<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/mission-college-blog/shaunce-eric.html" dsn="blogs"><featured/><category>student success, vta</category><pubDate>09/04/2024</pubDate><title>Eric Shaunce, Transportation Coach Operator</title><author/><description>Eric Shaunce used to ride what was called "Hotel 22," one of the VTA bus lines up El Camino Real that unhoused people would ride at night to stay warm. However, he turned his life around with the help of the VTA bus operator program, and various drug rehabilitation programs.</description><image><img src="https://old.missioncollege.edu/news/images/shaunce-eric705x520.jpg" alt="Eric Shaunce"/></image></item>