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SIX MACHINES WORK AFTER DARK, moving through 200 acres of organic vineyard outside Hopland. Nobody sits on them. They’re electric and weigh about 900 pounds each — roughly a tenth as much as a tractor and spray rig. Instead of a tank, they carry banks of UV-C lamps that damage the DNA of powdery mildew […]

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California safety rules impede driverless farm equipment in Mendocino vineyards

Stockton Unified weighs whether renaming Cesar Chavez High is worth the $3M price tag

California college educators rethink how they teach César Chávez after abuse allegations

Turning the page: Stockton downtown library retains Chavez name but will cover it over

Silicon Valley farmworkers face federal wage cuts; Rep. Zoe Lofgren seeks to block rule

As tributes are removed, educators grapple with fallout from Chávez abuse allegations

César Chávez Day is no more. California lawmakers officially scrap the holiday name

San Jose begins process to review, remove Cesar Chavez tributes from public spaces

Stockton confronts fate of Chavez landmarks, wounded pride as legacy falls into tatters

Lawmakers seek to rename March 31 as Farmworkers Day after Chavez allegations

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