Night Shift
NIGHT SHIFT: (left to right)Tipping Point: Sunshine Stevens turns to energy drinks and coffee to keep her upright on a few hours’ sleep. Late Bloomer: Adam Jones starts his workday at 11:45pm so he can spend time with his kids during daylight hours. Early Rising: Jackie Jegat loves the serenity of baking fresh bread by night. Pacing Himself: Security guard David Dolan circles the grounds of Sunridge Farms in Salinas at least eight times a night.— Jane Morba
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Posted November 16, 2006 12:00 AM
Night Shift

Working the graveyard with the folks who don’t sleep.

**The Ninja

It is 3:05am, and my eyes are getting heavy. I walk into the Nu-Art Theater on Fremont Street. I approach the adult store’s counter person, hold out my hand and say I’m from the Weekly. The clerk, dressed in a black-and-yellow button-up shirt with scenes of ninjas doing karate maneuvers, says he never touches the hands of anyone who enters the store. He then admits that no store employees ever do interviews. The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” plays on the radio.

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