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Political Watch: July 11, 2024

• Amid extreme heat waves across California and the nation, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) applauded the Biden administration’s proposed rule to establish the first-ever federal safety standard to protect workers from the severe risks of excessive heat, according to a July 2 statement from Padilla’s office. The rule, proposed by the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), would implement key provisions from Padilla’s Asunción Valdivia Heat Illness and Fatalities Prevention Act by putting forward a federal standard to ensure workers and employers can address increasing heat stress risks...

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Deciding what’s public: Local governments grapple with Zoombombers who make hateful comments during public meetings

By Libbey Hanson

Deciding what’s public: Local governments grapple with Zoombombers who make hateful comments during public meetings

Lompoc now has two ballot measures to discontinue public park use

By Taylor O'Connor

Lompoc now has two ballot measures to discontinue public park use

All day, all night: A YMCA in Santa Ynez wants to stay open 24/7, but its neighbors are against the plan

By Taylor O'Connor

All day, all night: A YMCA in Santa Ynez wants to stay open 24/7, but its neighbors are against the plan

Los Padres Lake Fire burns more than 26,000 acres

By Taylor O'Connor

Los Padres Lake Fire burns more than 26,000 acres

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