Blake Nelson – The San Diego Union-Tribune
Two groups of people assembled Friday morning on a dirt hill overlooking a freeway.
On one end were more than a dozen individuals in reflective vests. They stood holding shovels and rakes and eyed several mattresses lying on the ground. Closer to the bedding were Maria Garcia, 55, and a man in his 20s. Garcia ignored the crew as she picked up a jug of water and poured it on the man. The flow ran off his bare chest and dripped down toward disintegrating shoes. Garcia used her hands to scrub his back…