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Sanitation workers agree to new contract with Republic Services, ending strike


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Trash collection services resume today, following a month-long strike that saw mountains of trash piling up in Chula Vista and other parts of San Diego. Plus, a new study by Scripps Institution of Oceanography is raising the alarm about water pollution along the border coastal region. Next, why the San Diego County Board of Supervisors and local city councils hold votes on national issues that don’t always have a direct impact on local governance. After, KPBS talks to SDSU lecturer Miro Copic about grocery store shortages and the spike in food prices. Later, the unintended consequences of a state law that requires farmers with more than 26 employees to pay their workers overtime after eight hours a day, or 40 hours a week. Finally, two years later, reporter Lisa Morehouse revisits rural Tuolumne County for Tu Bishvat to see the impact of the pandemic on community gatherings like the one held for the Jewish holiday.
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