China’s General Administration on Customs is asking some exporters to sign forms guaranteeing their products are free from COVID-19 contamination. Politico says that’s not sitting well with many U.S. food producers, who say they’re hesitant to sign off on the new safety protocols when they say it’s highly unlikely their food can even carry…… MORE
FFA National Convention Goes Digital
The National FFA Organization announced last week that the 2020 National FFA Convention and Expo will be held virtually. “We wanted to ensure that our members and guests had the full convention experience,” says Mark Peoschl, National FFA CEO. “After a discussion with the Board of Directors, the decision was made to move forward…… MORE
Teens Home Alone Become Victims of Home Invasion
FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KMJ News0 — The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office says a 15-year-old boy and his 13-year-old sister were home alone, when a homeless man forced his way inside. Deputies say the boy kept 23-year-old Steven Vega distracted, and away from his sister’s room. Vega then found the keys to a Camaro in the drive…… MORE
3 Dead After Being Swept Off Beach Rocks
MALIBU, Calif. (AP) – Three people have died after they were swept off the rocks into the ocean at a Malibu-area shore. Ventura County officials say two men and a woman were fishing with five other family members along the Pacific Coast Highway when they were washed away Thursday afternoon near Deer Creek Beach. They…… MORE
Lawsuit Brewing in Fight over Game Bird in Sierra Nevada
RENO, Nev. (AP) – Conservationists are headed back to court to try to force the Trump administration to protect a rare game bird along the California-Nevada border. The government keeps changing its mind about whether to list the cousin of the greater sage grouse as a threatened or endangered species. Three groups have filed formal…… MORE
Data Privacy Among 11 Measures to Qualify for Calif. Ballot
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California voters will weigh in this November on whether to expand a landmark data privacy law, alter a decades-old law that limits property taxes on businesses and exempt ride-hail giants Uber and Lyft from a new state labor law. They are among 11 measures Secretary of State Alex Padilla certified on…… MORE
CA Approves 1st-in-US Electric Truck Sales Rule
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California regulators approved new rules that would force automakers to sell more electric work trucks and delivery vans in the state. The rule is aimed at helping the nation’s most populous state clean up its air quality. The rules would require a certain percentage of work truck sales each year to…… MORE
Farm Workers Strike After Dozens Get Coronavirus
WASCO, Calif. (AP) – A union official says a group of about 50 farm workers at a California pistachio farm have gone on strike, demanding free face coverings, gloves and information from the farm’s owner. A United Farm Workers official said workers were picketing Thursday outside Primex Farms in the central California city of Wasco…… MORE
Assembly to Cast Final Vote on Calif. Budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – The California Assembly is set to approve a state spending plan that closes an estimated $54.3 billion deficit. The $202.1 billion budget includes cuts to the court system, public colleges and universities and state employee salaries. The state Senate approved the budget on Thursday. That vote came hours after Gov. Gavin…… MORE
Illegal Meat Seized at California Ports
Officials with the U.S. Customs and Border Protection reports it has intercepted 19,500 pounds of prohibited pork, chicken, beef and duck products arriving from China. The products were intercepted at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. According to an official statement, most of the animal products were mixed in boxes of headphones,…… MORE
