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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 05 > California shantytown heads to court, and 4,000 may have to move

California shantytown heads to court, and 4,000 may have to move

By David Kelly / The Bulletin
April 5, 2009

RIVERSIDE, Calif. — Hearings begin Tuesday in U.S. District Court to decide whether to close the notorious desert shantytown known as Duroville in Thermal, Calif., and displace up to 4,000 poor farmworkers.

More than 20 witnesses, including tenants, social workers, federal officials....

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