The California Aqueduct runs through Kern County, delivering water to farm fields in the area. Many county residents work on almond and pistachio farms for very little pay.

Oil industry signs adorn the walls of Jo’s Restaurant in Taft. The diner has long been a popular haunt for local oil field workers. 

Rocio Avila, right, embraces a community member after the 555 Kelly Ave. affordable housing project was approved on June 26 at a Half Moon Bay city council hearing. Avila was among the farmworkers who spoke in support of the project. Following the vote, she celebrated with tears in her eyes, hugging those around her.

At a Tesla Supercharger lot in Kettleman City, cars are using fast chargers. Tesla recently reached agreements with other automakers to give them access to their chargers.

Sara Renteria, who suffers from asthma, is seen at home in North Shore, on July 17. People in the Coachella Valley, especially in Renteria’s low-income, Mexican American community, breathe some of the nation’s unhealthiest concentrations of a pollutant known as PM10 — particles of dust small enough to inhale. 

Brian Guinn Jr. (sitting), better known as BJ, is pictured with his father Brian Guinn.“It’s a personal satisfaction,” Brian says of passing on his knowledge to younger ballplayers. “You feel like you’re doing a good job and kids are getting something from your giving.”

The O Lot Safe Sleeping site at Balboa Park in San Diego provides a cot, blanket, sleeping bag, and hygiene kit. The site also offers 24/7 staffing, showers, laundry, and shuttles.

The pants of Gio (no last name given) a Salvadorian RV resident who works as a handyman, hang next to his RV in San Francisco on June 18. Many RV residents that live on Winston Drive are working-class Latino families who say the cost of living has made it difficult to access affordable housing.

Youth performers dance at the St. Paul African Methodist Episcopal Church of San Bernardino’s 120th year anniversary celebration on July 14. 

Sprinklers water a patch of grass near a sidewalk in Fresno on July 16. California is entering a new phase of water conservation: Cities and towns must meet new mandates ramping down use over the next 15 years.