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The house in the Fairfax District has been dubbed by neighbors as “the Trash House” because the yard is crowded with garbage bags.

Some neighbors are calling for compassion and understanding for the 71-year-old Vietnam veteran who owns the home.

On the 600 block of North Martel Avenue in the Fairfax District, tucked between two towering modern properties, is a brown, Spanish-style stucco home that has drawn the attention of neighbors because of the three-foot high stacks of garbage bags strewn throughout the front yard.

This is not the first time the house has been the center of controversy. Last year, Mayor Karen Bass visited the home and declared it a “public health emergency,”

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