Without Water, Without Work: shanty_006sm

Mena sleeps inside of his home in the cold, early morning as he waits for the police to show up to evict him and other residents from the shantytown. Westlands Water District, the owners of the land, served the residents eviction notices at the beginning of the summer. In late November, after months of litigation, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office moved in to evict those still living in the encampment.

Mena sleeps inside of his home in the cold, early morning as he waits for the police to show up to evict him and other residents from the shantytown. Westlands Water District, the owners of the land, served the residents eviction notices at the beginning of the summer. In late November, after months of litigation, the Fresno County Sheriff's Office moved in to evict those still living in the encampment.