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Farmworkers throughout California will start marching up the Central Valley this week to support a voting rights bill.
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The union representing 2,000 Kaiser Northern California mental health workers announced plans to strike, citing high workloads and long waits for patients.
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Noah Berger/APFirefighters have significantly slowed the spread of the Oak Fire, allowing officials to lift some evacuation orders.
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