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Autonomous tractors stay stalled in CA agriculture
In a world where autonomous robots can act as your server in a restaurant or vacuum your floors and driverless cars can get you from A to B, the question is not when but how these machines will continue to integrate across industries and our lives. So what happens when you mix agriculture with automation? The jury is still out in California.
Autonomous Tractors Stay Stalled in CA Agriculture
By Leah O'Tarrow In a world where autonomous robots can act as your server in a restaurant or vacuum your floors and driverless cars can get you from A to B, the question is not when but how these machines will continue to integrate across industries and our lives. So what happens when you mix agriculture with automation? The jury is still out in California.
Autonomous tractors stay stalled in CA agriculture
This story was originally published by Capitol Weekly. In a world where autonomous robots can act as your server in a restaurant or vacuum your floors and driverless cars can get you from A to B, the question is not when but how these machines will continue to integrate across industries and our lives. So what happens when you mix agriculture with automation? The jury is still out in California.
Capitol Spotlight: Jacqui Nguyen
Capitol Spotlight Jacqui Nguyen. Photo by Joha Harrison, Capitol Weekly. by LEAH O'TARROW posted 03.25.2026 In the dark of night shortly before the 1975 fall of Saigon, three-year-old Jacqui Nguyen fled Vietnam on a crowded boat with her parents, her six-month-old brother and nothing but the clothes they were wearing. Today, Nguyen works as communications director for Sen. Tony Strickland (R-Huntington Beach).
Lived experience drives push for menstrual product safety - Capitol Weekly
News Image by Liudmila Chernetska.. by LEAH O'TARROW posted 01.07.2026 People who menstruate use thousands of tampons and pads over their lifetimes, yet the safety and accessibility of these products have received relatively little regulatory attention. Since 2017, California lawmakers have introduced a series of bills expanding access to feminine hygiene products as well as increasing transparency about and now regulating chemicals contained in those items.
Men will also lose out from cuts to Planned Parenthood
This story was originally published by Capitol Weekly. As a recent college graduate without health insurance, George Roehr knew where to go when he noticed a lump that seemed to be growing. “I made an appointment for Planned Parenthood, the doctor performed a physical examination, and just within seconds, felt it, looked at me and said, ‘You should go see a specialist,’” Roehr said. Within three weeks, Roehr began chemotherapy treatment for testicular cancer at the age of 30.
Proposition 50: The debate recap - Capitol Weekly
News The "California Votes: Proposition 50" debate featuring California Democratic Party Chair Rusty Hicks, and Patricia Sinay, moderated by Rich Ehisen of Capitol Weekly and Juliet Williams of CalMatters, at the UC Student and Policy Center in Sacramento on Oct. 14, 2025. Photo by Fred Greaves for CalMatters by LEAH O'TARROW posted 10.14.2025 As California voters gear up for a statewide special election on Nov.
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