Every day this week I've been waking up early working a dayside shift somewhere out in the Inland Empire. The inland Empire is the area to the East (and North) of the City of Los Angeles. It's a news bureau job that covers San Bernardino and Riverside Counties.
The regular bureau photographer is on vacation.
So, all this week I get to work with Greg Mills, the dayside Inland Empire reporter. He's a good guy and I'm enjoying actually working with someone and taking a break from training.
Even though the potential to cover a story far away is there on any given work day. This is adding at least 100 miles guaranteed to my daily commute.
Luckily we're in a tight budget period and not that it matters, but I'm actually getting off work nearly on time.
So much for not talking about me.
Monday I was covering the renovations being made to the tent city that exists on a large vacant plot of land out near the Ontario Airport.
It's heartbreaking to see so many people living in such miserable conditions and yet we were out there to do a positive story on the actions by the City of Ontario to clean up the area and provide a safer environment for the homeless.
Most of the homeless people we talked to were angry over the City's efforts. A lot of them were forced to move aside while the area was being cleaned up.
It was a dusty and dirty area filled with trash. After the city cleans it up, I'm going to be surprised if it becomes anything different.
I met some of the good people who live here and I felt guilt at the end of the day when we drove away. The City of Ontario was trying to do something for the homeless. I'm not being critical of their efforts. Even though it's something, I don't think it's ever going to be enough.
At least it's something.
Whoops, I think I was kind of talking about me again.
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