Founded as a labor camp for agricultural workers, the small community of Pajaro has long languished in the shadow of nearby Watsonville.
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California reeling from back-to-back shootings that killed 24: ‘Too much bloodshed’
Three mass shootings have been carried out in one week in California, in Goshen, Monterey Park and Half Moon Bay.
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Why legal weed is failing in one of California’s legendary pot-growing regions
In Trinity County, boom-and-bust cycles are part of history. Legal cannabis promised to be an economic shot in the arm. But that expectation quickly collapsed.
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L.A.’s $1.2-billion bond measure may not be enough to tackle homelessness, audit finds
Costs for Proposition HHH-funded projects continued to rise and only half the projects are set to be ready for occupancy by 2023, the audit found.
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‘Cautious optimism’ as crews turn a corner on Caldor fire
“We’ve got this thing kind of lassoed, and we just need to keep holding on to it with what we’ve got,” one official said. The fire burning near Lake Tahoe was 29% contained as of Friday morning.
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White Lives Matter rally ends with large counterprotest, 12 arrests in Huntington Beach
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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4 killed, including child, in mass shooting at Orange office complex
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Mobile miracle: A clinic brought vaccine to this tiny city of essential workers just outside of downtown LA
Vernon rolls out a mobile clinic to give COVID-19 vaccine to essential workers.
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Supermarket workers feel alone and unrecognized over COVID-19: ‘Is today the day I get the virus?’
Few essential workers have been hit harder by the pandemic than grocery store workers, who worked all through the lockdown. Now as cases drop and vaccine supplies run low, these workers are unsure when they will get inoculated. Adding to the stress is a political battle over granting grocery workers “hero pay.”