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Prioritize California’s farmworkers and provide them COVID vaccines

by Guest Commentary March 8, 2021March 8, 2021

As farmworkers prepare for their second pandemic-era harvest, it is time the state does everything it can to ensure their safety.

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

California Divide

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

by Kate Cimini February 2, 2021February 3, 2021

Workers arrive at the Foster Poultry Farms site at 900 W. Belgravia Ave., Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 9, 2020 in Fresno. Photo by Eric Zamora, The Fresno Bee

California Divide

California isn’t fully tracking serious workplace COVID-19 cases in Fresno. Here’s why

by Manuela Tobias, Jason Pohl, Dale Kasler and Phillip Reese February 2, 2021February 2, 2021

Two farmworkers sit at the end of strawberry field rows for their lunch break in Watsonville. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

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

by Kate Cimini January 13, 2021January 26, 2021

California Divide

Fresno County tracks COVID-19 outbreaks at workplaces. Why keep it secret?

by Manuela Tobias December 11, 2020December 14, 2020

A bus parked in front of El Dorado Motel drops off farmworkers as a van that also transports farmworkers drives right next to it in Salinas on Aug. 1, 2020. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian

California Divide

State mandates emergency workplace COVID-19 protections, less crowding for guest farmworkers

by Jackie Botts November 19, 2020December 18, 2020

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San Joaquin Valley family says company’s toxic pesticide caused child’s disabilities

by Manuela Tobias October 23, 2020October 23, 2020

A housekeeper cleans a room at the Colonial Motel in Santa Maria on July 15, 2020. The motel is one of the locations where Alco Harvesting houses H-2A farmworkers. Photo by Len Wood, Santa Maria Times

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First county announces new COVID-19 protections for temporary ag workers

by Jackie Botts September 17, 2020October 7, 2020

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CalMatters investigation, COVID cases spur bill requiring employers disclose workplace outbreaks

by Kate Cimini September 12, 2020September 14, 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

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

by Kate Cimini August 27, 2020September 28, 2020