May 25 Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! CALIFORNIANS WILL VOTE IN A RECALL SOONER OR LATER. Via Lara Korte. . and some Democrats say it should be sooner, to avoid time for any misfortunes to befall Gov. Gavin Newsom and take the wind out of the recall campaign. Sen. Steve Glazer floated the concept on Twitter Friday, saying it was the governor's best bet to beat the "reckless .
The shutdown of the Foster Farms plant this week due to coronavirus deaths exposes lapses in one of the most dangerous workplace sectors.
Labor experts and advocates for workers have said the deaths show a need for authorities to pay greater attention to workplace safety in the Central Valley. Critics say officials have long paid insufficient scrutiny to workplace safety hazards in this part of California.
Although the Central Valley has among the highest number of complaints and accidents, workplace safety inspections in this part of California have yielded fewer violations per inspection than other parts of the state, said Ana Padilla, executive director of the UC Merced Community and Labor Center.
California's Division of Occupational Health and Safety has cited a Foster Farms plant in Livingston for not protecting its workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.