General 2 — Katie Rodriguez

The Guardian

A California town will vote on banning factory farms. What does that mean for the rest of the US?

**As worker shortages loom, some states move to train paid caregivers**

The Washington Post - States hope training standards will help attract and retain people to the industry’s entry-level jobs to help meet the exploding demand for care created by an aging population

**Foodshed Cooperative Is Growing San Diego’s Small-Farm Economy**

Civil Eats - By working with some of the county’s 3,000 small farmers to provide food banks and underserved communities with local produce, the group is addressing food insecurity and building climate resilience.

San Francisco Examiner - From water to withdrawals, climate change atop Bay Area's mind in 2023

**Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution?**

Civil Eats / Eater - According to a new study, grocery stores could keep more food out of landfills, increase profits, and pad customers’ pockets by adopting a practice widely used by airlines, hotels, and other industries

**Climate change is fueling extreme heat. Who’s looking out for the most vulnerable Americans?**

USA Today - Some cities and towns in the U.S. are enlisting volunteers, or a "cool buddy," to check in on at-risk neighbors –including seniors, disabled people and those without air conditioning

**How Centuries of Extractive Agriculture Helped Set the Stage for the Maui Fires**

Civil Eats - The sugar and pineapple plantations that dominate the Hawaiian island changed the landscape, how the water flows, and contributed to the devastation of the fire

**Caregiver Training to Help in Disaster**

Inside Climate News - A pilot program in California is offering tools and emergency response training to caregivers, who often find themselves on the front lines of wildfires, hurricanes or other natural disasters

**Safer at School from Wildfire Smoke?**

Knee Deep Times - Part of a five-part series of stories in which KneeDeep Times explores the science behind climate extremes in California, and how people and places react and adapt.