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Gubernatorial Rivals Agree: California Got This Farmworker Law Wrong

April 2, 2026 6:30 amApril 2, 2026 12:54 pm

Political agreement is rare. What happened this week at Fresno State demands attention. On April 1, 2026, Republican and Democratic candidates for governor shared the stage and acknowledged a hard truth: California’s elected leaders got it wrong. The Legislature and...

CSU Channel Islands Professor Arrested, Accused of Assaulting ICE Agents at Cannabis Farm Raid

July 15, 2025 4:23 pmJuly 15, 2025 4:40 pm

California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) philosophy and mathematics professor Jonathan Anthony Caravello was released on a $15,000 bond at the Central District of California United States District Court in Los Angeles on Monday, several days after being arrested for...

Why Schools Named for Cesar Chavez Are Overwhelmingly Failing to Meet California Academic Benchmarks

March 28, 2025 8:03 amMarch 29, 2025 8:55 am

Once again, our nation honors the legacy of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farmworkers of America. March 31st is a state holiday in California and state, county, and local offices will be shuttered. Across the nation, tributes will be...

Why Are Schools Named for Cesar Chavez Overwhelmingly Failing to Meet California Academic Benchmarks

March 24, 2024 2:45 amMarch 24, 2024 2:46 am

In just a few days our nation will, once again, honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farmworkers of America. March 31 is a state holiday in California and state offices will be shuttered–some as early as...

Gov. Newsom Signs Bill to Eliminate Vote-by-Mail Elections and Secret Ballots for Farm Workers

May 16, 2023 7:26 amJune 13, 2025 7:12 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 113 authored by the Committee on Budget, into law Monday to eliminate vote-by-mail in elections by farm workers for union certification. This will usher in a “card check” system in which United Farm Workers labor...

On Cesar Chavez Day Where is the Urgency or Leadership in Turning Around Languishing Schools Named for Heroes?

March 30, 2023 2:09 amMarch 30, 2023 8:29 am

In just a few days our nation will, once again, honor the legacy of Cesar Chavez, co-founder of the United Farmworkers of America. March 31 is a state holiday in California and state offices will be shuttered–some on Friday and...

New Overtime Law for Agriculture Workers Was Never About the Workers

January 9, 2023 8:10 amJanuary 10, 2023 3:42 pm

After many failed attempts to unionize more agricultural workers in California, Gov. Jerry Brown instead signed into law Assembly Bill 1066 in 2016 by then-Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez (D-San Diego), to require overtime pay of time-and-a-half for farm employees working more than eight...