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Former Bitwise employee Anthony Haddad speaks with KVPR's Elizabeth Arakelian. Haddad recently published an op-ed sharing his experience at the company and his reaction to the co-founders' guilty plea.
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In 2022, detainees protested working conditions at the two Kern County facilities and held a labor and hunger strike. This month, detainees still upset by workplace conditions are holding another strike.
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A nearby property, the Virginia Smith Trust land, will be annexed next by Merced before it’s developed into a new university community.
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In a statement released to the social media account for Irma Olguin Jr. on the platform X, an apology addresses former “teammates, investors, lenders and their respective families.”
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Jake Soberal and Irma Olguin Jr. initially pleaded not guilty to the criminal charges when they surrendered in November, but recently reached a plea deal.
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Twelve years ago, prehistoric fossils were found during a Highway 99 construction project near Merced, California.
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Nearly three years after the United States pulled out of Afghanistan, more than 150 refugees fleeing Taliban rule have found homes in California’s Mojave Desert.
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A Kings County judge granted a temporary restraining order against the state's unprecedented mandate. Growers there will not have to meter their groundwater use for now.
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“Stay out of the water if you're not an experienced swimmer," Fresno County Sheriff John Zanoni said at a press conference.
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Temperatures in California have been through the roof. The Central Valley has seen some of the worst heat, with residents under an excessive heat warning since July 2. Meanwhile, farmworkers have continued to work throughout these scorching conditions.
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Many say California almond growers have, in some ways, been the victims of their own success, as overplanting and other factors have led to an oversupply and near-record-low almond prices. But in the last few months, the outlook has begun to turn around.
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California has a glut of nuts! Over production of almonds has dropped prices and crushed the once-lucrative industry. Now, that’s a buzzkill for Northwest beekeepers.