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Locke's leisurely demise interrupts California river town
In Locke California a riverside Chinatown of decaying crackerboxes faces preservation contests. The state backs preservation while Hong Kong investors seek to develop a housing subdivision and cultural center. Locals, many Chinese and Filipino seniors, fear loss of the town once a bustling river hub for yachtsmen and laborers.
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Locke
Calif
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Walnut Grove
George Locke
Ng Doo Tai
Asian City Development Inc
Clarence Chew