SD Unified has received federal funding for an innovative project that would convert old buses into mobile laundromats, aimed at helping the district's approximately 8,000 homeless students. 10news.com/news/local-news/s…

"I'm 69, been stocking shelves at this 24-hour grocery store for eight years. Midnight to 8 AM, five nights a week. People shop at 3 AM for all kinds of reasons, and I've learned not to ask questions. But I started noticing this teenage kid. Maybe 16, came in every Wednesday and Sunday around 4 AM. Same routine, grabbed a basket, walked every single aisle, put nothing in the basket, then left. Every time. Forty minutes of walking with an empty basket. At first, I thought he was shoplifting. Watched him close. But he never took anything. Just walked, slow, reading every label like he was memorizing them. Week twelve, I decided to say something. "Son, you've walked these aisles twenty-four times now. You planning to buy something eventually?" He looked terrified. Started backing away. "I'm not kicking you out," I said quickly. "Just... curious." He stood there, debating. Then, "It's warm in here. And the lights are bright. And it smells like normal life." Turns out he was homeless. Sleeping in his car in our parking lot. School dropout. Those Wednesday and Sunday mornings? After his overnight shift washing dishes at the diner down the street. This was the only place open, the only place he felt safe before trying to sleep a few hours in his backseat. "The walking makes me tired enough to sleep," he said. "And for forty minutes, I can pretend I'm just a regular person buying groceries." I did something that night. Went to the back room, made him a sandwich from my lunch. Gave him my spare blanket from my locker. "You come here Wednesday and Sunday mornings, there'll be a sandwich waiting. Loading dock. And you can walk these aisles as long as you need." That was two years ago. Word got around to the other overnight workers. The baker started adding an extra muffin. Produce guy brought fruit. Cashier saved the almost-expired sandwiches. Then Maria, the store manager, found out. I thought we were done. Instead, she hired him. Stock boy, overnight shift, working right beside me. Got him enrolled in online school. He graduated last month. Full ride to community college. At his graduation, he gave a speech. Said a 69-year-old man stocking soup cans saw him when he was invisible. But here's what he didn't know, twelve other kids have walked these aisles since. We see them all now. Every single one gets a sandwich. All because I finally asked why the basket was empty." . Let this story reach more hearts.... . Story Credit: Grace Jenkins

California cities cannot punish outreach workers for helping people who sleep on the street — even if those people live in an illegal encampment — under the terms of a new law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this month. cal.news/46YOOMQ 📝 @MarisaKendall

If San Diego is a model other cities should emulate, nation is in trouble sandiegouniontribune.com/202…

Brian Kilmeade endorses euthanizing homeless people: "Involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill them."

A Fox News anchor saying "Or involuntary lethal injection or something just kill them" about people living on the streets live on air. This and the dehumanization that comes from this - is what political violence looks like.

At least Newsom spared us another bloviating State of the State speech trib.al/y8JZHeb

Prop 50 is top priority for local Democrats, but what’s the plan to make sure election noise does not distract from lowering the cost of living? NBC 7's Joey Safchik asks the new leader of the county Democratic Party, Will Rodriguez-Kennedy. on.nbc7.com/flUNw1Y

San Diego is set to pay $875K for shooting an unarmed man three times with bean bags and siccing their police dog on him. You can watch video of the incident and read the story here: cbs8.com/article/news/invest…