Agriculture

KPBS Midday Edition

Meet Teresa Romero, The United Farm Workers First Woman President

Marissa Cabrera

Romero is the first woman and first immigrant to head the organization. She will replace Arturo Rodriguez who plans to step down in December.
KPBS Midday Edition

Labor Shortage And Other Risks Confront San Diego Farmers

Maureen Cavanaugh

Pat Finn

The price of water and the lack of land are big problems for San Diego County farmers. Even worse: an acute labor shortage.
Environment

Oceanside Open Space Development Initiative Heads To November Ballot

Alison St John

The Oceanside City Council has asked for an independent report on a citizen’s initiative that would limit development of the city’s remaining open space.
KPBS Midday Edition

Your Money: How To Save On Groceries

Maureen Cavanaugh

Brooke Ruth

As KPBS Midday Edition's series on personal finance continues, we’ll explore how you can pare down your food costs.
Economy

Proposed Changes To Food Stamp Program Could Impact San Diegans

Matt Hoffman

A Republican-drafted Farm Bill is proposing mandatory work or job training for people who receive federal food aid, which could impact around 25,000 people in San Diego County.
Border & Immigration

Friend of Cesar Chavez Sees Remnants Of Civil Rights Activist In Today's Protests

Amita Sharma

Civil rights activist Cesar Chavez would have turned 91 on Saturday. As America honors his birthday, KPBS Reporter Amita Sharma spoke to LeRoy Chatfield, a retired educator who was a close friend and colleague of Chavez, about the labor leader’s legacy.
Economy

City Approves Plan Giving Tax Incentives To Landowners Who Use Land For Agriculture

City News Service

Owners of some vacant or blighted lots will be able to get a tax break in exchange for growing fruits and vegetables under a plan approved Tuesday by the San Diego City Council.
KPBS Midday Edition

A Central Valley Farming Tycoon Seemed To Weather The Drought. But How Did He Do It?

Maureen Cavanaugh

Michael Lipkin

A new profile of Stewart Resnick in California Sunday Magazine shows he kept his Kern County empire wet in part with an “off-the-books” pipeline.
KPBS Midday Edition

The Shrinking Salton Sea Endangers Region's Health

Erik Anderson

California’s largest lake, the Imperial Valley’s Salton Sea, is poised to begin shrinking at an unprecedented speed this year. The retreat is raising concerns about the future of a place that is considered both an ecological treasure and a looming public health disaster.
Environment

Water Wholesaler Poised To Vote On Delta Tunnel Plan

Erik Anderson

The Metropolitan Water District Board in Los Angeles takes a crucial vote Tuesday on whether to support a plan to build two massive tunnels underneath the Sacramento Delta.