Homeless in the Valley
Rosa Torres, who is homeless, stands with her belongings in North Hills.
(Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)Los Angeles Police Officer Hector Ramirez tells Rosa Torres that she will have to gather what she can before a sweep of her encampment on a median on Parthenia Place in North Hills in July. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)
A pedestrian walks past Cecilia Hernandez, left, who rests with her belongings after private security kicked her out of the Sylmar Shopping Center, where she and her husband were living.
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Ryan Bush, who is homeless, waits to ask customers for money in front of the Fresh & Easy store at the Sylmar Shopping Center in Sylmar.
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A private security officer asks Richardo Daniel Ontiveros, who is homeless, to leave the Sylmar Shopping Center in Sylmar. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)