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In the fast-paced world of transportation and logistics, staying as efficient and organized as possible is critical to survival. 
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Fast food workers and supporters march past the California state Capitol, Sacramento, Aug. 16, 2022.
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Restaurants Move to Stop Fast Food Worker Law
A group of restaurant owners want voters to decide the law's fate.
September 8, 2022
Fast food workers drive though a McDonald's restaurant demanding a $15 hourly minimum wage, East Los Angeles, Calif., March 12, 2021.
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Landmark California Fast Food Bill Signed into Law
The law establishes a panel to set standards for wages, hours and working conditions.
September 6, 2022
Bottles of Apocalypse Now Red Blend wine on a counter at the Francis Ford Coppola Winery, Geyserville, Calif., May 21, 2020.
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California May Add Wine, Liquor Bottles to Recycling Program
The bill would give beverage dealers another option to collect empty bottles and cans.
September 1, 2022
In-N-Out Burger restaurant sign in San Francisco, Aug. 25, 2022.
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California Weighs Rules Giving Fast Food Workers More Power
Union organizers and other advocates say wage theft and exploitation is common in the industry.
August 29, 2022
Cans and plastic bottles brought in for recycling fill containers at a recycling center in Sacramento, Calif., July 5, 2016. Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration proposed Friday, April 1, 2022, to temporarily double California's typical nickel refunds for bottles and cans to boost recycling and help spend down a roughly $600 million surplus built up during the coronavirus pandemic.
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California Has $600M in Unclaimed Can, Bottle Deposits
The state will double the refund for a 12-ounce bottle or can.
April 4, 2022
In this Feb. 18, 2021 photo, people walk inside a recycling location in Oakland, Calif.
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California Could Impose Nation's Strongest Rules on Recycling Labels
The measure aims to crack down against falsely labeling items as recyclable when they in fact are destined for landfills.
September 13, 2021
In this May 13, 2004, file photo, a foreman watches workers pick fruit in an orchard in Arvin, Calif. On Monday, July 12, 2021 lawsuits were filed in four California counties seeking potential class-action damages from Dow Chemical and its successor company over a widely used bug killer containing Chlorpyrifos that has been linked to brain damage in children. Chlorpyrifos is approved for use on more than 80 food crops, including oranges, berries, grapes, soybeans almonds and walnuts, though California banned the sales of the pesticide last year and ended spraying this year.
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Lawsuit: Pesticide Caused Kids' Brain Damage
Attorneys argue that its effects linger in the agricultural communities contaminated by chlorpyrifos during decades of use.
July 13, 2021
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Wildfires Burn in Wine Country
The fire amid Sonoma County's vineyards and wineries has grown to 103 square miles.
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