Why I-5's most popular stop is now a ghost town

The worker turns back toward the drive-thru lane. It’s deserted. Nearby, a woman walks a pair of little dogs into a designated dog park area in front of Bravo Farms. The parking lot is vacant but for a white wrapper cartwheeling around in the midday breeze. She observes the expanse of the Central Valley before her and snaps a picture of it with her phone. The spot is known to those who frequent Interstate 5 as the perfect middle between San Francisco and LA, one of the most popular places...