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  • A agricultural worker from Puebla, Mexico, now out of work until the spring, survives the winter in this Salinas lot by the railroad tracks.
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  • Adalasia and Ricardo chill out in the van. Ricardo works the night shift, and gets little sleep.
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  • Snapshots of some of the kids officers Lofton and Lopez have worked with in the community. The CASP second floor office at the Hebbron Center is full of mementos children and their families have given to the police.
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  • Christmas decorations in Second Chance's office in the Breadbox Recreation Center, a City of Salinas facility shared with the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Margarita Rios, left, and her husband Gregorio, from Seaside at a mid-November dedication ceremony at Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” unveiled a memorial to victims of violence in Monterey County. Their nephew, Juan Guillen, of Salinas, was one.
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  • Flora Cristobal, left, holds a cross with the name of her son Rodolfo, who was a victim of violence. Rodolfo's sister Cristina wears a shirt with her brother's photograph on it - on the right is her sister Barbara. On Sunday in Closter Park, the group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County.
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  • A shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe along Mohar Street in East Salinas. Despite the best efforts of city programs and community policing, the working-class area around Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located has been troubled by gang violence.
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  • The intersection of Sanborn Road and Laurel Avenue in East Salinas. The area near Acosta Plaza has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, despite the best efforts of city programs and church congregations.
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  • Children play in a tree near the intersection of Sanborn Road and Laurel Avenue in East Salinas. The area near Acosta Plaza has been troubled by sporadic gang violence.
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  • East Salinas has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, and the working-class area of Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located is no exception. The United Methodist Church of East Salinas appeals for peace.
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  • East Salinas has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, and the working-class area of Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located is no exception. The United Methodist Church of East Salinas appeals for peace.
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  • East Salinas has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, and the working-class area of Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located is no exception.
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  • Bright posters line the entrance to Second Chance's office in the Breadbox Recreation Center, a City of Salinas facility shared with the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Kevin Hernandez, 8, sporting a black eye, and friends have a safe place to play thanks to the Breadbox Recreation Center, a City of Salinas facility. The same building houses Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Skateboard parking at the Breadbox Recreation Center, a non-traditional safe space for youth at 745 North Sanborn Road in Salinas.
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  • Jared Lersh, watches over some of the regulars at the Breadbox Recreation Center, a non-traditional space for youth at 745 North Sanborn Road in Salinas. The same building houses Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Family and friends pray at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • Parents and friends pray at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • Gregorio Rios, from Seaside, holds a cross with his nephew’s name on it at a mid-November dedication ceremony at Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” unveiled a memorial to victims of violence in Monterey County.
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  • Photographs of loved ones lost to violence at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • Crosses mark the names of the dead at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • 18 year-old Eduardo Rucobo comes to the Breadbox Recreation Center to have a safe, wholesome place to play that is off the streets. A City of Salinas facility, the building is shared by Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • From left, Christian Miranda,11, Elmer Hernandez, 10 Jakob Marotta, 11, and Natalie Plancarte, 13, make good use of a sunny afternoon behind the building housing Second Chance and the Breadbox Recreation Center in Salinas.
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  • A painting by Jose Ortiz on the walls of Second Chance's main office emphasizes the vital importance of family in the overall health of the community.  The organization's outreach includes counseling, drug education programs, parenting workshops and other assistance in service to at-risk youth.
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  • Lionela Rivera of Second Chance, left center, runs an after-school art program in the Breadbox Recreation Center, a non-traditional space for youth at 745 North Sanborn Road in Salinas. Brianna Sandoval, 11, lower left, and 10 year-old Chanelle Plancarte, standing, are regulars at the Breadbox.
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  • Gabriela Valencia takes time to remember at a somber dedication ceremony last November. The memorial in Closter Park is for victims of violence in Monterey County, and the plaque on the stone declares it “a living memorial to our loved ones lost to violence,” one whose aim is “to bring hope, peace, love, comfort, and healing.”
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  • Parents and family stand quietly at a somber mid-November ceremony in Closter Park in Salinas. The group “A Time for Grieving and Healing” led by Debbie Aguilar unveiled a memorial to the numerous victims of violence in Monterey County since 1988.
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  • A shrine to the Virgin of Guadalupe along Mohar Street in East Salinas. Despite the best efforts of city programs and community policing, the working-class area around Acosta Plaza where Second Chance is located has been troubled by gang violence.
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  • The area near Acosta Plaza in East Salinas has been troubled by sporadic gang violence, despite the best efforts of city programs and church congregations.
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  • Kids enjoy the computer center at the Breadbox Recreation Center, a non-traditional safe place for kids to play after school and on weekends. A City of Salinas facility, the building is shared by Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • From left, Kevin Hernandez, 8, and Hugo Barraza, 10, have a safe place to play thanks to the Breadbox Recreation Center, a City of Salinas facility. The same building houses Second Chance and the Alisal Center for Fine Arts.
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  • Brian Contreras of Second Chance Family and Youth Services explains some of the parameters of the $500,000 Project Safe Neighborhoods grant the organization received from the US Department of Justice.
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  • Nathaniel Ashlin, 11, shows off his Pokemon cards at the warming shelter in Salinas. He is there with his mom Joan Sassman.
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  • Michael Barron carries young Jenifer Garcia, 5, towards the warming shelter at 20 W. Market St. in Salinas.
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  • While her sisters play outside in the parking lot, Jenifer Garcia, 5, hides in the car behind her favorite toy.
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  • While waiting for a shower at the Chinatown Health Services Center in Salinas, Joan Sassman makes a call, and her son Nathaniel Ashlin, 11, folds a dollar bill into various shapes. By all accounts, Nathaniel is an excellent student.
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  • In the front lobby of the Chinatown Health Services Center in Salinas, Nathaniel Ashlin, 11, folds a dollar bill into various shapes as his mother Joan Sassman looks on.
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  • Nathaniel Ashlin, 11, has a laugh with his mom Joan Sassman as they wait for a shower at the Chinatown Health Services Center in Salinas. Nathaniel took the day off from school to be with his mom, who wasn't feeling well.
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  • Shoes for Adalasia are a must near the concrete. Victoria and Ricardo are loving parents, and do their best.
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  • Perched on the middle bench of their van, Adalasia gets a morning change of clothes.
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  • Victoria Pence changes Adalasia, 2, in their van, temporarily parked at the Exxon station in Salinas.
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  • Ricardo and Victoria park near the Exxon station's recycling center on N. Main St. in Salinas.
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  • Daniela Mejia makes a quick note on her hand as she looks for encampments during the survey in Salinas.
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  • Daniela Mejia checks her forms for accuracy during the 2017 Point-In-Time Homeless Count and Survey in Salinas early Wednesday morning, Jan. 25th.
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  • Daniela Mejia goes over her forms during Wednesday's survey.
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  • Volunteers Daniela Mejia and Michelle B. check a fence during the 2017 Point-In-Time Homeless Count and Survey conducted by the Coalition of Homeless Service Providers in Salinas early Wednesday morning, Jan. 25th.
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  • Volunteer Daniela Mejia quietly checks for occupants in a vehicle on the street during the 2017 Point-In-Time Homeless Count and Survey conducted by the Coalition of Homeless Service Providers in Salinas early Wednesday morning, Jan. 25th.
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  • A freight train rounds the bend by this lonely spot, home to perhaps ten homeless people in Salinas.
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  • New affordable housing looms behind tents of the homeless in an alley off Market Way in Salinas.
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  • Under police guard on roped-off streets, contractors hired by the city of Salinas clean out homeless encampments on Thursday, March 24th in the Market Way area of Chinatown.
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  • An disconsolate elderly resident sits as workers hired by the city clean up Market Way in a sweep of homeless encampments in Chinatown.
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  • The home housing Diana Soto, Angel Menchaca, and their two small dogs is towed away by the city of Salinas in a sweep of homeless encampments on Thursday, March 24th in the Market Way area of Chinatown.
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  • Diana Soto, center, is distraught after losing her RV on Thursday to towing by the city of Salinas. Friends are helping take care of her pets. On Thursday morning, March 24th, under police guard, contractors began to clean out homeless encampments in the Market Way area of Chinatown.
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  • Under police guard and roped-off streets, workers hired by the city of Salinas clean out homeless encampments in the Market Way area of Chinatown.
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  • Looking along Soledad St. towards Market Way in the Chinatown area of Salinas on March 8, 2016.
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  • Looking down Soledad St. towards Market Way in the Chinatown area of Salinas on March 8, 2016.
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  • American flags along Market Way in the Chinatown area of Salinas on March 8, 2016.
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  • Looking down Market Way in the Chinatown area of Salinas on March 8, 2016.
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  • Tents covered with tarps help protect residents from winter weather in the Chinatown area of Salinas on March 8, 2016.
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  • Looking toward Soledad St. on Market Way in the Chinatown area of Salinas on March 8, 2016.
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  • Early Sunday morning on the corner of Market Way and Soledad in Salinas, homeless gather to warm in the sun.
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  • Many residents were saddened by the morning's evictions at 38 Soledad St. in Salinas.
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  • Private contractors tear down the fencing at 38 Soledad St in Salinas.
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  • A child takes temporary refuge from this morning's eviction at Diana Soto's RV.
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  • Soledad St. resident William Silas, 65, who has formally asked the city for a public forum on homelessness in Salinas.
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  • A private contractor surveys the remaining tents along the side of 38 Soledad St. in Salinas.
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  • A scene of confusion and abject misery on Monday morning in Salinas' Chinatown, as private contractors hired by the city of Salinas clear out the possessions of homeless people residing on the property of 38 Soledad St.
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  • Volunteer Javier Celedon and guide Diana Soto make notes on encampments alond Sherwood Drive during Wednesday's “2015 Homeless Point-in-Time Census and Survey."
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  • Guide Diana Soto's jacket and flashlight during Wednesday's “2015 Homeless Point-in-Time Census and Survey."
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  • Soledad Street residents Shorty Soto, right, and her sister Diana were displaced during Thursday morning's sweep of Chinatown by the city of Salinas. Diana is holding Ashley, mother of little Teacup.
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  • Carol Hernandez checks in CSUMB's Tyler Gidney regarding her temporary storage during Thursday's sweep of Chinatown homeless encampments by the city of Salinas. The 4' by 4' box on the sidewalk outlines how much each resident can store.
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  • An evocative reminder we all have the same needs - a homeless person's fresh-washed jeans hang up to dry on an East Alisal railroad overpass near Market Street in Salinas. She washed and wrung them out by hand in a five-gallon bucket, using water borrowed from a nearby building.
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  • A child's bike left behind at a now-empty homeless camp along Natividad Creek in north Salinas. Monterey County officials gave homeless thirty days to clear the area.
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  • A grave, probably for a loved pet, at a now-empty homeless camp along Natividad Creek in north Salinas. Monterey County officials gave homeless thirty days to clear the area.
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  • A resident of Soledad Street checks in his belongings for the day in the lot next to the Chinatown Learning Center in Salinas.
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  • Waiting for the morning sun in front of Dorothy's Kitchen on Soledad Street in Salinas.
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  • Signage of the Star Motel on North Main Street in Salinas.
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  • Homeless advocate Rita Acosta talks about her tenuous living situation by her former room at the Star Motel on North Main Street in Salinas.
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  • On Thursday, January 31st, 2013, Salinas city workers, health officials and police conducted an early morning sweep of the Chinatown homeless population, removing encampments on the street and in lots between buildings all along Soledad Street. Although ample warning had been given by authorities, a number of homeless were displaced and have now scattered across the city. A fencing company moved in right behind the city’s workers, digging postholes, and erecting chain link fencing in sections. Using a front loader, unclaimed possessions were taken away and disposed of over the course of three hours, leaving many people standing about on the street with nowhere to go.
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  • David Howard, 59, across from the Victory Mission on Soledad Street in Chinatown. Formerly a member of Tents by the Gardens, a well-organized homeless group that was camped out just down the street, Howard was displaced by the sweep of January 31st. He is waiting for official word as to where the group can reestablish their community.
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  • Josh Holland in his Lake Street room from the second floor of a hotel. Before the sweep, he and his partner were part of the Tents By The Gardens homeless community that had both sanitation and security. While he is grateful to be inside, he is the exception - they pay around $400 for this tiny room with shared facilities down the hall.
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  • On Thursday, January 31st, 2013, Salinas city workers, health officials and police conducted an early morning sweep of the Chinatown homeless population, removing encampments on the street and in lots between buildings all along Soledad Street. Although ample warning had been given by authorities, a number of homeless were displaced and have now scattered across the city. A fencing company moved in right behind the city’s workers, digging postholes, and erecting chain link fencing in sections. Using a front loader, unclaimed possessions were taken away and disposed of over the course of three hours, leaving many people standing about on the street with nowhere to go.
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  • On Thursday, January 31st, 2013, Salinas city workers, health officials and police conducted an early morning sweep of the Chinatown homeless population, removing encampments on the street and in lots between buildings all along Soledad Street. Although ample warning had been given by authorities, a number of homeless were displaced and have now scattered across the city. A fencing company moved in right behind the city’s workers, digging postholes, and erecting chain link fencing in sections. Using a front loader, unclaimed possessions were taken away and disposed of over the course of three hours, leaving many people standing about on the street with nowhere to go.
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  • Sixty-nine year-old Maria Guadalupe Lozano, on Thursday, January 31st, just before authorities, in a sweep of the area, removed ninety percent of her possessions from the doorway she occupied on Soledad Street.
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  • On Thursday, January 31st, Salinas city workers, health officials and police conducted an early morning sweep of the Chinatown homeless population, removing encampments on the street and in lots between buildings all along Soledad Street. Although ample warning had been given by authorities, a number of homeless were displaced and have now scattered across the city. A fencing company moved in right behind the city’s workers, digging postholes, and erecting chain link fencing in sections. Using a front loader, unclaimed possessions were taken away and disposed of over the course of three hours, leaving many people standing about on the street with nowhere to go.
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  • Josh Holland looks out onto Lake Street from the second floor of a hotel in the area. Before the sweep, he and his partner were part of the Tents By The Gardens homeless community that had both sanitation and security. While he is grateful to be inside, he is the exception - they pay around $400 for a tiny room with shared facilities down the hall.
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  • Rita Acosta, left, comforts Lucy Soto, known as "Shorty," in front of her spot in a doorway on Soledad Street. Shorty is 54 years old, and has lived in Salinas since 1964. She was distraught at having lost much of what she needs to keep warm during the sweep.
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  • "Shorty," in the doorway she has occupied in front of the Victory Mission on Soledad Street. On Thursday, Salinas city workers, health officials and police conducted an early morning sweep of the Chinatown homeless population, removing all encampments on the street.
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  • In a meeting on Saturday at the Soledad Community Learning Center, concerned parties discussed where in the neighborhood Soledad Street’s homeless population can go after the City of Salinas sweeps the area on Thursday, January 31st.
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  • On Thursday, January 31st, 2013, Salinas city workers, health officials and police conducted an early morning sweep of the Chinatown homeless population, removing encampments on the street and in lots between buildings all along Soledad Street. Although ample warning had been given by authorities, a number of homeless were displaced and have now scattered across the city. A fencing company moved in right behind the city’s workers, digging postholes, and erecting chain link fencing in sections. Using a front loader, unclaimed possessions were taken away and disposed of over the course of three hours, leaving many people standing about on the street with nowhere to go.
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  • Marlen Garcia, 7, gives her mom a kiss as Brisa Garcia, 12, stands by outside the warming shelter at 20 W. Market St. in Salinas.
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  • Playtime in the parking lot for Jenifer, 5, Marlen, 7, and Iris Garcia in pink. The girls are waiting for the warming shelter to open at 20 W. Market St. in Salinas.
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  • From left, Iris Garcia, 11, Estela Cardenas, and Brisa Garcia, 12, by their car as they wait for the warming shelter at 20 W. Market St. in Salinas to open.
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  • From left, Brisa Garcia, 12, Estela Cardenas, and young Jenifer Garcia, 5, outside the warming shelter at 20 W. Market St. in Salinas.
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  • Estela’s husband Michael Barron, waiting with the family for the warming shelter in Salinas to open.
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  • In the car, often their mobile home, three of the girls play. From left, Brisa Garcia, 12, gathers her things for sleeping in the shelter, while sisters Jenifer, 5, and Iris, 11, check out the info on someone’s phone.
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  • Nathaniel Ashlin's portrait of his mom, Joan Sassman, taken in early April, 2017, at the warming shelter in Salinas.
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  • Nathaniel Ashlin, 11, dabs for fun after dinner at the warming shelter in Salinas in early April, 2017. Nathaniel is with his mother Joan Sassman.
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  • The pale blue of this ring is Victoria's favorite color. The ten dollars in her hand was earned by recycling, and most of it will go for gas for the van.
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  • Adalasia is two years-old, and loves to play. The family will move on from the gas station shortly.
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