California's unemployment rate is now the highest in the country, reaching 5.3% in February following new data that revealed job growth in the nation's most populous state was much lower last year than previously thought.
Bloomington seems like an improbable place to host a clash between past and future. But in this unincorporated town about 50 miles east of Los Angeles, a working-class, mostly Latino community is confronting exactly that: Will it be a slice of desert, a home of horses and nurseries, or will it become a logistics hub, home to Amazon, FedEx and all that goes with it?