Astrid Alecio and her family were living with her mother in 2024 when a record-breaking storm hit San Diego. Their home flooded, leaving Alecio, her husband and their two small children with nowhere to go.
The county provided them with hotel rooms until June of 2024. They moved around until Jan. 3, 2025, the day they officially became homeless.
Alecio was able to use tax refunds to purchase the RV her family now calls home in a Mission Bay parking lot. They collect cans in large bags that sit on top of their RV to earn some money. Bicycles, skateboards, home supplies and lawn chairs surround the small camper. Alecio’s nine and 11-year-old daughters play by the water with some of the other kids…