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Author Archives: Kate Cimini

Kate Cimini is a reporter with the Salinas Californian and CalMatters' California Divide project. She covers economic inequality, agriculture, and housing. Previously, she covered national security, natural disasters, and sports. Her work has appeared in the Houston Chronicle, USA Today, VICE, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated online, and others.

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A fieldworker wearing a hat with the golden eagle, the official bird of Mexico, as he uses it to shield his face from the sun while he picks strawberries on Saturday, April 25, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Farmworkers say employers, Cal/OSHA don’t enforce COVID-19 safety regulations

by Kate Cimini February 2, 2021February 3, 2021

A new study shows farmworkers say they have been left unprotected from COVID-19 by the very employers and agencies who wrote emergency regulations intended to keep them safe.

Un trabajador de campo con una gorra con un águila real, el ave oficial de México, mientras la usa para protegerse la cara del sol mientras recoge fresas el sábado 25 de abril de 2020. Foto de David Rodríguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Los trabajadores agrícolas dicen que los empleadores, Cal/OSHA no hacen cumplir las regulaciones de seguridad COVID-19

by Kate Cimini February 2, 2021February 3, 2021
John adjusts the covers on his massage table. Photo by Ayrton Ostly, The Salinas Californian
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Going underground: California business operates in secret amid pandemic restrictions

by Kate Cimini January 22, 2021January 22, 2021
Two farmworkers sit at the end of strawberry field rows for their lunch break in Watsonville. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Farmworkers lose out on $1.5B COVID-19 safety funding after USDA springs surprise spending

by Kate Cimini January 13, 2021January 26, 2021
María Reyes, quien dio positivo por COVID-19, se pone en cuarentena en su casa en Mendota el 12 de diciembre de 2020. Reyes declinó una habitación de hotel con Housing for the Harvest por temor a tener que dejar a su hija adolescente. Foto de Gary Kazanjian
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Por qué pocos trabajadores agrícolas se aíslan en las habitaciones de hotel COVID-19 gratuitas de California

Jackie BottsAvatar by Jackie Botts, Kate Cimini and Georgia Gee December 19, 2020December 21, 2020
Maria Reyes, who tested positive for COVID-19, quarantines at her home in Mendota on Dec. 12, 2020. Reyes declined a hotel room with Housing for the Harvest out of concern she would have to leave her teenage daughter. Photo by Gary Kazanjian
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Why few farmworkers isolate in California’s free COVID-19 hotel rooms

Jackie BottsAvatar by Jackie Botts, Kate Cimini and Georgia Gee December 19, 2020December 21, 2020
Grapes are harvested from a vineyard as smoke from a massive wildfire fills the air near Oakville, on Oct. 13, 2017. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inCalifornia Divide

New bill pushes California to stock, distribute masks to farmworkers during wildfires

by Kate Cimini December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Las uvas se cosechan en un viñedo mientras el humo de un enorme incendio forestal llena el aire cerca de Oakville, el 13 de octubre de 2017. Foto de Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Nuevo proyecto de ley empuja a California a almacenar y distribuir máscaras a los trabajadores agrícolas durante los incendios forestales

by Kate Cimini December 9, 2020December 9, 2020
Susan Brzovich se sienta en frente de la unidad de dos habitaciones que alquila en Prunedale el 27 de noviembre de 2020. Foto de David Rodríguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inCalMatters en Español

Mejor que antes, incluso cuando sube el alquiler

by Kate Cimini December 6, 2020January 21, 2021
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Better off than before, even as the rent goes up

by Kate Cimini December 6, 2020January 20, 2021

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