In a city where more than 70 percent of the residents live below the poverty line, a garage sale delivers fast and temporary economic relief to the weekend vendors. This past weekend, Santa Ana was bustling with locals setting up tents for las yardas, or, garage sales.

The City of Santa Ana only allows for garage sales to take place on residential properties the weekends of March, June, September, and December (which totals to eight days out of 365). No permit is required to hold a garage sale, which gives opportunities to many undocumented locals to sell goods.

Many vendors expressed their desires to sell more frequently as opposed to the eight days out of the year.

Julie Leopo is a freelance photographer based in SanTana.