San Joaquin Valley

1. A vast valley in central California.

Known for its rich farmland.

Example Sentences

After immigration operations in the San Joaquin Valley earlier this year, according to one Brown University study, schools in Kern, Tulare, Kings and Fresno counties saw a 22% increase in absences compared to previous years.

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Castro was a first-generation college graduate who grew up in the San Joaquin Valley.

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The heat wave will also expand, with much of inland Orange County, the Inland Empire, San Diego County valleys and the southern San Joaquin Valley under an extreme heat watch beginning Thursday.

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In parts of the San Joaquin Valley, sinking land has become such a serious problem, it is beginning to depress home prices, new research shows.

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A coalition has begun an effort to bring back Tulare Lake and its once-vast wetlands on thousands of acres of farmland in the San Joaquin Valley.

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