Monica Almeida / The New York Times
Danny Trouton watches the sunset in front of his trailer in Slab City, an unregulated squatter settlement of ex-hippies, rebels and self-identified misfits, near Niland, Calif. After the notion spread that the state land commission might sell the land, some in the community fear others will impose dreaded zoning codes and enforce health and sanitation rules.
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