When Brandon Sywassink pulled into a Lodi winery with truckloads of freshly picked grapes, he thought he was delivering a year’s worth of work. It was the culmination of months spent pruning, watering and praying for good weather. Instead, he was told to dump them. “We had a handful of grapes, well, I might say,…
Farmers look to robots for field work as immigration raids upend labor – CBS News Watch CBS News Harvests are at risk in California. Part of the reason: immigration raids that have left as many as 70% of field workers too scared to show up. Itay Hod reports how some farmers are looking to technology…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A planned five-day strike by thousands of registered nurses and other Kaiser Permanente health care workers in California, Hawaii and Oregon ended on Sunday, union leaders and the health care system said. California-based Kaiser Permanente said it welcomed back about 30,000 employees who participated in the strike, which began Tuesday and…
The leader of a labor union in Southern California who was arrested while protesting an immigration raid earlier this year will have his felony obstruction charge reduced to a misdemeanor, court records show. David Huerta had been charged with obstruction, resistance or opposition to a federal officer – a class A felony, according to a…
Inglewood, California — One family’s legacy, an Italian restaurant called Sunday Gravy that’s been operating for decades, is now “barely breaking even,” owner Sol Bashirian says, as tariffs and inflation are eating into its profits. “It’s just the reality of where the food industry is at,” Bashirian told CBS News, noting he’s spending thousands of…
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Los Angeles County leaders declared a local state of emergency in the region Tuesday, according to local officials. News of the proclamation was shared in a news release online by LA County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath‘s office. The measure was said to be a response to Immigration and…
Golden State residents will see their electricity bills increase by $17 on average each month after the California Public Utilities Commission approved a controversial rate hike Sept. 18. However, some households are minimizing their energy costs by going solar — and you can protect yourself against rate hikes, too, whether you’re in California or elsewhere….
California has become the latest state to age-gate app stores and operating systems. AB 1043 is one of several internet regulation bills that Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Monday, including ones related to social media warning labels, chatbots and deepfake pornography. The State Assembly passed AB 1043 with a 58-0 vote in September….
Diane Keaton dies at 79 years old in California – CBS News Watch CBS News Actress Diane Keaton has died in California at 79 years old. Her family made the announcement but did not specify a cause. Ali Bauman reports on Keaton’s self-deprecating grace, humor and offbeat charm. Source link
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A passenger who rode with the man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire on New Year’s Day in Southern California has spoken out about his unsettling encounter, according to FOX 11 Los Angeles. Officials say 29-year-old Uber driver Jonathan Rinderknecht sparked a small fire after dropping off passengers…