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By Jorge Mercado / Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Latest news, Law, right, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Maria farm pays $30k to workers to settle labor complaint
More than 200 Santa Maria farmworkers received settlement checks from Rancho Laguna Farms on Feb. 21, a day after the farm agreed to a $30,000 informal settlement of an unfair labor practice charge with the California Agricultural Labor Relations Board. The board distributed checks to 212 farmworkers at the Central Coast United for a Sustainable Read More →
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By Marissa Nall / Friday, February 19th, 2021 / Central Coast, Energy, Green Coast, Latest news, left, Subscriber content, Technology, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Morro Bay could get world’s biggest battery facility
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By Marissa Nall / Thursday, February 18th, 2021 / Central Coast, East Ventura County, Latest news, Technology, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Mars rover lands safely, with drone helicopter from Simi Valley on board
The Mars 2020 rover, carrying on board a first-of-its-kind drone developed by Simi Valley-based AeroVironment, touched down in the Jezero Crater on Feb. 18. The rover was confirmed to have landed safely at 12:56 p.m. Pacific Time, after what’s known as the “seven minutes of terror,” a delay in signal between the Red Planet and Read More →
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By Jorge Mercado / Friday, February 12th, 2021 / Agribusiness, Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, East Ventura County, Latest news, left, South Coast, Top Stories, Top Story, Tri-County Economy, West Ventura County / Comments Off on Lack of masks, insufficient translations: Farmworkers tell of COVID response problems
For months, many farmworkers in the tri-county region and the rest of California, especially indigenous workers who speak neither Spanish nor English, were not properly informed of the dangers of COVID-19, leading to outbreaks and poor working conditions. Despite being labeled essential workers by the state, farmworkers often felt ignored, according to a recent study Read More →
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By Amber Hair / Friday, February 12th, 2021 / Central Coast, Central Coast Health Watch, Latest news, Small Business, South Coast, Subscriber content, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Chamber releases new plan for reopening, recovery
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By Amber Hair / Thursday, February 11th, 2021 / Central Coast, Latest news, Real Estate, South Coast, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Santa Barbara County approves $13.4M rent program
The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors has voted to use $13.4 million in federal pandemic relief funds for direct assistance to low-income renters who lost income because of COVID-19. The money was part of the stimulus bill approved in December. In Santa Barbara County, it will go toward a three-month rental subsidy up to Read More →
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