After 38 years at the Swanner Ranch, Lujano, 84, is being evicted by San Juan Capistrano city officials. They plan to build a maintenance yard there for their open-space operations and have given him until Aug. 14 to leave — or face legal action. : Los Angeles Times

Touching news, of an old man with 13 children, 25 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren who is being evicted from his Orange Groves …..

The City is growing

The city, is growing .. crushing the past, present and future of an old man, who loved his land and its fruits. He used to sleep under the trees, looking at stars and yes, with a gun next to him, to protect his fruits form thieves.

May be he loved his land like his wife, or a son … but still he is supposed to go …. because,  city, the city is growing …..

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