It’s always great when one of our reporters starts a sentence with, “I got a tip…”

Tips can sometimes lead you down rabbit holes, but most of the time they help our reporters dig in and reveal something someone doesn’t want us to find.

This week, Jim Hinch had a tip. He learned that more than a dozen farmers and local families who grow vegetables, fruits and flowers at a community garden near the Tijuana River received eviction letters from the agency that manages the garden.

The Resource Conservation District of Greater San Diego County was kicking out all of the 217 individuals who use the space. Gardeners and farmers freaked out. For some, this represented a threat to their livelihood and the food they put on the table.

So, what gives?

Hinch revealed that the evictions were brought

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