SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- 1.4 miles away from the California state capitol building lived another city of people.

On April 16, 2009, men and women who lived in fields along the American River and its levee were forced to move into shelters or other areas of Sacramento -- leaving many displaced.

"How in the hell are we supposed to call this a neighborhood," said Joseph T. Taylor a homeowner on Dreher Street. "It's not that we don't have compassion for the homeless, its the fact that a very few of them make it bad for everyone."

The Sacramento Police Department helped facilitate the moving of men and women to nearby Cal Expo until June.

"I can't put a tent on your front lawn and say that I'm going to stay there," said Sgt. Norm Leong. "We are the enforcement arm, and this is private property--everyone's been given notice they have to leave."

Some people are still living along the American River less than a mile away.

"I can't find a place to live with my dog," said Kathleen Walker, who moved to tent city after leaving her husband. "Until someone let's me move into an apartment with my pitbull, I'm going to stay out here."

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