that in my city!” Chris Hite teacher “I think it sounds like a great idea, but we probably wouldn’t use it because we have small children. It’s a good way to connect to the local wine […]

Daniel Medina student “Going to Las Vegas for the first time in my life.” Victor Rivera student “Working out.” Jazmin Vazquez works at Crunch “Going to the beach!” Omar Castaneda works at Smart Phone Fix “Just working. Have to pay for school somehow.”

Jerry Cornell retired “Yes, because the County is losing $6 million a year because they won’t allow American Pipeline to be fixed.” Weston Scott directing intern “No, we should be subsidizing alternate, longer-lasting energy sources.” Sierra Arguijo works at AHC bookstore “No, because there are better things we can use the land for.” Chris Lambert […]