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WITH HER TENT SHELTER in the background, Amanda Weaver, 22, explains the homeless camp clean-up project that took place on Wednesday in Placerville. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

JOSEPH FARIA, 40, shows where he and others living in the tent city keep food and beverages on ice. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

A PILE OF TRASH collected from the homeless camp is transported to a dumpster by a City of Placerville Public Works crew using a backhoe. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum

MICHAEL CULBERTSON, 25, removes trash from around his tents where lives in a wooded area within the city of Placerville. Democrat photo by Krysten Kellum