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On California’s Central Coast, one town is trying to diversify beyond its main moneymaker

Published August 5, 2022 at 11:33 AM CDT

California’s Central Coast is facing a future with much less water. Vineyards and the irrigation they need aren’t sustainable. So Paso Robles is courting a spaceport as the region’s new moneymaker.

KCBX’s Benjamin Purper reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

Copyright 2022 NPR. To see more, visit https://www.npr.org.

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