Farm labor contracting company fined after heat stroke death
A Central Valley farm labor contracting company that employed a 17-year-old girl who died of heat stroke in May has been fined $262,700 by California's Occupational Safety and Health agency.
Schwarzenegger plans to cut state worker pay to cope with late budget
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger plans to sign an executive order next week that will temporarily reduce pay for more than 200,000 state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 per hour to preserve cash in the midst of a month-long budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Bee.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger intends to cut pay for more than 200,000 state workers to save money during the budget standoff, according to a draft copy of the order obtained by The Bee.
Farm workers rally for Schwarzenegger water plan
Chanting "agua, agua, agua," busloads of farm workers joined Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the Capitol today to demand that lawmakers spend state money on dams and canals to ease a growing water crisis.
Petra Ramires, 70, of Fresno is part of a crowd of more than an estimated 1,000 farm laborers who rallied at the state Capitol today, voicing support for placing a water bond measure on the November ballot. Ramires' sign reads: "Water = work."
Supporters yell chants during a rally on the north steps of the State Capitol, Monday July 23, 2008. Hundreds of farm workers and their families, joined several other San Joaquin Valley mayors, county supervisors and other elected and non-elected leaders at a rally on the at the State Capitol to urge state legislators to approve the water bond proposed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Lean year continues for California home builders
Halfway through 2008, California home builders remain on track for one of their least productive years in decades, the California Building Industry said.
Workers build a new home in Palo Alto in May. California home builders are on track for one of their least productive years in decades, the California Building Industry reports.
The Scoop: Cell Phone Tax
Can the government claim to lower taxes while actually raising them?You bet. The city of Sacramento is trying to do exactly that with aNovember ballot measure called the "Utility User Tax Reduction andFairness Measure." Let me explain.
Contractor Receives Record Fine For Worker's Death
The company that hired a pregnant teen who died of heat stroke thisspring after working in a Central Valley vineyard has been hit with thehighest fine ever issued to a California farm labor contractor.
Calif. City Sues To Block Countrywide Foreclosures
San Diego has filed a civil complaint asking a state court to blockmortgage lender Countrywide Financial Corp. from foreclosing onsubprime borrowers.
Sacramento Middle School Fire Ruled As Arson
The destructive fire that tore through a Sacramento middle school lastSaturday night is being called arson by the Sacramento Fire Department.
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