Agriculture coalition files lawsuit challenging Coachella urgency ordinance
A coalition of agricultural organizations has filed a lawsuit in Riverside Superior Court to block Coachella’s urgency ordinance mandating that farmers and other agricultural employers pay an additional four dollars per hour to their employees for at least 120 days.
In the complaint, plaintiffs Western Growers Association, California Fresh Fruit Association and Growing Coachella Valley argue, among other claims, that there is no factual justification for the urgency ordinance, that it’s unconstitutionally vague and that the urgency ordinance will cause irreparable harm to agricultural employers for which they have no adequate remedy.
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“He was a son, a brother, an uncle, a father, a friend,” his sister Raina Menezes said through tears, adding that Loia was an avid sports fan, particularly of the Lakers and Raiders.
Loia was in Long Beach to see his two children, ages 2 and 3, Menezes said.
Menezes said she did not know exactly why Loia ended up at a park near 14th Street and Magnolia Avenue where police allege he was pointing a gun at people and passing cars around 9:15 p.m. Police say they gave Loia multiple commands to drop the weapon before five officers fired at him. Officers performed CPR, but Loia died at the scene, the LBPD said in a statement.