Summary:
- The article discusses the impact of the Pajaro River flood in California on a community of farmworkers and their struggles with high housing costs in the region.
- It highlights how the flood forced many farmworkers to flee their homes, but the lack of affordable housing options in the area compelled them to return, despite the risks and damage from the flood.
- The article explores the broader issue of the housing crisis in California and how it disproportionately affects vulnerable communities, such as farmworkers, who are forced to choose between the dangers of living in flood-prone areas or the high costs of safer housing.