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"content": "\u003cp>Crowds in San Francisco enjoyed a taste of summertime weather on Thursday as the Bay Area saw its hottest day since last fall amid a regionwide warming trend, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/science/1992597/from-storms-to-sunscreen-bay-area-weather-turnaround-is-here\">days after an unusually strong spring storm\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>By 2 p.m., temperatures reached 78 degrees in downtown San Francisco, 82 in Oakland, 82 in San José and 84 in Santa Rosa, according to the National Weather Service. However, forecasters said areas throughout the Bay Area could continue to warm up 3 to 5 degrees throughout the afternoon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Thursday morning, some North Bay weather stations were showing temperatures at least 20 degrees higher than they were the previous morning, the NWS Bay Area office \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1788603934648696913\">posted on X\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1788603934648696913\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s definitely above seasonal averages,” said Matt Mehle, a meteorologist with the NWS Bay Area office in Monterey. “Normal temperature this time of year [for the North Bay] is low 70s, and we’re forecasting a high of 89 today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even throughout San Francisco and other cities in the heart of the Bay Area, Mehle said, temperatures were expected to be in the ballpark of 10 to 15 degrees above normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That warm weather drove people out to San Francisco’s Dolores Park en masse. All of the park’s tennis courts were full, laughter radiated from the children’s play area and sunbathers in various states of undress lined the park’s northern hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11985577\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1598px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11985577 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1.png\" alt=\"A map showing high temperatures in different Bay Area cities\" width=\"1598\" height=\"1112\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1.png 1598w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1-800x557.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1-1020x710.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1-160x111.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1-1536x1069.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1598px) 100vw, 1598px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1788302018379227588/photo/1\">National Weather Service\u003c/a> \u003ccite>(Matthew Green/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jettiene Legault was flying a kite while chatting with friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel very good about the weather today,” Legault said. “It’s nice to get out and enjoy the sun. I’m here with my friends. We’re having a picnic, and then we’re going to go to the beach later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others at the park had no greater ambition for the day than to bask in the sun’s warmth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Terrence Lee, who was out with a few coworkers, explained his plans simply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re primarily lying flat, and we’re gossiping… I think that’s all on the agenda,” Lee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naame Kelet said she had been lying in the sun for hours when she spoke to KQED near noon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I woke up super early. I had a bunch of things planned, but I really wanted to save part of my day just to come out here and enjoy the sun,” Kelet said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelet, a lifelong Bay Area resident, was thrilled about the sunny day but also wary of San Francisco’s reputation for having a few warm spring days that give way to falling temperatures and fog.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I’m just hoping it stays consistently warm, but I’m not putting all of my eggs in that basket,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"more weather coverage\" tag=\"weather\"]The significant warming trend is being driven by high pressure and offshore flow, which is a weather feature normally seen in the fall, with warm, dry wind coming from the north and northeast, said Mehle, the NWS meteorologist.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That offshore flow led to some wind advisories early Thursday, with morning gusts of 45 to 55 mph expected in the Mayacamas Mountains, north of Santa Rosa. Although no advisory was issued for the East Bay Hills, Mount Diablo was also expected to see gusts of 40 to 50 mph on Thursday morning.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The heat and wind are not expected to significantly increase fire danger, though, thanks in large part to recent precipitation, including last weekend’s rainstorm, Mehle said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re actually in pretty good shape from that standpoint. We are seeing wetter than normal fuels around the Bay Area due to our wet spring,” he said. “These late-season rain events that we’re getting are helping to mitigate fire concerns.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The NWS did not issue a red-flag warning, and state and local fire officials said they were not on high alert.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conditions in the Bay Area will continue to heat up on Friday, which is expected to be the warmest day of the week, particularly in inland areas. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\n\u003cp>“It’s definitely above seasonal averages,” said Matt Mehle, a meteorologist with the NWS Bay Area office in Monterey. “Normal temperature this time of year [for the North Bay] is low 70s, and we’re forecasting a high of 89 today.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Even throughout San Francisco and other cities in the heart of the Bay Area, Mehle said, temperatures were expected to be in the ballpark of 10 to 15 degrees above normal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That warm weather drove people out to San Francisco’s Dolores Park en masse. All of the park’s tennis courts were full, laughter radiated from the children’s play area and sunbathers in various states of undress lined the park’s northern hill.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11985577\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1598px\">\u003ca href=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11985577 size-full\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1.png\" alt=\"A map showing high temperatures in different Bay Area cities\" width=\"1598\" height=\"1112\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1.png 1598w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1-800x557.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1-1020x710.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1-160x111.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2024/05/O3Knd-forecast-high-temperatures-for-thursday-may-9-1-1536x1069.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1598px) 100vw, 1598px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1788302018379227588/photo/1\">National Weather Service\u003c/a> \u003ccite>(Matthew Green/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Jettiene Legault was flying a kite while chatting with friends.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I feel very good about the weather today,” Legault said. “It’s nice to get out and enjoy the sun. I’m here with my friends. We’re having a picnic, and then we’re going to go to the beach later.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Others at the park had no greater ambition for the day than to bask in the sun’s warmth.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Terrence Lee, who was out with a few coworkers, explained his plans simply.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re primarily lying flat, and we’re gossiping… I think that’s all on the agenda,” Lee said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Naame Kelet said she had been lying in the sun for hours when she spoke to KQED near noon.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>With more heat waves expected this summer, California officials are trying to assess the long-term economic impact on workers and businesses — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11956715/democratic-lawmakers-push-for-national-heat-related-worker-protections-amid-scorching-temperatures\">and what more can be done to protect workers bearing the brunt of extreme temperatures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11886628/feeling-the-heat-how-workers-can-advocate-for-safer-working-conditions-under-the-sun\">California is one of the few states with heat standards protecting outdoor workers\u003c/a>, advocates and workers say enforcement is still a struggle. Meanwhile the state has been trying for years to create indoor workplace heat rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 2021 study of California worker compensation data by a left-leaning economic research nonprofit shows hot days lead to increased workplace accidents across California. The \u003ca href=\"https://equitablegrowth.org/working-papers/temperature-workplace-safety-and-labor-market-inequality/\">Washington Center for Equitable Growth study\u003c/a> estimates hot temperatures have caused at least 360,000 workplace injuries in California from 2001 to 2018, or about 20,000 injuries a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers examined California workers compensation data and tracked daily temperatures down to the zip code. They compared the number of worker injuries and illnesses on 85-to-105-degree days to days when temperatures hovered around 60 degrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new state \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/doshreg/Heat-Advisory-Committee/\">advisory committee\u003c/a> is set to use this data as a roadmap to tackle hot workplace issues. The group of state agency staffers and scholars will examine persistent problems with underreported heat-related illness and injuries, as well as gaps in data collection and the financial toll on workers and businesses when temperatures rise and production falls.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Young workers at risk\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A day above 100 degrees can lead to a 10–15% increase in same-day injuries on the job, the study says, with injuries hitting low-wage workers hardest. And recovering from a heat-related injury or illness costs the average worker $35,000, including health care and long-term wage impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This implies that the welfare impacts associated with heat-related workplace injuries may be on the order of $525 million to $875 million per year in California alone,” the study authors wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The study says workplace injuries include incidents not usually linked to heat, such as falling from heights, getting struck by a vehicle or mishandling dangerous machinery. Research links high temperatures to reduced cognitive performance and decision-making.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lead author of the study, University of Pennsylvania professor \u003ca href=\"https://www.sp2.upenn.edu/person/r-jisung-park/\">R. Jisung Park\u003c/a>, is a member of the advisory committee. He and his coauthors found that low-wage workers, especially young men, face the greatest risks of heat injuries, even in mostly indoor workplaces like restaurants or warehouses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s advisory committee met for the first time at the end of June. Its mandate is part of a \u003ca href=\"https://resources.ca.gov/-/media/CNRA-Website/Files/Initiatives/Climate-Resilience/2022-Final-Extreme-Heat-Action-Plan.pdf\">package of heat-related\u003c/a> legislation passed last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom in September \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/09/09/as-record-heat-wave-continues-governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-protect-californians-from-extreme-heat/\">signed several bills\u003c/a> creating the first \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-09/newsom-signs-bills-california-extreme-heat-warning-system\">extreme heat warning and ranking system\u003c/a> in the nation, directing the California Department of Public Health to study the impact of extreme heat on pregnant workers and encouraging local governments to invest in protections against extreme heat and other climate effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are certain sectors that are going to be heavily influenced of course, including food production,” said Daniel Sumner, an advisory committee member who is an agricultural and labor economist at UC Davis. “I think we’d be remiss not to try to think through impacts that directly affect workers’ lower productivity, raise danger for workers, and as a consequence raise food prices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are California workers protected from heat?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California is one of a few states with laws that mandate employers provide water breaks, shade and rest for outdoor workers once temperatures reach certain levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state implemented its outdoor heat standard in 2005, after \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/ucdavis/protecting-californias-farmworkers-as-temperatures-climb/#:~:text=California%20passed%20the%20nation's%20most,water%2C%20shade%20and%20rest%20breaks.\">several farmworkers\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> —\u003c/strong> three in \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-03-me-farmworkers3-story.html\">Kern County\u003c/a> and one in Fresno County — died due to heat exposure. After the 2008 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcra.com/article/farm-workers-rights-pregnant-17-year-old-death-2008-maria-isavel-vasquez-jimenez/40950637#:~:text=Mar%C3%ADa%20was%2017%20years%20old,when%20tragedy%20struck%20the%20family.\">death of a pregnant \u003c/a>teen working in a Central Valley vineyard\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>drew national outrage, state officials frantically tried to strengthen and enforce the heat protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11886628 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50596_019_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1020x680.jpg']The Washington Center study found occupational heat-related injuries in California declined by about 30% since the standards took effect in 2005.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There still are \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/07/10/1185766013/farm-workers-extreme-heat-protection-farmers-safety\">no heat-related federal workplace protections\u003c/a>, even for outdoor workers, although the Occupational Health and Safety Administration announced two years ago it was \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2023/07/01/1185623467/the-federal-government-wants-to-protect-people-who-work-outdoors-from-wildfire-s\">developing heat rules\u003c/a> for outdoor and indoor workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>There’s currently little relief for California’s indoor workers. The state has been considering proposals for heat rules for employees in indoor settings like restaurants or warehouses for nearly seven years, missing a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=201520160SB1167\">2019 deadline\u003c/a> the Legislature set.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last summer, a 24-year-old United Parcel Service driver died after collapsing from the heat during deliveries in Pasadena.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The 340,000-strong union representing the UPS workers has been seeking heat rules that would cover its California members. The union reached a “\u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/Teamsters/status/1683867683845021697?s=20\">historic\u003c/a>” contract agreement with the company July 25 after threatening a strike, \u003ca href=\"https://www.vice.com/en/article/v7b3z8/teamsters-ups-union-wins-historic-contract-avoids-gigantic-strike\">securing a deal\u003c/a> with higher wages and more heat protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jassy Grewal, a lobbyist for the United Food and Commercial Workers Western States Council and a member of the state’s heat advisory committee, said workers in high-intensity environments, or those who don’t have a cool place at home, are especially vulnerable without indoor heat rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“What type of pressures from employers, like work quotas, contribute to heat-related illness,” Grewal asked during\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>the first committee meeting. “And how does the intensity of work and how physically demanding it is relate to the impact of heat exposure while at work and while not at work?”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Gaps in job protections\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Unions and worker advocates have sued the state in the past to enforce heat-related regulations, and they say the state needs to hold employers accountable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Advocacy groups warn that despite progress, the greatest risk to workers lies with the state’s troubled enforcement record.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some experts say it’s as simple as better outreach, informing workers about heat risks and their rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s all implementation and ensuring that these workers actually get the benefits of these laws,” said Michael Méndez, environmental policy professor at UC Irvine, “and having a culturally and linguistically appropriate messaging on the risk and severity of these heat waves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label='Related Stories' tag='heat']“I think for any population it’s confusing to understand how our climate is changing and how much risk they could have. So ensuring that we have trusted messengers and doing it in a culturally and linguistically appropriate way matters.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The United Farm Workers sued the Cal/OSHA in 2012\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>to compel the state to enforce heat rules for farmworkers. In 2015 the state \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cal-osha-farm-workers-20150612-story.html\">settled\u003c/a> a suit the union brought on behalf of five farmworkers who alleged Cal/OSHA was systematically neglecting its duty to enforce the 2005 law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UFW spokesperson Antonio de Loera-Brust told CalMatters “people died to win” California’s enforcement standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We expect state agencies to be out in full strength across California to make sure employers are being compliant with the state heat rules,” De Loera-Brust said. “Heat is still a deadly hazard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Farmworker health\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A February \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/02/farmworkers-conditions-california-report/\">study on California farmworker health\u003c/a> and safety by the \u003ca href=\"https://clc.ucmerced.edu/\">UC Merced Community and Labor Center\u003c/a> found that only a third of farm laborers could recognize the symptoms of a heat-related illness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only half of the roughly 1,500 farmworkers surveyed said their employers always provide shade mandated by California law when it hits 80 degrees, while a quarter said their employers never or rarely provide the required shade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://clc.ucmerced.edu/farmworker-health-study/farmworker-health-study-data-dashboard\">study\u003c/a>, which surveyed farmworkers in six languages, also found:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>About 22% of farmworkers said their employer “never” monitors for heat illness. A slightly higher percentage in the Imperial Valley, where scorching temperatures are common, said the same.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>82% of farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley said they have received heat-related illness training.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>About 43% of farmworkers statewide, including two-thirds of Central Coast farmworkers, said their employers never had a written heat illness protection plan.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Some farm employers still don’t comply with state rules about providing water, shade and rest, the survey shows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>55% of farmworkers across the state said their employers always monitored the temperature on hot days — 76% said it in the Imperial Valley, but 46% did in Napa Valley and Sonoma areas.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>75% of farmworkers said their employers provide clean drinking water every time.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Barely half of farmworkers reported their employers always provide a 10-minute cool down rest, while 21% said their employers “never” did.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://clc.ucmerced.edu/content/alice-berliner\">Alice Berliner\u003c/a>, worker health and safety program director at the community and labor center, said it’s clear some workers aren’t getting safety information or training in Spanish when they need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know heat-related deaths are going up,” she said. “If we want to prevent future deaths from happening, we really need to ensure workers are protected at work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials taking preventive measures, such as conducting heat sweeps ahead of heat waves, has helped, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will the state committee do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Assembly Speaker \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/legislator-tracker/robert-rivas-1980/\">Robert Rivas\u003c/a>, who authored legislation creating the advisory committee last year, called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/doshreg/Heat-Advisory-Committee/\">panel of 13\u003c/a> a “solid first step.” He said he will work with the Legislature to do more for workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Climate change is accelerating, and extreme heat and heat-related illnesses are on the rise,” the Salinas Democrat said in a statement. “California is committed to protecting workers’ health and quality of life during extreme heat waves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite near-universal consensus among state officials and advocates that heat reform work is urgent, and despite recent record shattering temperatures, the committee has been given a 2026 deadline to report results to the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The committee is set to meet quarterly. The next session is September 19. Members indicated they’ll likely commission a study to guide the committee’s work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have no doubt the work this committee will do will save lives,” said Cal/OSHA chief Jeff Killip at the meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>With more heat waves expected this summer, California officials are trying to assess the long-term economic impact on workers and businesses — \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11956715/democratic-lawmakers-push-for-national-heat-related-worker-protections-amid-scorching-temperatures\">and what more can be done to protect workers bearing the brunt of extreme temperatures\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11886628/feeling-the-heat-how-workers-can-advocate-for-safer-working-conditions-under-the-sun\">California is one of the few states with heat standards protecting outdoor workers\u003c/a>, advocates and workers say enforcement is still a struggle. Meanwhile the state has been trying for years to create indoor workplace heat rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A 2021 study of California worker compensation data by a left-leaning economic research nonprofit shows hot days lead to increased workplace accidents across California. The \u003ca href=\"https://equitablegrowth.org/working-papers/temperature-workplace-safety-and-labor-market-inequality/\">Washington Center for Equitable Growth study\u003c/a> estimates hot temperatures have caused at least 360,000 workplace injuries in California from 2001 to 2018, or about 20,000 injuries a year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Researchers examined California workers compensation data and tracked daily temperatures down to the zip code. They compared the number of worker injuries and illnesses on 85-to-105-degree days to days when temperatures hovered around 60 degrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A new state \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/doshreg/Heat-Advisory-Committee/\">advisory committee\u003c/a> is set to use this data as a roadmap to tackle hot workplace issues. The group of state agency staffers and scholars will examine persistent problems with underreported heat-related illness and injuries, as well as gaps in data collection and the financial toll on workers and businesses when temperatures rise and production falls.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Young workers at risk\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A day above 100 degrees can lead to a 10–15% increase in same-day injuries on the job, the study says, with injuries hitting low-wage workers hardest. And recovering from a heat-related injury or illness costs the average worker $35,000, including health care and long-term wage impact.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This implies that the welfare impacts associated with heat-related workplace injuries may be on the order of $525 million to $875 million per year in California alone,” the study authors wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The study says workplace injuries include incidents not usually linked to heat, such as falling from heights, getting struck by a vehicle or mishandling dangerous machinery. Research links high temperatures to reduced cognitive performance and decision-making.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The lead author of the study, University of Pennsylvania professor \u003ca href=\"https://www.sp2.upenn.edu/person/r-jisung-park/\">R. Jisung Park\u003c/a>, is a member of the advisory committee. He and his coauthors found that low-wage workers, especially young men, face the greatest risks of heat injuries, even in mostly indoor workplaces like restaurants or warehouses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state’s advisory committee met for the first time at the end of June. Its mandate is part of a \u003ca href=\"https://resources.ca.gov/-/media/CNRA-Website/Files/Initiatives/Climate-Resilience/2022-Final-Extreme-Heat-Action-Plan.pdf\">package of heat-related\u003c/a> legislation passed last year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom in September \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/2022/09/09/as-record-heat-wave-continues-governor-newsom-signs-legislation-to-protect-californians-from-extreme-heat/\">signed several bills\u003c/a> creating the first \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2022-09-09/newsom-signs-bills-california-extreme-heat-warning-system\">extreme heat warning and ranking system\u003c/a> in the nation, directing the California Department of Public Health to study the impact of extreme heat on pregnant workers and encouraging local governments to invest in protections against extreme heat and other climate effects.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There are certain sectors that are going to be heavily influenced of course, including food production,” said Daniel Sumner, an advisory committee member who is an agricultural and labor economist at UC Davis. “I think we’d be remiss not to try to think through impacts that directly affect workers’ lower productivity, raise danger for workers, and as a consequence raise food prices.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Are California workers protected from heat?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>California is one of a few states with laws that mandate employers provide water breaks, shade and rest for outdoor workers once temperatures reach certain levels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The state implemented its outdoor heat standard in 2005, after \u003ca href=\"https://www.washingtonpost.com/sf/brand-connect/ucdavis/protecting-californias-farmworkers-as-temperatures-climb/#:~:text=California%20passed%20the%20nation's%20most,water%2C%20shade%20and%20rest%20breaks.\">several farmworkers\u003c/a>\u003cstrong> —\u003c/strong> three in \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-aug-03-me-farmworkers3-story.html\">Kern County\u003c/a> and one in Fresno County — died due to heat exposure. After the 2008 \u003ca href=\"https://www.kcra.com/article/farm-workers-rights-pregnant-17-year-old-death-2008-maria-isavel-vasquez-jimenez/40950637#:~:text=Mar%C3%ADa%20was%2017%20years%20old,when%20tragedy%20struck%20the%20family.\">death of a pregnant \u003c/a>teen working in a Central Valley vineyard\u003cstrong> \u003c/strong>drew national outrage, state officials frantically tried to strengthen and enforce the heat protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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In 2015 the state \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-cal-osha-farm-workers-20150612-story.html\">settled\u003c/a> a suit the union brought on behalf of five farmworkers who alleged Cal/OSHA was systematically neglecting its duty to enforce the 2005 law.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>UFW spokesperson Antonio de Loera-Brust told CalMatters “people died to win” California’s enforcement standards.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We expect state agencies to be out in full strength across California to make sure employers are being compliant with the state heat rules,” De Loera-Brust said. “Heat is still a deadly hazard.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Farmworker health\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A February \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2023/02/farmworkers-conditions-california-report/\">study on California farmworker health\u003c/a> and safety by the \u003ca href=\"https://clc.ucmerced.edu/\">UC Merced Community and Labor Center\u003c/a> found that only a third of farm laborers could recognize the symptoms of a heat-related illness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only half of the roughly 1,500 farmworkers surveyed said their employers always provide shade mandated by California law when it hits 80 degrees, while a quarter said their employers never or rarely provide the required shade.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://clc.ucmerced.edu/farmworker-health-study/farmworker-health-study-data-dashboard\">study\u003c/a>, which surveyed farmworkers in six languages, also found:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>About 22% of farmworkers said their employer “never” monitors for heat illness. A slightly higher percentage in the Imperial Valley, where scorching temperatures are common, said the same.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>82% of farmworkers in the San Joaquin Valley said they have received heat-related illness training.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>About 43% of farmworkers statewide, including two-thirds of Central Coast farmworkers, said their employers never had a written heat illness protection plan.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Some farm employers still don’t comply with state rules about providing water, shade and rest, the survey shows.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>55% of farmworkers across the state said their employers always monitored the temperature on hot days — 76% said it in the Imperial Valley, but 46% did in Napa Valley and Sonoma areas.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>75% of farmworkers said their employers provide clean drinking water every time.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Barely half of farmworkers reported their employers always provide a 10-minute cool down rest, while 21% said their employers “never” did.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://clc.ucmerced.edu/content/alice-berliner\">Alice Berliner\u003c/a>, worker health and safety program director at the community and labor center, said it’s clear some workers aren’t getting safety information or training in Spanish when they need it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We know heat-related deaths are going up,” she said. “If we want to prevent future deaths from happening, we really need to ensure workers are protected at work.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>State officials taking preventive measures, such as conducting heat sweeps ahead of heat waves, has helped, she added.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>What will the state committee do?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Assembly Speaker \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/legislator-tracker/robert-rivas-1980/\">Robert Rivas\u003c/a>, who authored legislation creating the advisory committee last year, called the \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/doshreg/Heat-Advisory-Committee/\">panel of 13\u003c/a> a “solid first step.” He said he will work with the Legislature to do more for workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Climate change is accelerating, and extreme heat and heat-related illnesses are on the rise,” the Salinas Democrat said in a statement. “California is committed to protecting workers’ health and quality of life during extreme heat waves.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite near-universal consensus among state officials and advocates that heat reform work is urgent, and despite recent record shattering temperatures, the committee has been given a 2026 deadline to report results to the Legislature.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The committee is set to meet quarterly. The next session is September 19. Members indicated they’ll likely commission a study to guide the committee’s work.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“I have no doubt the work this committee will do will save lives,” said Cal/OSHA chief Jeff Killip at the meeting.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>As a historic 10-day heat wave threatened brownouts across California \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/8.31.22-Heat-Proclamation.pdf?emrc=78e3fc\">last summer,\u003c/a> a small San Diego County school district did its part to help: It captured excess power from its electric school buses and \u003ca href=\"https://www.sdgenews.com/article/sdge-and-cajon-valley-union-school-district-flip-switch-regions-first-vehicle-grid-project\">sent it back to the state’s overwhelmed grid\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The seven school buses provided enough power for 452 homes each day of the heat wave, and the buses were recharged only during off hours when the grid was not strained.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California energy officials have high hopes that this new power source, called bidirectional charging, will \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2023/01/california-electric-cars-grid/\">boost California’s power supply\u003c/a> as it ramps up its \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/08/electric-cars-california-to-phase-out-gas-cars/\">ambitious agenda of electrifying its cars\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/environment/climate-change/2023/04/california-phases-out-diesel-trucks/\">trucks\u003c/a> and buses while switching to 100% clean energy.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom called two-way charging technology a “game changer,” and said, “this is the future” during a speech last September, about a week after the heat wave ended.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This year, a \u003ca href=\"https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240SB233\">bill\u003c/a> already approved by the state Senate in a 29-9 vote would require all new electric cars sold in California to be equipped with bidirectional technology by 2030. In the Assembly, two committees approved the bill earlier this month and it is now under consideration by a third.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>This two-way charging has big potential — but also faces big obstacles. By 2035, California expects to have 12.5 million electric cars on the road, but it’s an open question how much California can rely on them to feed the grid. Automakers say the technology would add thousands of dollars to the cost of an electric car, and California’s utilities are still sorting out how to pay ratepayers for selling them the kilowatt hours.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The ability to use electric cars, trucks and buses to feed energy back into the grid would be especially helpful during peak times for energy use, such as heatwaves. But relying on vehicles as a year-round power source may not be practical — at least not yet.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s a great idea conceptually…but we haven’t had the time to flesh out the details of what needs to happen for California to be able to power itself on electric vehicles,” said Orville Thomas, state policy director for CALSTART, a sustainable energy nonprofit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Orville Thomas, state policy director, CALSTART\"]‘It’s a great idea conceptually … but we haven’t had the time to flesh out the details of what needs to happen for California to be able to power itself on electric vehicles.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It should be on the menu of options that California has. Is it going to be the number one option? Definitely not.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>So far, its use has been limited in California. Pacific Gas and Electric has a pilot program — the first in the nation — that lets up to 1,000 residential customers with bidirectional chargers sell power back to the utility. Some school districts also are experimenting with it.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Only about half a dozen electric car models currently are equipped with bidirectional capabilities, including the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Nissan Leaf and Ford F-150 Lightning. Tesla announced recently that all its models will have it by 2025.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Electric vehicles convert one type of energy, alternating current electricity, into another, direct current, which is stored in a battery. Bidirectional charging means that an electric vehicle can convert the energy it has stored in its battery and send it to other sources, such as home appliances or back to the grid.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-11956108\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-20-at-12.34.58-PM.png\" alt=\"A graphic image demonstrating how biodirectional charging can help bolster the power grid. A cartoon-like electric vehicle is pictured with various arrows pointing toward different areas it could help charge such as a transformer, home and a refrigerator.\" width=\"1602\" height=\"1340\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-20-at-12.34.58-PM.png 1602w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-20-at-12.34.58-PM-800x669.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-20-at-12.34.58-PM-1020x853.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-20-at-12.34.58-PM-160x134.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/Screenshot-2023-07-20-at-12.34.58-PM-1536x1285.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1602px) 100vw, 1602px\">\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Willett M. Kempton, a University of Delaware professor who has studied bidirectional charging for more than two decades, said the vast majority of the time a vehicle is parked and not using electricity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Five percent of the time you’re using the car and you want to have enough energy — electricity or gasoline — to get to where you’re going and back. But most of the time, it’s just sitting there and some other use could be made of it,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kempton said these vehicles, properly managed, could be sources of reserve energy, supplanting backup sources that burn fossil fuels.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gregory Poilasne, co-founder and CEO of Nuvve Holding Corp., which sells electric fleet charging services, said a big challenge is that cars are unreliable energy assets. “At any time, somebody might come in and unplug the car,” he said. But he added, as the technology becomes more reliable and affordable, bidirectional cars and fleets should increase.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>The cost: $3,700 per car\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In Denmark, bidirectional charging earns electric vehicle fleet owners who sell power to the grid $3,000 per vehicle a year, Poilasne said, adding that this reduces the average total cost of electric car ownership by about 40%.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But citing the high cost, automakers oppose the Senate bill that would mandate the chargers for all new cars sold in California by 2030. It would increase the average cost of an electric car by $3,700, according to an opposition letter written by Curt Augustine of the Alliance for Automotive Innovation, which represents General Motors, Ford and other major auto companies.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Curt Augustine, senior director of state affairs, Alliance for Automotive Innovation\"]‘Not all customers will see an advantage of bidirectional charging, and therefore, should not have to pay more for a technology that they will not use.’[/pullquote]About $3,000 of that cost would be adding battery capacity to meet warranty requirements, while other costs are for hardware and software.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This technology is a competitive matter between vehicle manufacturers and should remain that way,” Augustine wrote. “Not all customers will see an advantage of bidirectional charging, and therefore, should not have to pay more for a technology that they will not use.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thomas of CALSTART agreed, saying it should be optional.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“There might be a situation where there are people that want to do it and will pay a little extra for a car that is bidirectional, but there will also be people that just want to use a vehicle for driving,” he said. “Do we raise the price of electric vehicles for everybody?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Sen. Nancy Skinner, a Democrat from Oakland who authored SB 233, said she wants to ensure that automakers don’t reserve the technology for only their higher-end models. She said since the relatively affordable Nissan Leaf has it, it can be widely available.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Skinner said all consumers would benefit from the technology by selling energy to the grid or using the energy in emergencies. But she said another important reason is that it could end reliance on diesel generators during power emergencies like wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11956111\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11956111\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS32599_ElectricCars_AW_03-qut.jpg\" alt='A public parking space is marked with the words \"public charging.\" An icon of a car with a lightning bolt is pictured above the parking space.' width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS32599_ElectricCars_AW_03-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS32599_ElectricCars_AW_03-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS32599_ElectricCars_AW_03-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS32599_ElectricCars_AW_03-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2023/07/RS32599_ElectricCars_AW_03-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">State officials and utilities hope that more electric cars and fleets of trucks and buses will be equipped with biodirectional charging, which could feed electricity back into the grid. \u003ccite>(Anne Wernikoff/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If you have an EV you don’t need that diesel generator,” Skinner said. “Why would we want to encourage diesel generators? They’re extremely polluting.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Jeffrey Lu, an air pollution specialist with the California Energy Commission’s vehicle-grid integration unit, said the state is working with owners to identify the best times to charge — called smart charging — to protect the grid. Bidirectional charging takes the concept a step further, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Energy Commission is not yet ready to say how reliant California will be on bidirectional charging to provide sufficient power and meet the state’s 2045 mandate for carbon-free electricity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re fairly early in this process. California is very committed to load flexibility broadly, but where that load flexibility specifically comes from, how many megawatts or gigawatts are coming from any particular kind of resource? We’re working on that,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s utilities are running pilot projects and studying how bidirectional charging might work and how electric car owners could be compensated for selling energy to the grid.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Chanel Parson, director of electrification, Southern California Edison\"]‘By selling it back to the grid when our rates are more expensive, then that actually helps reduce customers’ energy bills.’[/pullquote]The California Public Utilities Commission has studied the issue for more than a decade, said spokesperson Terrie D. Prosper, including funding pilot projects and establishing two working groups.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year many utilities signed a “Vehicle to Everything” \u003ca href=\"https://www.energy.gov/sites/default/files/2022-04/OTT%20V2X%20MOU%20Final%20%281%29.pdf\">memorandum of understanding\u003c/a> with car manufacturers, state agencies, the federal government and others seeking to accelerate all aspects of bidirectional charging.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Southern California Edison, which serves about 5 million businesses and residences, wants to go beyond using bidirectional charging as just an emergency backup.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Chanel Parson, Edison’s director of electrification, said the utility is working on a rate program that would allow customers to sell their power back to the grid every day of the year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“By selling it back to the grid when our rates are more expensive, then that actually helps reduce customers’ energy bills. And it could be so economically attractive that they’re actually making money,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Pacific Gas and Electric, which serves 5.5 million electric customers in Northern California, said it is aggressively looking to build what it calls a robust vehicle-to-grid-integration. It has partnerships with \u003ca href=\"https://www.pgecurrents.com/articles/3741-power-pg-e-bmw-north-america-start-v2x-testing-california\">BMW of North America\u003c/a>, \u003ca href=\"https://www.pgecurrents.com/articles/3413-pg-e-ford-collaborate-bidirectional-electric-vehicle-charging-technology-customers-homes\">Ford Motor Company\u003c/a> and \u003ca href=\"https://www.pgecurrents.com/articles/3410-pg-e-general-motors-collaborate-pilot-reimagine-use-electric-vehicles-backup-power-sources-customers\">General Motors\u003c/a> exploring bidirectional charging.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The utility last year launched the nation’s first \u003ca href=\"https://www.pgecurrents.com/articles/3444-pg-e-launch-new-pilots-studying-electric-vehicle-bidirectional-charging-technology-homes-businesses-microgrids\">bidirectional charging pilot\u003c/a> available to residential customers, offering up to 1,000 customers $2,500 for enrolling and up to an additional $2,175, depending on their participation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power also is conducting a pilot project using a small fleet of Nissan Leafs. The utility hopes the technology will eventually provide power during peak load times.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Five years is definitely within reach,” said José María Paz, the utility’s project manager for vehicle-to-grid integration. “Technology is advancing quite fast.”\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>School buses are a test case\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The electric school buses at the Cajon Valley Union School District in San Diego County are among a number of school district pilot projects in California. Experts see school buses as a good option for two-way charging because they have set routes and are often parked during peak load times between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.[aside label='More on Electric Vehicles' tag='electric-cars']Nationally, Nuvve has about 350 school buses connected to its platform.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At the Cajon Valley district, seven electric buses sent 767-kilowatt hours of power back to the grid during the heat wave between Aug. 17 and Sept. 9, according to Nuvve.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Working with Nuvve, the buses power up when energy is less expensive, said Tysen Brodwolf, the district’s transportation director. Brodwolf said there are still several quirks, including the chargers not communicating properly with the grid or someone improperly plugging in a bus.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“But we’re getting there every day,” Brodwolf said. “We’re working through all those bumps and obviously, when you take on a pilot project, you have to take that into consideration that things aren’t necessarily going to go smoothly.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cp>California’s grid manager is calling for another round of aggressive conservation as a historic heatwave pushes the state toward a power emergency for the second straight day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elliot Mainzer, chief of the California Independent System Operator (CAISO), says the state was spared rotating blackouts Tuesday night only because of a strong response to an emergency alert that went out to 27-million people.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re going to need the exact same type of response tonight,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11924946\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-1.15.40-PM.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11924946\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-1.15.40-PM-800x498.png\" alt=\"A chart shows a dramatic drop in electricity demand after an emergency alert went out to millions of Californians.\" width=\"800\" height=\"498\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-1.15.40-PM-800x498.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-1.15.40-PM-1020x635.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-1.15.40-PM-160x100.png 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-1.15.40-PM-1536x956.png 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-1.15.40-PM-1920x1196.png 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/Screen-Shot-2022-09-07-at-1.15.40-PM.png 1924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">This chart from CAISO shows how sharply electricity demand fell after an emergency alert went out to millions of Californians. The green dotted line shows the forecast for energy demand looking a day ahead. The blue dotted line shows the forecast looking an hour ahead. \u003ccite>(California Independent System Operator)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>A statewide Flex Alert for power conservation kicks in at 4 p.m. and continues through 9 this evening. Consumers are asked to set thermostats to 78 degrees or higher, if their medical conditions permit that. Grid managers also ask that people turn off unnecessary lights and avoid using major appliances or re-charging electric cars during the Flex Alert period.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some 35,700 people lost electricity Tuesday in the South Bay and beyond, including Cupertino, Campbell, San José, Milpitas and Morgan Hill. Most of the outages were heat-related, said Jason King of Pacific Gas and Electric Tuesday evening. The utility said high power demand overloaded electrical equipment, and the prolonged extreme heat degraded its infrastructure.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID='news_11878134,news_11924833,news_11886628' label='Resources for Extreme Heat]Crews from PG&E worked overnight to restore power and got the number of customers affected down to about 3,585 as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, with more than 3,000 of those located in the South Bay.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CAISO acknowledged that a miscommunication led to the small number of power shutoffs. Two small local power companies\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — \u003c/span>Alameda Municipal Power and Palo Alto Utilities\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> — \u003c/span>put in place rotating outages after 6 p.m. for about an hour, affecting several thousand customers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The miscommunication occurred Tuesday afternoon as the grid was perilously close to running out of energy, Mainzer said at a briefing.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He said he did not know specifically how the miscommunication occurred, but he stressed the grid operator did not order rotating blackouts. CAISO had ordered utilities to prepare to institute load shedding but did not proceed to the final order to do so.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CAISO issued a Stage 3 emergency power alert Tuesday,\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>one step below ordering utilities to start rotating outages to ease the strain on the system. The move allowed it to draw on emergency power sources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demand swelled in the late afternoon and into the evening, with everyone from Gov. Gavin Newsom to the state’s legal marijuana business control agency urging people to turn off lights and reduce power or use backup generators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CAISO said the peak electricity demand on Tuesday hit 52,061 megawatts, far above the previous high of 50,270 megawatts set on July 24, 2006.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demand fell toward evening as businesses closed, and dropped sharply after CAISO sent out a message on its mobile phone app begging customers to cut back their use, warning that “power interruptions may occur unless you take action.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Within moments we saw a significant amount of load reduction,” Mainzer said, adding that it took the state back from “the edge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Stage 3 alert ended at 8 p.m. without major rotating outages. CAISO tweeted that “consumer conservation played a big part in protecting electric grid reliability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11924959\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1235px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11924959 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps.png\" alt=\"A map showing Bay Area cities with record-breaking temperatures on Sept. 6.\" width=\"1235\" height=\"1007\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps.png 1235w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps-800x652.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps-1020x832.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps-160x130.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1235px) 100vw, 1235px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heat records were shattered in Santa Rosa, Napa and San Jose, and tied in Livermore and Redwood City. 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Sacramento broke a 97-year-old record, with a temperature of 116 degrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento native Debbie Chang was out walking in Capitol Park on Tuesday morning, pulling a wagon of Pop-Tarts and water to hand out to unhoused people. She lives in an old house that relies on wall-mounted cooling units that she says don’t work so well. The temperature reached 91 degrees in her house Monday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The past few years in California, it’s really rough,” she said. “I really love this state. And growing up I never imagined I’d exactly want to live outside of California, unless maybe internationally. But this is very difficult.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento County officials used the air-conditioned lobbies of some of their public buildings as cooling centers for people with nowhere else to go and offered free transportation for people who could not get there. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CAISO issued a Stage 3 emergency power alert Tuesday,\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\"> \u003c/span>one step below ordering utilities to start rotating outages to ease the strain on the system. The move allowed it to draw on emergency power sources.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demand swelled in the late afternoon and into the evening, with everyone from Gov. Gavin Newsom to the state’s legal marijuana business control agency urging people to turn off lights and reduce power or use backup generators.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CAISO said the peak electricity demand on Tuesday hit 52,061 megawatts, far above the previous high of 50,270 megawatts set on July 24, 2006.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Demand fell toward evening as businesses closed, and dropped sharply after CAISO sent out a message on its mobile phone app begging customers to cut back their use, warning that “power interruptions may occur unless you take action.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Within moments we saw a significant amount of load reduction,” Mainzer said, adding that it took the state back from “the edge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Stage 3 alert ended at 8 p.m. without major rotating outages. CAISO tweeted that “consumer conservation played a big part in protecting electric grid reliability.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11924959\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" style=\"max-width: 1235px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps.png\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11924959 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps.png\" alt=\"A map showing Bay Area cities with record-breaking temperatures on Sept. 6.\" width=\"1235\" height=\"1007\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps.png 1235w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps-800x652.png 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps-1020x832.png 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/record-temps-160x130.png 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1235px) 100vw, 1235px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heat records were shattered in Santa Rosa, Napa and San Jose, and tied in Livermore and Redwood City. Source: \u003ca href=\"https://forecast.weather.gov/product.php?site=MTR&issuedby=MTR&product=RER&format=CI&version=1&glossary=0\">National Weather Service, SF Bay Area office\u003c/a>. \u003ccite>(Matthew Green/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Western states, meanwhile, were still struggling through one of the hottest and longest September heat waves on record. Temperatures began soaring last week, and the National Weather Service warned that dangerous heat could continue through Friday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Temperatures in many parts of the state soared to record highs. Six places in the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Coast set all-time record temperatures, including Santa Rosa with 115 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking a 109-year-old record. Sacramento broke a 97-year-old record, with a temperature of 116 degrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento native Debbie Chang was out walking in Capitol Park on Tuesday morning, pulling a wagon of Pop-Tarts and water to hand out to unhoused people. She lives in an old house that relies on wall-mounted cooling units that she says don’t work so well. The temperature reached 91 degrees in her house Monday night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The past few years in California, it’s really rough,” she said. “I really love this state. And growing up I never imagined I’d exactly want to live outside of California, unless maybe internationally. But this is very difficult.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Sacramento County officials used the air-conditioned lobbies of some of their public buildings as cooling centers for people with nowhere else to go and offered free transportation for people who could not get there. Officials even handed out motel vouchers to some unhoused people through a program they normally reserve for the winter, according to county spokesperson Janna Haynes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“While a lot of people can stay home, a lot of people do not have a home to stay in,” Haynes said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In state office buildings, thermostats were being set at 85 degrees at 5 p.m. to conserve electricity.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In neighboring Nevada, Reno’s 106 degrees on Tuesday was its hottest day ever recorded in September, smashing the previous record for the date, which was 96 degrees in 1944. It came within 2 degrees of the all-time high for any day or month of 108 degrees, set in July 2002 and equaled in July 2007, according to the National Weather Service.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Utah’s Salt Lake City — a city at more than 4,000 feet — temperatures were about 20 degrees higher than normal, hitting 105 on Tuesday, the hottest September day recorded going back to 1874.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientists say climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive. In the last five years, California has experienced the largest and most destructive fires in state history.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A wildfire that started Friday in the Northern California community of Weed killed two people, and one that erupted Monday and spread rapidly in the Hemet area of Southern California also killed two people. Authorities said the people were found in the same area and apparently died while trying to flee the flames.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s Dan Brekke and Katrin Snow contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11955907/derechos-laborales-ola-de-calor\">Leer en español\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Don’t have time to read the whole guide? Click on the links below to skip to a specific section:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#protections\">\u003cstrong>If I work outside in California, what protections do I have during dangerously hot weather?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#talk\">\u003cstrong>How should I talk to my employer about these protections?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#still\">\u003cstrong>What can I do if my employer still doesn’t provide these protections?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#report\">\u003cstrong>What can I do if my employer retaliated against me for speaking up?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"#options\">\u003cstrong>What are my other options here?\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>The Bay Area is experiencing an intense heat wave this September with \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1567316722000207872\">several cities registering all-time record temperatures\u003c/a>. On September 6, San José reached 109 degrees, while Santa Rosa topped 115 degrees.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Although some residents are able to work in air-conditioned offices or homes to avoid the worst of the heat, many essential workers — including construction workers, farm laborers and delivery people — have to remain outdoors, exposed to the most intense heat.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, employers are legally required to provide all outdoor workers with four things to prevent heat-related illness: access to fresh water, shade, breaks and an emergency response plan.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But KQED has spoken to various outdoor workers who say that bringing up their rights with their employer isn’t so easy. For some, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11918317/blacklisted-for-speaking-up-how-california-farmworkers-fighting-abuses-are-vulnerable-to-retaliation\">the risk of losing their job for speaking up against an unsafe workplace is always present\u003c/a> while others are unsure whether they are eligible for these protections due to their contract or immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That’s despite \u003ca href=\"https://www.99calor.org/english.html\">rules established by the California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board\u003c/a> (Cal/OSHA) that are meant to protect all outdoor employees in California, regardless of their immigration or employment status. But still, that doesn’t make some workers feel any more comfortable talking to their bosses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“That’s a real concern,” said David Hornung, Cal/OSHA’s heat and agriculture program coordinator: “workers not wanting to ask for their worker protections because of their concern of retaliation.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re working outside during a heat wave and your employer isn’t providing you with the required protections, there are a number of things you can do, even if you don’t feel comfortable bringing things up directly with your supervisor.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"protections\">\u003c/a>What are the Cal/OSHA protections?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>In July 2006, a major \u003ca href=\"https://oehha.ca.gov/epic/impacts-biological-systems/heat-related-mortality-and-morbidity\">heat wave in California resulted in at least 140 deaths\u003c/a> over two weeks, the highest fatality rate on record from a single heat event, prompting state regulators to strengthen protections.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='california-workers']“The employer must provide drinking water that is fresh, cool and free so that each worker has a sufficient amount to drink,” said Angela Yahaira Breining, a staff attorney with the Workers’ Rights program at Centro Legal de la Raza in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California defines a “sufficient” drinking supply as at least one quart of water per hour. And even if workers bring their own water bottles, employers must still have enough water available on site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When temperatures rise above 80 degrees, employers must also provide an area with enough shade to accommodate every worker on-site. But, Breining adds, workers also have the right to request breaks in the shade — regardless of temperature — whenever they feel the need to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And when temperatures rise over 95 degrees, “employers or supervisors must observe these employees regularly,” Breining said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having a supervisor on-site, she explains, is key to setting up a communication system that can swing into action if a worker starts to feel sick. “If someone is getting a headache, having them sit down, making sure that there is a safe way of communicating with higher-ups, and having an emergency plan in place,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Setting up an emergency plan is the next requirement for employers, says Hornung from Cal/OSHA. That includes “training for all the employees so they recognize the signs and symptoms of heat illness in themselves or in their co-workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11886992 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man, face concealed by a tarp, sit surrounded by bundles of dried red beans, shelling them into a bucket in his lap.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vendor sitting in the back of a tarp-covered truck in San Francisco’s Mission District shells beans on Aug. 6, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Whom do these heat protections apply to?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A misconception Hornung says he often hears is that Cal/OSHA rules only apply to certain industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It applies to all outdoor workers, not just agriculture,” he said. “It applies to construction workers, gardeners, landscapers, maintenance people and anyone driving around in trucks that don’t have air-conditioning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another common misconception, Hornung adds, is that the protections apply only to citizens or employees with valid immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11878134\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49883_GettyImages-1270893851-qut-1020x680.jpg\"]“California law for workplace safety is great because it protects all workers regardless of immigration status,” he said. “So whether you are here with the right papers or not, you are still protected by our regulations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for people who work informally, things are a bit trickier and often depend on the situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hornung explains that Cal/OSHA first needs to verify that there is an “employee-employer relationship” — in other words, that the worker has provided labor in exchange for payment. This can include workers who lack a formal contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If an employee is paid by an employer, then that establishes an employer-employee relationship,” said Hornung.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the heat protections don’t apply to someone who is self-employed through an informal business, like fruit cart owners who sell their own produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"talk\">\u003c/a>If my boss is not following Cal/OSHA regulations, how should I bring it up?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Although it may be difficult for some workers to approach their supervisors, California labor laws prohibit employers from retaliating against workers who raise concerns about unsafe working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s unlawful for an employer to retaliate against this — speaking about a workplace right they are entitled to,” said Breining, the workers’ rights attorney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recommends workers document in writing everything that’s going on, including keeping track of the dates and places that their bosses haven’t followed regulations. And she suggests workers also address their employers in writing, in the form of a text message, an email or a traditional letter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Specifically say what it is that you are requesting,” she said. “Are you requesting for the employer to provide training, to see what the heat illness prevention plan is or to request these cooldown breaks?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Documenting every time an employer does not follow heat regulations can be useful later on if a worker decides to file a complaint with Cal/OSHA, Breining says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Hornung suggests that workers who fear immediate retaliation first discuss the issue with their peers to build additional support. “So rather than you as an individual asking your boss, try to get your co-workers to ask as a group,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the fact that retaliation is illegal doesn’t prevent an employer from retaliating against workers who speak up against an unsafe workplace, says Cynthia Rice, director of litigation, advocacy and training at California Rural Legal Assistance, a group that provides free legal aid to agricultural workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never say the employer can’t retaliate against you because of course the employer can retaliate against you,” she told KQED. If you believe your employer fired you or cut your hours or wages because you spoke up for a safe workplace, \u003ca href=\"#report\">\u003cstrong>you can report this behavior to labor officials, who can start an investigation\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11887210 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Clear plastic tubs of brightly colored fruit beneath an awning, with a city block in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vendor sells cut fruit underneath an umbrella in San Francisco’s Mission District on Aug. 6, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"still\">\u003c/a>My boss didn’t listen to me. What do I do now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If an employer is still unwilling to provide required heat protections, the next step may be to file a complaint with Cal/OSHA, a process that can be completed anonymously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency has several Bay Area field offices workers can contact directly to file a report, based on where their work sites are located.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Francisco workers can call (415) 557-0100.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Mateo County workers can call the Foster City office at (650) 573-3812. This office also accommodates workers in some Santa Clara locations, including Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Most workers in Santa Clara County can call the Fremont office at (510) 794-2521.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alameda County workers can call the Oakland office at (510) 622-2916.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>North Bay workers — in Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Marin and Contra Costa counties — can call the American Canyon office at (707) 649-3700.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There’s also a statewide heat help line, which offers assistance in both English and Spanish (and can connect workers to assistance in other languages): (833) 579-0927.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When filing a complaint, you’ll be asked questions about your employer or company, including the name, location and number of workers on site, how many hours you work in a day and what the safety issue is. This is when having a written record of past incidents or requests is especially useful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While providing your name is optional, Hornung from Cal/OSHA says that if you provide your contact information, you can be notified when the report was received and if Cal/OSHA will look into the situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Cal/OSHA takes up your case, the agency will assign an inspector to your work site who will speak to both employers and employees. Hornung says the inspection can take up to six months, although it often takes less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887034\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11887034 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up of a worker's hands shelling long beans.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vendor takes shelter from the sun while shelling beans in San Francisco on Aug. 6, 2021. David Hornung from Cal/OSHA says that state heat protections apply to every person who works outdoors — not just agricultural workers. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If there were any violations of the California code of regulations,” he said, “then the employer would be cited for those violations and those citations would have a monetary penalty.” The employer would also have to resolve whatever issue is putting workers at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"report\">\u003c/a>If your employer decides to retaliate against you during this time and either threatens you, cuts your hours or fires you, that’s grounds for a retaliation complaint with the state Labor Commissioner’s Office. You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/rci_osha_complaint.htm\">file a retaliation complaint online\u003c/a>; by calling (714) 558-4913; or through \u003ca href=\"mailto:oshaRetaliation@dir.ca.gov\">email\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If [your employer] retaliates against you, you have a remedy,” said Breining. “They can reinstate you, there’s penalties for retaliation, there’s back wages you can get.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are an agricultural worker, another option is filing an unfair labor practice charge against your employer with the state’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB). The ALRB investigates potential unfair labor practices including retaliation by an employer against a worker who reports unsafe working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least two workers must come together to file a charge with the ALRB. You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.alrb.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/196/2018/05/alrb_form38_en.pdf\">file a charge using this form\u003c/a> and then send it, either though the mail or fax, to the closest ALRB office. In the Bay Area, \u003ca href=\"https://www.alrb.ca.gov/contact-us/\">the regional ALRB office is in Santa Rosa\u003c/a>:\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>606 Healdsburg Avenue\u003cbr>\nSanta Rosa, CA 95401\u003cbr>\nPhone: (707) 527-3256\u003cbr>\nFax: (707) 576-2360\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"options\">\u003c/a>What are my other options?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Last summer, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11875988/minimal-to-non-existent-safety-inspector-shortage-worsened-in-pandemic-leaving-california-workers-vulnerable\">workers at an Oakland fast food restaurant filed a workplace COVID-19 safety complaint\u003c/a> with Cal/OSHA against their employer, alleging unsafe working conditions Agency officials responded nine months later saying no violations had been found — even as the employees who filed the original report claim that inspectors never reached out to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=\"news_11875988\" hero=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/06/RS49630_GettyImages-1231067411-qut-1020x600.jpg\"]\u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/california-divide/2020/10/cal-osha-response-covid-complaints/\">Understaffing has plagued Cal/OSHA\u003c/a> for years, and that has only been exacerbated during the pandemic, limiting the agency’s ability to investigate claims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That said, \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dosh/COVID19citations.html\">the agency has already issued hundreds of citations this year\u003c/a> to employers who have not adhered to workplace regulations — so filing a claim can in some cases produce an outcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But there are additional steps you can take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breining, the workers’ rights attorney, points out that there are multiple legal aid offices around the Bay Area that can support employees throughout the complaint process and offer additional legal assistance, most of the time at no cost — including her office, Centro Legal de la Raza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re more than happy to help [workers] make the complaint or help make them make a demand letter if they don’t really want to go through this more formal process,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Breining adds that in many cases, workers reach out to her office after their employers have already retaliated against them or they have already suffered heat-related illness. While Centro Legal can still provide assistance, she encourages workers to seek aid before things go wrong.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We prefer to help when it’s actually happening so that you don’t have to do some of the difficult legal processes after the fact,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Here are some organizations that offer free legal aid to workers in the Bay Area:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://legalaidatwork.org/\">Legal Aid at Work\u003c/a>: (415) 864-8208\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.advancingjustice-alc.org/\">Asian Americans Advancing Justice/Asian Law Caucus\u003c/a>: (415) 896-1701\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.centrolegal.org/\">Centro Legal de la Raza\u003c/a> (Oakland): (510) 437-1554\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://lrcl.org/\">La Raza Centro Legal\u003c/a> (San Francisco): (415) 575-3500\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.tuwu.org/\">Trabajadores Unidos Workers United\u003c/a>: (415) 621-4155\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://streetlevelhealthproject.org/\">Street Level Health Project\u003c/a>: (510) 533-9906\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://crla.org\">California Rural Legal Assistance\u003c/a>: (800) 337-0690\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>A version of this story was originally published on Sept. 8, 2021. This post includes reporting from KQED’s Farida Jhabvala Romero.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“The employer must provide drinking water that is fresh, cool and free so that each worker has a sufficient amount to drink,” said Angela Yahaira Breining, a staff attorney with the Workers’ Rights program at Centro Legal de la Raza in Oakland.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California defines a “sufficient” drinking supply as at least one quart of water per hour. And even if workers bring their own water bottles, employers must still have enough water available on site.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When temperatures rise above 80 degrees, employers must also provide an area with enough shade to accommodate every worker on-site. But, Breining adds, workers also have the right to request breaks in the shade — regardless of temperature — whenever they feel the need to.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And when temperatures rise over 95 degrees, “employers or supervisors must observe these employees regularly,” Breining said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Having a supervisor on-site, she explains, is key to setting up a communication system that can swing into action if a worker starts to feel sick. “If someone is getting a headache, having them sit down, making sure that there is a safe way of communicating with higher-ups, and having an emergency plan in place,” she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Setting up an emergency plan is the next requirement for employers, says Hornung from Cal/OSHA. That includes “training for all the employees so they recognize the signs and symptoms of heat illness in themselves or in their co-workers.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886992\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11886992 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A man, face concealed by a tarp, sit surrounded by bundles of dried red beans, shelling them into a bucket in his lap.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50584_007_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vendor sitting in the back of a tarp-covered truck in San Francisco’s Mission District shells beans on Aug. 6, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Whom do these heat protections apply to?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>A misconception Hornung says he often hears is that Cal/OSHA rules only apply to certain industries.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It applies to all outdoor workers, not just agriculture,” he said. “It applies to construction workers, gardeners, landscapers, maintenance people and anyone driving around in trucks that don’t have air-conditioning.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another common misconception, Hornung adds, is that the protections apply only to citizens or employees with valid immigration status.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“California law for workplace safety is great because it protects all workers regardless of immigration status,” he said. “So whether you are here with the right papers or not, you are still protected by our regulations.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But for people who work informally, things are a bit trickier and often depend on the situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hornung explains that Cal/OSHA first needs to verify that there is an “employee-employer relationship” — in other words, that the worker has provided labor in exchange for payment. This can include workers who lack a formal contract.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If an employee is paid by an employer, then that establishes an employer-employee relationship,” said Hornung.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But the heat protections don’t apply to someone who is self-employed through an informal business, like fruit cart owners who sell their own produce.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"talk\">\u003c/a>If my boss is not following Cal/OSHA regulations, how should I bring it up?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Although it may be difficult for some workers to approach their supervisors, California labor laws prohibit employers from retaliating against workers who raise concerns about unsafe working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It’s unlawful for an employer to retaliate against this — speaking about a workplace right they are entitled to,” said Breining, the workers’ rights attorney.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She recommends workers document in writing everything that’s going on, including keeping track of the dates and places that their bosses haven’t followed regulations. And she suggests workers also address their employers in writing, in the form of a text message, an email or a traditional letter.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Specifically say what it is that you are requesting,” she said. “Are you requesting for the employer to provide training, to see what the heat illness prevention plan is or to request these cooldown breaks?”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Documenting every time an employer does not follow heat regulations can be useful later on if a worker decides to file a complaint with Cal/OSHA, Breining says.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meanwhile, Hornung suggests that workers who fear immediate retaliation first discuss the issue with their peers to build additional support. “So rather than you as an individual asking your boss, try to get your co-workers to ask as a group,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>However, the fact that retaliation is illegal doesn’t prevent an employer from retaliating against workers who speak up against an unsafe workplace, says Cynthia Rice, director of litigation, advocacy and training at California Rural Legal Assistance, a group that provides free legal aid to agricultural workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We never say the employer can’t retaliate against you because of course the employer can retaliate against you,” she told KQED. If you believe your employer fired you or cut your hours or wages because you spoke up for a safe workplace, \u003ca href=\"#report\">\u003cstrong>you can report this behavior to labor officials, who can start an investigation\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887210\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11887210 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Clear plastic tubs of brightly colored fruit beneath an awning, with a city block in the background.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/RS50606_031_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vendor sells cut fruit underneath an umbrella in San Francisco’s Mission District on Aug. 6, 2021. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>\u003ca id=\"still\">\u003c/a>My boss didn’t listen to me. What do I do now?\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>If an employer is still unwilling to provide required heat protections, the next step may be to file a complaint with Cal/OSHA, a process that can be completed anonymously.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agency has several Bay Area field offices workers can contact directly to file a report, based on where their work sites are located.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>San Francisco workers can call (415) 557-0100.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>San Mateo County workers can call the Foster City office at (650) 573-3812. This office also accommodates workers in some Santa Clara locations, including Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Most workers in Santa Clara County can call the Fremont office at (510) 794-2521.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Alameda County workers can call the Oakland office at (510) 622-2916.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>North Bay workers — in Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Marin and Contra Costa counties — can call the American Canyon office at (707) 649-3700.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>There’s also a statewide heat help line, which offers assistance in both English and Spanish (and can connect workers to assistance in other languages): (833) 579-0927.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When filing a complaint, you’ll be asked questions about your employer or company, including the name, location and number of workers on site, how many hours you work in a day and what the safety issue is. This is when having a written record of past incidents or requests is especially useful.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While providing your name is optional, Hornung from Cal/OSHA says that if you provide your contact information, you can be notified when the report was received and if Cal/OSHA will look into the situation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If Cal/OSHA takes up your case, the agency will assign an inspector to your work site who will speak to both employers and employees. Hornung says the inspection can take up to six months, although it often takes less.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887034\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11887034 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg\" alt=\"A close-up of a worker's hands shelling long beans.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS50579_002_SanFrancisco_HeatWaveImpacts_08062021-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vendor takes shelter from the sun while shelling beans in San Francisco on Aug. 6, 2021. David Hornung from Cal/OSHA says that state heat protections apply to every person who works outdoors — not just agricultural workers. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>“If there were any violations of the California code of regulations,” he said, “then the employer would be cited for those violations and those citations would have a monetary penalty.” The employer would also have to resolve whatever issue is putting workers at risk.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca id=\"report\">\u003c/a>If your employer decides to retaliate against you during this time and either threatens you, cuts your hours or fires you, that’s grounds for a retaliation complaint with the state Labor Commissioner’s Office. You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.dir.ca.gov/dlse/rci_osha_complaint.htm\">file a retaliation complaint online\u003c/a>; by calling (714) 558-4913; or through \u003ca href=\"mailto:oshaRetaliation@dir.ca.gov\">email\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If [your employer] retaliates against you, you have a remedy,” said Breining. “They can reinstate you, there’s penalties for retaliation, there’s back wages you can get.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you are an agricultural worker, another option is filing an unfair labor practice charge against your employer with the state’s Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB). The ALRB investigates potential unfair labor practices including retaliation by an employer against a worker who reports unsafe working conditions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At least two workers must come together to file a charge with the ALRB. You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.alrb.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/sites/196/2018/05/alrb_form38_en.pdf\">file a charge using this form\u003c/a> and then send it, either though the mail or fax, to the closest ALRB office. 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The California Public Utilities Commission last year ordered utilities to procure enough additional power for 2.5 million homes by 2026.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom just signed legislation aimed at keeping the state’s last \u003ca href=\"https://apnews.com/article/california-legislature-gavin-newsom-climate-and-environment-4968ee9da7fd1d10ad67bfdf03950873\">nuclear plant open\u003c/a> for five years beyond its planned 2025 closure, and he suggested Wednesday that the plant could run even longer if needed.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The sun is typically the state’s biggest power source during the day. 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In Southern California, two people were killed and one was injured by the Fairview Fire, which has burned more than 2,000 acres near the city of Hemet, southeast of Riverside.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Heat advisory expanded to SF and coast\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>[aside label=\"Related Stories\" postID=\"news_11880497,news_11878134,news_11924244\"]Early Tuesday, the National Weather Service had expanded its heat advisory to include San Francisco, as well as the entire Pacific coastline stretching from Sonoma County to Big Sur. The advisory is in effect through 8 p.m. Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>San Francisco’s downtown and its neighborhoods along the bay could see highs reach into the low 90s Tuesday, before cooling slightly Wednesday but then climbing again Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Along the coast on the peninsula, temperatures are expected to be in the upper 70s, in the mid-90s in Santa Cruz and in the 80s down the coast in Monterey County. 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Highs in these additional areas will range from the upper 80s to the low 100s, with lows falling only into the 60s and 70s through Thursday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On Tuesday afternoon, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District issued a Spare the Air alert for Wednesday, the fifth straight day the district has issued the alert for unhealthy levels of smog caused by the ongoing heat wave in the region.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It is a genuinely dangerous event from a human health perspective,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the University of California, Los Angeles Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/NWSBayArea/status/1567064106280316931\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Meteorologist Jan Null with Golden Gate Weather Services said that while hot weather isn’t unusual at this time of year in the Bay Area, the length of the heat wave is rare. The high temperatures afflicting even normally cooler cities like San Francisco, he said, are in part due to a high-pressure system that has prevented greater circulation, or “cut off our natural air-conditioning, the sea breeze.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/RobMayeda/status/1567299918368481280\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Inland areas, as usual, are seeing the hottest temperatures, which the service considers an extreme risk for heat-related illness. The areas affected by the most severe temperatures include the interior areas of the North Bay and East Bay, the Santa Clara Valley, the Santa Cruz Mountains, interior Monterey County, southern Salinas Valley and San Benito County.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Overnight lows will likely drop only into the mid- to upper 60s in interior valleys, with 70s and 80s in the hills.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11924771\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11924771\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"a sign displaying a temperature of 109 degrees\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1663\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-800x520.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-1020x663.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-160x104.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-1536x998.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-2048x1331.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1421418793-1920x1248.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A sign displays a temperature of 109 degrees on Sept. 6, 2022, in Petaluma. A major heat wave continues in the Bay Area, with some temperatures reaching over 115 degrees. \u003ccite>(Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch2>Conservation ‘absolutely essential’ to avoid blackouts\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>As people crank up their air conditioners, California officials forecasted record levels of energy use, predicting the electrical load Tuesday evening could top 52,000 megawatts, the highest demand the state has ever seen. Monday’s peak demand was 49,020 megawatts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Elliot Mainzer, president of California Independent System Operators, which runs the state’s electrical grid, said the state has additional energy capacity at the moment “but blackouts, rolling, rotating outages, are a possibility.” Mainzer called additional conservation “absolutely essential.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The CAISO site Tuesday morning showed that California could fall more than 5,000 megawatts short of its power supply at peak demand, forecasted for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday afternoon, CAISO said it expected to declare an Energy Emergency Alert 3 around 5:30 p.m., a procedural move that puts it one step away from ordering rotating power outages. If power reserves are exhausted, the power grid operator says it will order utilities like PG&E to begin rotating outages until the demand meets available supplies.\u003cbr>\nPG&E had more than 12,000 customers reporting outages around the Bay Area as of shortly before 4 p.m. Tuesday, including more than 8,200 in the East Bay, utility spokesperson Tamar Sarkissian said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/danbrekke/status/1567222501587173377\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday extended an earlier statewide emergency proclamation and an \u003ca href=\"https://www.gov.ca.gov/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/9.6.22-Labor-Day-Heat-Event-EO.pdf?emrc=631eef\">executive order\u003c/a> intended to reduce the strain on California’s grid and increase the state’s energy capacity. Both are in effect through Friday, September 9.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Californians have stepped up in a big way during this record heat wave, but with the hottest temperatures here now, the risk of outages is real. We all have to double down on conserving energy to reduce the unprecedented strain on the grid,” said Newsom. “We need everyone — individuals, businesses, the state and energy producers — to do their part in the coming days and help California continue to meet this challenge.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/CAgovernor/status/1567198723746443266\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>California’s energy grid runs on a mix of mostly solar and natural gas during the day, along with some imports of power from other states. But solar power begins to fall off during the late afternoon and into the evening, which is the hottest time of day in some parts of the state. And some of the aging natural gas plants California relies on for backup power aren’t as reliable in hot weather.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>At CAISO’s request on Monday, four temporary emergency power generators deployed by the Department of Water Resources in Roseville and Yuba City were activated for the first time since they were installed last year, providing up to 120 megawatts, enough electricity for 120,000 homes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CAISO also has issued a Flex Alert call for voluntary conservation between 4 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tuesday, making seven alerts in as many days. Consumers were urged to keep air conditioners at 78 degrees or higher during the period and avoid using major appliances such as ovens and dishwashers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11924772\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2560px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-scaled.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11924772\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"sun shines through electric tower\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1242997343-1920x1280.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The sun shines behind electrical power lines during a heat wave in Hawthorne. Gov. Newsom extended an emergency order on Tuesday intended to reduce the strain of the heat wave on California’s energy grid. \u003ccite>(Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Image)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The efforts have worked to keep the lights on “but we have now entered the most intense phase of this heat wave” that could last into the week, and two to three times the level of conservation will be needed from people and businesses, Mainzer said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>CAISO also issued a Stage 2 Energy Emergency Alert from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Monday. The second of three emergency alert stages means taking emergency energy-saving measures “such as tapping backup generators, buying more power from other states and using so-called demand response programs,” according to a CAISO website. Stage 3 would be rolling blackouts.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Several hundred thousand Californians lost power in rolling blackouts in August 2020 amid hot weather, but the state avoided a similar scenario last summer. Newsom signed legislation on Friday that could allow the state’s last remaining nuclear plant to stay open beyond its planned 2025 closure, to ensure more power.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Wildfires turn deadly\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>The danger of wildfires has grown extreme as scorching heat and low humidity turn brush to tinder. Four deaths were reported over the Labor Day weekend as some 4,400 firefighters battled 14 large fires around California, with 45 new blazes on Sunday alone, said Anale Burlew, a deputy chief with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In Northern California, Siskiyou County’s Mill Fire was 55% contained Tuesday morning after killing two people, injuring others and \u003ca href=\"https://twitter.com/phila_lex/status/1566213344427577345\">destroying at least 88 homes and other buildings since it erupted last week\u003c/a>, Cal Fire said. The bodies of the two women, age 66 and 73, were found in the city of Weed on Friday, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday. Details weren’t immediately released.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few miles away, the Mountain Fire grew to nearly 18 square miles and was only 20% contained, with winds threatening to renew its eastward spread in steep terrain, fire officials said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11924774\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1024px\">\u003ca href=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1420578800-1.jpg\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11924774\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1420578800-1.jpg\" alt=\"fire consumes a forest\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1420578800-1.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1420578800-1-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1420578800-1-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2022/09/GettyImages-1420578800-1-160x107.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\">\u003c/a>\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Mountain Fire consumes a forest Friday evening, Sept. 2, 2022, along Gazelle Callahan Road, west of Weed, after another fire, the Mill Fire, tore through town earlier, destroying dozens of homes. \u003ccite>(Karl Mondon/MediaNews Group/The Mercury News via Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Southern California, two people were killed and one injured by the Fairview Fire, which started Monday near the city of Hemet, the Riverside County Fire Department said. Roughly 50 miles southeast of Los Angeles, the fire quickly spread to at least 2,400 acres, prompting evacuations, and was only 5% contained. Multiple residential structures burned.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The dead people were not immediately identified. Authorities said both were found in the same area but it was not known whether they were from the same household. They were apparently trying to flee when they were overcome.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ironically, unsettled weather also brought the chance of thunderstorms over Southern California and into the Sierra Nevada, with a few isolated areas of rain but nothing widespread. The storms also could produce lightning, forecasters said, which can spark wildfires.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Scientists say climate change has made the West warmer and drier over the last three decades and will continue to make weather more extreme and wildfires more frequent and destructive.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp> \u003c/p>\n\u003ch2>Cooling centers\u003c/h2>\n\u003cp>Officials in all nine Bay Area counties have opened cooling centers for those looking to beat the heat. In most counties, public libraries are also serving as cooling centers. Find more information at the links below.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://veoci.com/v/p/dashboard/ewxv8granu\">Alameda County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.contracosta.ca.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=3065\">Contra Costa County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://emergency.marincounty.org/pages/weather\">Marin County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://readynapacounty.org/\">Napa County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sfpl.org/services/cooling-centers\">San Francisco County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.smchealth.org/news/san-mateo-county-health-system-offers-guidance-heat-related-illnesses-during-labor-day-weekend\">San Mateo County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://emergencymanagement.sccgov.org/residents/hot-weather-safety\">Santa Clara County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.solanocounty.com/depts/oes/cooling_centers.asp\">Solano County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://socoemergency.org/emergency/cooling-centers/\">Sonoma County\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.caloes.ca.gov/cooling-centers/\">California’s state-sponsored cooling center locator is online\u003c/a>, and the PG&E website also offers a \u003ca href=\"https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/save-energy-money/savings-programs/cooler-locator/cooling-center-locations.page\">cooling center locator for Bay Area and Northern California residents\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In San Francisco, \u003ca href=\"https://sfrecpark.org/482/Swimming-Pools\">S.F. Recreation and Parks announced the city’s swimming pools would be free for several hours in the afternoon on both September 6 and 7\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ci>This article includes reporting from The Associated Press and Bay City News.\u003c/i>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400\">[ad fullwidth]\u003c/span>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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