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Tag: agricultural fields

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.

Recapping the stories that epitomized California in 2020. Image via iStock
Posted inPolitics

With 2020 hindsight: Recapping the stories that defined California life

CalMatters staff by CalMatters staff December 31, 2020December 31, 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
Farmworkers go through fields along Pine Canyon Road as the hillsides behind them burn steadily through the afternoon on Aug. 19, 2020. Photo by Ayrton Ostly/The Californian
Posted inCalifornia Divide

Smoke, ash from River Fire raises questions about produce, farmworker safety

by Kate Cimini August 27, 2020September 28, 2020
covid-19 central valley strike team
Posted inCalifornia Divide

COVID-19 is hammering the Central Valley. Can Newsom’s ‘strike team’ make a difference?

Manuela TobiasAvatarAvatar by Manuela Tobias, Tony Bizjak and Dale Kasler August 13, 2020September 28, 2020
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