MORE ON: California Lost

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

The word “was” is heard a lot around South Dos Palos, a speck on the map of the Central Valley southeast of Los Banos in Merced County.  “This was the railroad station,” Denard Davis, a longtime county education leader, said as he drove by a spit of gravel and... + read more