A tent is removed as bulldozers and clean-up crews from Ontario clear the central lot of the homeless encampment known as Tent City. Homeless people living in the area were moved to three side lots where they are temporarily allowed to stay until improvements are completed in the main lot. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Ontario police watch as city officials start to clear the central lot of Tent City. Once the area is fenced and gated, only people carrying identification issued by the city will be allowed to stay. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Efren Gradillas, 45, and girlfriend Gloria Marin, 39, salvage food items from a tent that was being removed. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
Marty Tovar drags a tent to protect it from bulldozers and clean-up crews clearing the central lot of the homeless encampment. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
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Debris is scattered throughout Tent City after residents were moved out of the central area so that fencing can be installed. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times)
