"I'm honestly scared, said Margarito Loza. He and his wife, Chabela, have lived at Spaletta Dairy for 35 years. Their 17-year-old son, Tony, is midway through his senior year at Tomales High School and is deeply concerned about where he will live next week and the toll the upheaval has taken on his family."
"There were 26 farmworker and tenant families living in the seashore last January when a landmark settlement between environmental organizations and ranchers ended most ranching in the park. The agreement set a deadline of Feb. 28, 2026, for all ranch tenants to leave; ranch owners agreed to vacate land many had farmed for generations by April 8, 2026."
"Last Thursday, several seashore families at the former McClure Dairy faced the same deadline, with nowhere to go, when they received a late-hour reprieve granting one-month extensions. Another family at the former McClelland Dairy is still awaiting a response to its extension request. For the Lozas, however, an extension was never an option."
Margarito and Chabela Loza, who have lived at Spaletta Dairy for 35 years, must vacate by midnight on Saturday, February 28, with no secured housing. Their 17-year-old son Tony, a senior at Tomales High School, worries about the family's stability and his ability to graduate. A landmark settlement between environmental organizations and ranchers ended most ranching in Point Reyes National Seashore, establishing a February 28, 2026 deadline for all ranch tenants to leave. While other farmworker families at nearby dairies received one-month extensions, the Lozas were denied this option. The family may resort to temporary hotel or vacation rental accommodations as a last option.
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