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<b>Photos:</b> Homeless in Tujunga Wash

Residents in the Sunland-Tujunga area are upset over homeless camps in the nearby Tujunga Wash, above, owned by the Angeles National Golf Club. They say that the wash has become a dumping ground and that endangered flora and fauna are threatened. See full story

Residents in the Sunland-Tujunga area are upset over homeless camps in the nearby Tujunga Wash, above, owned by the Angeles National Golf Club. They say that the wash has become a dumping ground and that endangered flora and fauna are threatened.
See full story  (John W. Adkisson / Los Angeles Times)

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Tujunga Wash

Tim, 56, combs his hair before leaving his encampment in the Tujunga Wash. Nearby residents are upset over the camps in the wash, owned by the Angeles National Golf Club. “I’ve lost a little bit of pride,” Tim said. “I never thought I was gonna be homeless. But life happens sometimes.”
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Tujunga Wash

Tim hides some of his belongings before leaving his encampment in the Tujunga Wash. He said the city took many of his belongings when it cleaned up the area recently. “What you see is what I got left,” he said.
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Tujunga Wash

Tim reads a book in his camp in the Tujunga Wash. Residents of the Sundland-Tujunga area are concerned about the recent growth of homeless encampments there.
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Tujunga Wash

Armando, 40, gets ready to leave his camp in Tujunga Wash. He said he has lived there for about three years.
See full story  (John W. Adkisson / Los Angeles Times)

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