The Central Valley farm town of Planada was hit hard by recent flooding, displacing many families. Now, as the rest of California dries out, the residents are hoping they won't be forgotten.
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, which published this week. But she was also gracious enough to share some of her own experiences with me, and what went into the reporting.“Planada sits at the base of the foothills that rise up into the Sierra and Yosemite National Park, and it has a lovely plaza and a gorgeous park,” she said. “But then I looked closer, and I saw dumpsters filled with flood detritus.
Five weeks after the floods, Garrison said, the mud has turned back to dirt and the sun is out. Most of us have moved on. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California’s longest-serving senator, will not run for reelection next year, marking the end to one of the state’s most storied political careers.
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