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      <image:caption>Screenshot of pop-up from AI label on Salazar’s 3/11/2026 Facebook post launching campaign.</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Before (top) and after (bottom) - (1/1/2026 &amp; 3/3/2026, Montgomery Fix)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photos and video of the encampment interior were viewed more than 50,000 times across social media platforms (Photo: Montgomery Fix, 2/14/2026)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Officers from the Montgomery County Police Department, inspectors from Department of Housing and Community Affairs, and officials from PS Ventures meet on the roof of the encampment on February 17, 2026 (Photo: Montgomery Fix)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Left: Gaps in perimeter fencing allowed easy access to the underground encampment (2/14/2026, Montgomery Fix) Right: The fencing was fortified with barbed wire, poles, and chains (3/3/2026, Montgomery Fix)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Top: Trash lines the interior fencing at the corner of Viers Mill Road and University Blvd (2/14/2026, Montgomery Fix) Bottom: Trash removed in conjunction with site security improvements (3/4/2026, Montgomery Fix)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Artist rendering of the future Wheaton Gateway development. (Image: PS Ventures / Housing Opportunities Commission of Montgomery County)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Main photo shows site of former Ambassador Apartment. Inserts show encampment underneath. (Photos: Montgomery Fix)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Behind a chain link fence covered with decorative mesh screens, one entire side of the underground structure’s first level is accessible. An additional access point exists in the rear of the area. (Photo: Montgomery Fix)</image:caption>
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      <image:caption>Photo Montage: center, Jim McNulty from campaign website; sides, screenshots from Homes.com taken 2/2/2026</image:caption>
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