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Report Highlights Struggles of Farm Workers

Organizers with CAUSE (Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy) issued a nine-page report on the eve of California Agricultural Labor Relations Board hearings on farm field conditions throughout the Santa Maria Valley, detailing what they describe as prevalent wage theft, long hours, and substandard working conditions.

Creek Cleanup Efforts Begin

Even though Santa Barbara is now weathering the hottest drought on record, Santa Barbara County flood-control workers are beginning creek cleanup efforts in anticipation of possible El Niño floods.

State Funds Diablo Seismic Safety Panel

The State Legislature unanimously passed a bill that will extend funding for an independent seismic safety panel that serves as a public ombudsperson in technical disputes over the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant.

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