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Photographed a Passion Play put on by the youth group at St. Gertrude’s here in Stockton. It was fun watching them get all dressed up like jesus and his persecutors. I love youth group. I was the president of mine in high school.
Sandra Abundiz, 20 left, prepares with other youth group members before a passion play at St. Gertrudes Church in Stockton CA Thursday April 10, 2009.
The Sandra Cantu story has been a tough one. It was so sensational, but so sad at the same time. Tracy seems shellshocked by the whole thing. Unfortunately, it will probably only get more out of hand as the trial gets underway. I only covered a little bit of it. People were really affected by her death. This vigil the night after she was found was strange, people genuinely moved enough to come out, leave flowers, hold candles. No media coordinators or PR people. Just overbearing tv reporters with those weird headlights on their cameras muscling through the crowd.
Maria Ramirez, right, remembers Sandra Cantu, 8, at a vigil in her memory in Tracy CA Tuesday April 7, 2009.
Caltrans decided to evict a homeless camp from underneath a couple of bridges here in town. They gave them a few days to get their stuff together. I visited a couple times before the eviction, which happened yesterday. Seems pretty pointless, they all just headed further along the river to camp, everyone knows it’s a matter of time until they head back. It’s rainy. 
Ignacio Geronimo clears out his encampment in anticipation of an eviction scheduled for Tuesday February 17 under a bridge in Stockton CA Saturday February 14, 2009.
Nothing like a horse picture to turn around your day. My personal belief is that all pictures with horses in them are good pictures.
San Joaquin County elementary school students pet Tank, a Shire breed of draught horse, at AgVenture, an educational program to teach kids how the food they eat is produced, at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton CA Wednesday January 28, 2009.
Inauguration day, here in Stockton. I got to watch it with Lola Hodges and Angela Bernard at a senior care center in town. Lola is 105, grew up in Texas. Sharp as a tack. “I Don’t care if he’s green, purple or tea green, it’s OK with me what color he is, as long he do the things that are right for the people. Now I hope things will be able to be straightened out, and everything will turn out to be much better.” 105. No kidding around. It’s her day.
My story on All Saints Day can now be seen on Lovebryan.
