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Tag: farmworkers

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference near Sacramento on April 3, 2020. Photo by Rich Pedroncelli, AP Photo/POOL
Posted inWhatMatters

Inside Newsom’s declining approval rate

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven February 3, 2021February 3, 2021
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
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
Posted inCalifornia Divide

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

AvatarAvatar 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
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
Farmworkers around the Watsonville community pick strawberries as the Watsonville Campesino Appreciation Caravan passes through on Tuesday, May 5, 2020. Today, Gov. Newsom announced a new housing program for farmworkers that will provide hotel rooms for those who need to isolate due to COVID-19. Photo by David Rodriguez, The Salinas Californian
Posted inEconomy

New law in 1 minute: California offers tax credits to some undocumented workers

Jackie Botts by Nick Roberts and Jackie Botts December 31, 2020December 31, 2020
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
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
ICU nurse Helen Cordova receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine as Gov. Gavin Newsom watches at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center on Dec. 14, 2020. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo/Pool
Posted inWhatMatters

The scramble for vaccine priority

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven December 15, 2020December 15, 2020
Posted inCalifornia Divide

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

by Manuela Tobias December 11, 2020December 14, 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

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