For more than 80 years, the Zorthian Ranch – nestled among the oak trees and steep canyons of Altadena – has been a home for artists, musicians and creatives seeking a different way of life. At this working ranch, people also tend animals and live close to the land, often growing their own food and generating their own energy. But it was almost completely destroyed by the Eaton Fire, and more than twenty people were displaced. Recent resident and audio reporter Sam Anderson interviewed members of this community, who explain the unique history of the ranch, and share in their own words and sounds what it means to them.

California has plans to turn a stretch of abandoned railroad tracks into 300 miles of walking and biking trails, connecting the hills of Marin County with the redwood forests near Eureka in Northern Humboldt. If completed, the Great Redwood Trail could become the longest rail-trail in the nation. But some Indigenous communities and other groups are not on board. Reporter Sam Anderson explores how this grand idea has resurfaced the painful and complicated history behind the original railroad tracks that were built more than a century ago.

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Oakland's largest houseless encampment dreams of permanent community.
Workers at San Leandro Cummins engine plant strike to keep medical care.
Oakland police reform advocates slam Mayor’s budget, call for defunding police.
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Bay Area Indian Americans take action to provide relief to India during pandemic.
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Oakland Unified School District reopens for some in-person classes.
Bernie Sanders introduces bills to lower prescription drug prices, with bipartisan support.
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San Francisco Supervisors unanimously pass gig worker protections-requiring companies to provide PPE
San Francisco Mayor London Breed relaxes COVID-19 restrictions.
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Two new vaccination sites open in Oakland and San Francisco.
CDC releases new guidelines on school reopenings.
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As marijuana legalization inches forward in New Jersey, a coalition of mayors, law enforcement, and town councils are working to ensure that dispensaries never open up shop in their towns. Read more…