Like many other grooms at the Golden Gate Fields racetrack in the east Bay Area, Miguel Rodriguez lives in the shadows of the stables. Along with his wife, Olivia, he sleeps in a bunk bed in a drafty tack room redolent of straw and manure, just around the corner from the horses he skillfully and... + read more

For nearly 70 years, the McCloud River in Northern California has been bereft of the Chinook salmon spawning runs for which it was once known. But for a few hours this summer, the Winnemem Wintu tribe revived the river’s memory of the lost, sacred fish. “We Winnemem are a salmon... + read more

"Lone resident of bygone shrimper village faces eviction" tells the story of 85-year-old Frank Quan, who could be forced to move from his home in China Camp State Park, one of 70 slated for closure amid a state budget cut. Below are some frequently asked questions regarding the proposed closures.... + read more

Ethel Gist bought her dream house and planned to retire to Antioch in the Bay Area. Instead, the 70-year-old lost the house during the height of the foreclosure crisis, and now rents a place with her daughter and two grandchildren. After he lost his three-bedroom home in East Los Angeles, Rene... + read more