We have people here who want to work and we’re making it harder for them,' said Ernesto Ruiz with the Farmworker ...
Following the meeting, the Farmworker Conditions in Santa Barbara County temporary ad hoc advisory committee will report back to the Board of Supervisors with a summary of key points and possible ...
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The public is invited to participate in a community meeting focused on farmworker conditions in Santa Barbara County Tuesday ...
Operation Access is a nonprofit that helps people in Northern California access specialty medical care. “There’s a lot of places where people can go for primary care, for the uninsured or for the ...
After two heat strokes and damaged kidneys, José Delgado remains stunned that Florida banned counties from enacting ...
U.S. federal health officials on Thursday called for more testing of employees on farms with bird flu after a new study ...
As I packed up the last of our research equipment, I turned to see the soft-spoken farmworker who we interviewed earlier that day about her experience laboring in extreme heat. Her small frame was ...
The Ventura City Council will consider on Tuesday whether to issue tax-exempt bonds for an affordable housing project near ...