In the News: This Bay Area surfing town is struggling to house its workers. A co-op could help. (SF Chronicle)

By J.K. Dineen, Reporter

Aug 27, 2024

“Since last October, roughly 60 people, including 18 children, have lived in the RV park on the Tacherra Ranch, a working family farm on Mesa Road that has provided meat, vegetables and eggs to the Bolinas community for over 100 years. Mostly laborers — on ranches, restaurants, construction sites, landscaping crews — they make up just 4% of the town’s population, but their children account for nearly 20% of the tiny K-8 Bolinas-Stinson Union School District.”

Ingris Lopez, left, temporary RV park resident, and Annie O’Connor, executive director for the Bolinas Community Land Trust, greet each other with a hug at a meeting.

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