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Markstein, who has a master’s degree in historic preservation and has coached skiing, taught yoga, trimmed trees and waited tables at one of the fanciest restaurants in town, lives in a 2006 GMC van.

With his neatly trimmed beard, the hoodie pulled over watchful eyes, Bishnoi often wears the casual look of a young man.

Palm trees, which feed into the tourism fantasy that Southern California is a tropical paradise, provide zero shade; their heavy fronds are a dangerous nuisance and keeping them trimmed is a large municipal expense.

It was the final indignity in what was the Dodgers’ eighth loss to the Padres in 11 games, a setback that trimmed the team’s division lead to two games.

The Padres have taken seven of 10 head-to-head matchups and trimmed a once nine-game division lead for the Dodgers down to just three entering the season’s final week.