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KQED's The California Report · Friday · 9 min

Goats Help Prevent California Wildfires. Wage Disputes Might Interrupt That.

Goats have become a critical tool for wildfire mitigation in California. But grazing companies warn their businesses are at risk now that wage requirements for herders have increased. Reporter: Laura Fitzgerald, CapRadio A federal judge in Oakland has given the Trump administration until today, August 7th, to reimburse legal non-profits representing more than 20,000 immigrant children. That’s after it stopped paying them in December. Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED The Salinas City Council has unanimously approved extending a moratorium on new tobacco retailer licenses into 2027. Reporter: Katie Brown, KAZU Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Goats have become a critical tool for wildfire mitigation in California. But grazing companies warn their businesses are at risk now that wage requirements for herders have increased.

Reporter: Laura Fitzgerald, CapRadio


A federal judge in Oakland has given the Trump administration until today, August 7th, to reimburse legal non-profits representing more than 20,000 immigrant children. That’s after it stopped paying them in December.

Reporter: Tyche Hendricks, KQED


The Salinas City Council has unanimously approved extending a moratorium on new tobacco retailer licenses into 2027.

Reporter: Katie Brown, KAZU


Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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