upper waypoint

State Regulators To Vote On New Emergency Rules For Stonecutters' Safety

Save ArticleSave Article
Failed to save article

Please try again

A person wearing a baseball cap lies down on a bed.
Jorge Moreno watches soccer while his wife Maria Valencia reads the bible at their home in San Francisco on Oct. 17, 2023. (Beth LaBerge/KQED)

Regulators To Vote On Rules For Stonecutters’ Safety 

California regulators are set to vote this week on new emergency rules to protect workers power cutting “engineered stone” to make kitchen countertops. The factory-made material is linked to an aggressive lung disease killing workers.
Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero

Fresno Raises Palestinian Flag

Last week, the city of Fresno became one of the first in the nation to raise the Palestinian flag, in solidarity with those killed in the Gaza Strip.  The flag raising comes two months after Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer publicly showed support for Israel and made insensitive comments about the ongoing conflict.
Reporter: Esther Quintanilla, KVPR 

Sponsored

lower waypoint
next waypoint
Newsom Says California Water Tunnel Will Cost $20 Billion. Officials and Experts Say It's Worth ItHighway 1 to Big Sur Has Reopened — What to Know About Visiting from the Bay AreaDavid DePape Sentenced to 30 Years in Federal Prison for Attack on Nancy Pelosi's HusbandSonoma State University's Deal With Student Protesters in Limbo After President's RemovalWhen BART Was Built, People — and Houses — Had to GoCalifornia's Nuumu People Claim LA Stole Their Water, Now They're Fighting for Its ReturnCalifornia Forever Says 12 Start-Ups Will Open Workplaces in Its New CityProsecutors to Push for Terrorism Enhancement in Sentencing of David DePape, Who Bludgeoned Paul Pelosi in 2022'A Chance to Harmonize' Tells the Story of the U.S. Music UnitSan Francisco Homelessness Up 7% Despite Decline in Street Camping