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The Senate Rules Committee has confirmed the nomination of Val Dolcini as director of the Department of Pesticide Regulation.

The San Francisco board of supervisors yesterday approved an ordinance mandating its public health department and sheriff’s office to incorporate more plant-based foods into their meals.

Latino leaders aid farmworkers * Congress looks to September amid impasse * Pence defends China policy

A bill in the Legislature would require employers to notify state public health and safety departments as well as employee unions of a COVID-19 infection within 24 hours of an outbreak.

Workers’ comp bills pass * How to fund a Delta plan * Rising seas threaten fresh water

Among the many ways this climate catastrophe could wreak havoc on property and the economy is by creating more salt issues for the State Water Project.

Fresno State water expert Thomas Esqueda details funding options a San Joaquin Valley coalition is considering to cover a $7-billion sustainability plan.

Policy committees have passed three bills this week related to workers' compensation for essential workers during the pandemic.

CDFA has detected the first psyllid in a commercial grove that tested positive for the bacteria that causes citrus greening.

The industry fears the added costs could cripple small businesses and that the regulation would ignore longstanding commitments by businesses and local governments to achieve sustainability goals – a hallmark of the California wine industry.