Federal cuts could force vulnerable San Diegans back to the street

Wall-to-wall photos of every member of her family, even the ones who refuse to talk to her, was what Cheryl Mesa pictured when she walked into a stable home of her very own after turning 60.

After being in and out of homelessness since she was 13 — and struggling with addiction for most of that time — she had burned a lot of bridges.

“Not all my family talks to me. So I’ve got a picture of everybody in my entire family on my wall, so that when I do die, I’m gonna be surrounded by my family, whether they like it or not,” Mesa said. “I’m gonna laugh about it. Haha! You have to be here.”…

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