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Broken people in a broken city Berdoo’s long decline and hope
Sam Maharaj the Country Inn manager in San Bernardino prepares to evict a struggling couple and infant as the city’s poverty and housing crisis deepen. The piece follows longtime local leader Patrick Morris and residents like Jesse Lopez and Liz Gonzales, illustrating wage distress, bankruptcy, and a resort to cheap motels, meth, and pawned dreams amid a shrinking tax base and rising poverty.
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Sam Maharaj
Maharaj
America
Cajon Pass
California
San Bernardino
Country Inn
Caltrans
Berdoo
Riverside
U.S
Los Angeles
Detroit
Bernardino
Morris
Sally
Wildwood Park
Gophers
Needles
Stanford Law School
Maywood Avenue
Redlands
Superior Court
Habitat For Humanity
McDonald’s
Orange Show Fairgrounds
Little League
National Civic League
Hells Angels
Norton Air Force Base
Starbucks
el Torito
San Manuel
Stater Bros
Amazon.com
Pep Boys
Kohl’s
Sherri
Lopezes
Lopez
Edison
2Nd Street
Redwood Bridge
Wallace Stegner
Stockton