The Other California

Two Portuguese families in Livingston grew to become some of the largest sweet potato growers in the nation. We meet up with the next generation of farmers building on what their families started.

By some estimates, Punjabis now make up close to a fifth of the city’s population.

Plus, from KVPR’s new podcast The Other California, a profile of the Kern County City of Taft. The oil town’s future is uncertain as California turns toward green energy. Listen to this story and more on the podcast above.

All three attended top universities and were their high school valedictorians.

An openly gay Navy veteran who is about to graduate from college reflects on his efforts to establish an LGBTQ club at a private religious university in Fresno. Listen to this conversation and more on the podcast.

Parents and students speak up about the hardships of the hour-long commute to the nearest high school in Coalinga

The rural city of Taft is perched directly on top of the state’s most productive oilfield.

This small group of residents has taken on a leadership role in the rural community of Fairmead, just a few miles outside of Chowchilla’s city limits.

Maria Martinez dreamt of owning her own restaurant when she was a kid living in Mexico.

On this week’s Valley Edition: A garden in Chowchilla brings hope to inmates at the Central California Women’s Facility. Listen to these stories and more in the podcast above.