San Bernardino: Broken City

Liz Gonzales, 50, bottom, and Tim Wilburn, top, bathe together in the “spa,” a culvert near the Second Street bridge.

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June 12, 2015 12:48 PM PT

A boy races past a burned-out, abandoned home near North Crescent and Ninth Street.

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This afternoon, Sam Maharaj will evict a couple and their 4-month-old baby for not paying their bill.

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Former Mayor Patrick Morris, 77, jogs several mornings a week. “I believe that membership in a community is an essential feature of a prosperous life,” he says.

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A window overlooking San Bernardino International Airport, built on the site of the former Norton Air Force Base.

(Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)