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\n State Worker Negotiations | Full Belly Farm\u2019s New Book | Sac History Museum Wants You To \u2018Meet Mary Pleasant\u2019
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Department of Fish and Wildlife employee Nikolette Clavel holds a sign at a protest against Newsom\u2019s return to the office mandate. March 12, 2025<\/p>\n
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State Worker Negotiations <\/p>\n
Governor Gavin Newsom is calling on state employees to return to the office four days a week starting in July. But his order is facing pushback from labor groups including SEIU Local 1000, which represents the largest share of state workers. It\u2019s also become subject of tense contract negotiations with the union demanding 100% telework and stipends for employees that have to return in-person. The CapRadio Statehouse Politics Reporter Laura Fitzgerald<\/a> and SEIU Local 1000 job steward Gina Garcia-Smith join Insight to talk about where things stand.\u00a0<\/p>\n The California Department of Human Resources sent CapRadio the following statement: \u201cCalHR respects the confidentiality of the bargaining process and does not speak on ongoing negotiations. CalHR looks forward to bargaining in good faith with SEIU in the weeks ahead.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Full Belly Farm\u2019s New Book <\/p>\n Even if you have never heard of Full Belly Farm<\/a>, chances are you\u2019ve eaten their food before. Nestled in the Capay Valley, they work year-round to supply produce to restaurants like Chez Panisse in Berkeley and food co-ops here locally in Sacramento and Davis. In 201, they built the Full Belly Farm Kitchen to showcase their produce. And they\u2019ve just released a new book to help tell the story of the farm\u2019s history and share some recipes. We\u2019ll meet two of the farms\u2019 owners, Amon and Jenna Muller, who also happen to be the married couple behind the new book, Full Belly Farm and Kitchen: Stories and Recipes from a Family Farm<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n There will be a book release celebration at Full Belly Farm this Saturday from 1-5 p.m. Reserve a spot here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sac History Museum Wants You To \u2018Meet Mary Pleasant\u2019 <\/p>\n Have you ever heard of Mary Ellen Pleasant? Born a slave in Georgia in 1817, she eventually made her way to California, becoming an entrepreneur and abolitionist. Her story was mostly lost to history until a Sacramento filmmaker, scholar and singer stepped in. Today on Insight, we\u2019ll meet Susheel Bibbs<\/a>, who has spent decades researching and sharing Pleasant\u2019s story on stage and through film. She\u2019s joined by Delta Pick Mello, executive director of the Sacramento History Museum, which is presenting this performance as a Chautauqua<\/a> at Celebration Arts Theatre on Wednesday, March 18.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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