Southside Richmond

Southside Richmond

The city of Richmond in Contra Costa County grew during the war years of the 1940s when thousands of workers migrated to Richmond to work in the Kaiser Shipyards, and Richmond remains an industrial city owing to the presence of Chevron refineries and research...
Tahoe Truckee

Tahoe Truckee

The Tahoe Truckee region runs north from Lake Tahoe, in Placer County, over a mountain pass to the town of Truckee in Nevada County, and is home to 30,000 year-round residents. The local economy is driven by seasonal tourism, so low-wage service jobs predominate....
Sanger

Sanger

The town of Sanger is located at the eastern edge of the San Joaquin Valley, 12 miles from Fresno, close to the foothills below Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks. Its population of 25,000 comprises mainly Latinos (85%) and Whites (13%). Agriculture drives the...
Calistoga

Calistoga

The presence of thermal hot springs made Calistoga, located in northern Napa County, a popular tourist destination long before the region developed into the wine mecca it is today. With a population near 6,000, much of Calistoga’s workforce is employed seasonally in...