Years of Preparation Help Save Some Communities From Caldor Fire

Prep Work Helped Firefighters Save Homes in Path of Caldor Fire

While the Caldor Fire has destroyed more than a thousand buildings and continues to burn, communities around South Lake Tahoe mostly escaped the fire’s destruction — despite lying square in its path.  That’s thanks to firefighters, but also years of work preparing the forest.Reporter: Danielle Venton, KQED 

Warehouse Workers Get New Protections  to Fight Speed Quotas

Governor Gavin Newsom has signed AB 701. It’s a bill that  requires warehouse operators to disclose more about the quotas and algorithms they use to squeeze more productivity out of workers, possibly creating more dangerous workplaces.Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED

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