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Central Coast farmworkers and labor advocates are calling for new regulations governing the use of a Cancer-causing pesticide.
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Central Coast advocates are pushing a plan to raise the minimum wage for farm workers in Santa Barbara County by $10 dollars an hour.
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Climate scientists expect more heat waves to hit the Central Coast in the coming years, which could put people’s health at risk. Medical experts say taking precautions can minimize visits to the ER.
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The new report by CAUSE and MICOP suggests farmworker income often falls below the living wage in Santa Barbara County.
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Some Monterey County residents are returning home after a series of winter storms brought damage to the County. It broke the region’s Pajaro Levee, causing widespread flooding throughout the Pajaro community, forcing residents to evacuate. Now the County is facing more rainfall and a prolonged cleanup process.
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A new study from UC Merced details the living and work conditions of farmworkers across California, including on the Central Coast.
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Farmworkers are exposed to pesticides — it's a risk that's part of the job, according to one farmworker in this episode, in which you’ll hear about the risks, the regulations, and the agencies trying to offer solutions to limit exposure and facilitate reporting incidents.
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It’s a warm day in Santa Maria, as Santiago Fanvian — who’s called Santa Maria home for the last 17 years — is at a strip mall with his two sons, both of…
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Farmworkers face a disproportionate burden of COVID-19. Getting them vaccinated is vital, but challenging. The population’s health inequities led Santa Barbara County’s Public Health Department to launch “health equity clinics,” which help overcome obstacles to vaccination, such as language barriers and mistrust.
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As the pandemic’s impact on the Central Coast affects farmworkers too, vaccinating these workers became an important objective.