Northern California

California County to Build Homeless Shelter for Displaced Ranch Workers

After 12 ranches on national park land were forced to close by 2026, 26 mostly immigrant households find themselves with nowhere to go.
California County to Build Homeless Shelter for Displaced Ranch Workers
Cows walk out to pasture after being milked at a dairy in Point Reyes Station, Calif., on June 12, 2007. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images
Kimberly Hayek
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The Marin County Board of Supervisors on Aug. 26 approved the purchase of land to build a temporary homeless shelter for dairy and ranch workers who are expected to be displaced after dozens of farms on national park land were ordered to shut down by 2026.

The vote took place during a closed session. One board member recused himself.
Kimberly Hayek
Kimberly Hayek
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.