Maliya V. Ellis

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Hundreds of people form a human banner at Ocean Beach in San Francisco during a No Kings Day gathering Saturday morning. Santiago Mejia/S.F. ChronicleDrake Housman, 9, chants during San Francisco’s No Kings Day protest against President Donald Trump. Manuel Orbegozo/For the S.F. ChronicleThe No Kings Day rally at Frank Ogawa Plaza in Oakland draws thousands of protesters. Jungho Kim/For the S.F. ChronicleProtesters crowd Market Street during San Francisco’s No Kings Day march. Yalonda M.

2 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Maliya V. Ellis |Julie Johnson

Farm workers work in fields south of Bakersfield in Kern County in April. Roughly half of the Central Valley's farm workforce is undocumented. FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty ImagesThe nation’s most abundant harvest is ripening in California’s Central Valley fields, but the people at the heart of these agricultural communities are living in fear. Whispers of immigration raids — most unconfirmed — swirled from Colusa to Kern counties this week.

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San Francisco firefighter Camilo Mejia walks past Engine 38, which is more than 25 years old. The city’s fire chief worries that the aging fleet could limit the agency’s ability to respond to a major fire after an earthquake. Lea Suzuki/S.F. ChronicleSan Francisco’s aging and limited fleet of fire trucks and engines could restrict firefighters’ ability to quell the blazes that could rip through the city after a major earthquake, the city’s fire chief said.

3 weeks ago | sfchronicle.com | Maliya V. Ellis

Farms that offer paid children’s activities, like corn mazes, could potentially be blocked from renewing a personal liability umbrella policy under State Farm’s underwriting guidelines. EyeWolf/Getty ImagesWhat do corn mazes, mushroom farms and professional athletes have in common? They all have the dubious honor of being considered too risky to insure under a State Farm policy that offers extra liability coverage, per a filing earlier this year.

1 month ago | sfchronicle.com | Maliya V. Ellis

Main Street in West Village Cambria, as photographed in 2019. The seaside community of Cambria was named one of the most underrated places in the country to visit by U.S. News and World Report. Paul Kuroda/Special to the S.F. ChronicleLooking for a getaway on California’s coast? A new list says you should consider a lesser-known seaside spot: Cambria.