Bill would provide relief to farmworkers in drought-stricken California
[A]s climate change brings hotter, drier conditions, the American dream is getting harder to achieve in the Valley. Because of severe drought the past few years, farmers have left some fields unplanted. And with fewer acres to plant and harvest, many workers have had their hours cut or lost their jobs. … [State senator Melissa Hurtado] says many of these workers are struggling to pay rent and feed their families. So she’s proposed legislation that would provide qualified farmworkers with a $1,000 monthly stipend for three years.