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- Written by: Caltrans
Attendees can network with Caltrans staff along with other state agencies and business professionals to discover opportunities in employment, training, education, resume building and small business development.
“Caltrans meets annually with representatives and leaders from the 28 federally recognized Native American Tribes situated within our district's boundaries, said Aaron Morgan, Caltrans District 1 small business liaison. “We have established this first-ever event to address the expressed needs of our tribal partners, providing tangible opportunities for community development and individual empowerment.”
This tribal resource fair caters to a wide range of interests, including direct civil service employment, small business support, educational and vocational training programs, and partnerships with Caltrans contractors, ensuring that all attendees will leave the event with valuable resources and opportunities for personal growth and community enhancement.
Join them to meet and network with:
• Caltrans field maintenance and equipment shop staff.
• Caltrans recruitment.
• Caltrans Small Business and Workforce Development.
• Norcal APEX Accelerator.
• West Business Development Center.
• California Capital Access Program.
• Mendocino College.
• Cal Poly Humboldt.
• Sonoma State University.
• California Conservation Corps.
• Cal Fire.
• Operating Engineers.
• Carpenters Local 751.
• Iron Workers Local 378.
• IBEW Local 551.
• Granite Construction.
• Wylatti Resource Management.
For more information, contact Aaron Morgan at
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- Written by: Elizabeth Larson
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — Jane Attardi has been framing fine art, photography and memorabilia in Lake County for 26 years.
When the Valley Fire destroyed her Cobb frame shop in 2015, Attardi dried her tears and started looking for work.
One bright day she walked into Don and Linda's Tax service in Lakeport, attracted by the sign advertising framing. She met Linda Warren and her brother Jim, who were both photographers. Warren prepared taxes for over 35 years and had decided to open a frame shop for their photos and for the community of Lake County. The couple hired Attardi on the spot.
Before Linda Warren passed in 2024, she encouraged Attardi to continue to provide custom framing service.
“I want Lake County residents to always have a frame shop,” Warren said, and she left Attardi a gift of all the equipment to make her vision a reality.
Now, thanks to Linda Warren’s generosity and Attardi’s commitment to keeping the frame shop open, Lake County residents don’t have to travel to Ukiah or Santa Rosa for professional quality custom framing.
Attardi is thrilled to announce that Attardi’s Custom Frame Shop is now open for business in Kelseyville at 9781 Point Lakeview Road, conveniently located just around the corner from the Riviera Market.
Attardi’s Custom Frame Shop is a warm, welcoming place where a large variety of beautiful moldings and mat boards are available to consider next to your artwork.
Attardi is happy to work with you in making the perfect choice for framing your fine art and precious family photographs.
Please call 707-349-8318 to make an appointment, or just bring your artwork in to discuss with Attardi during the frame shop hours Monday through Friday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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As Californians celebrate the legacy of labor leader, community organizer, and civil rights activist Cesar Chavez, the Employment Development Department, or EDD, remains dedicated to helping support agricultural workers and their families by sharing vital information and resources.
“Cesar Chavez’s work inspired generations of Californians to recognize the dignity of workers and their families,” said EDD Director Nancy Farias. “EDD and our community partners honor Mr. Chavez’s legacy with vital outreach to farmworkers across the Golden State.”
California is the leading producer of agricultural goods in the U.S. and the world’s top exporter of produce.
This industry relies heavily on hundreds of thousands of workers who cultivate more than 400 different commodities across the state, as reported by the California Department of Food and Agriculture:
• Dairy products, grapes, almonds, and cattle lead the list as the top-earning agricultural commodities produced in California in 2023.
• Based on January 2025 estimates, the areas of California with the largest concentrations of farm jobs are San Joaquin Valley (180,580), South Coast (60,900), Central Coast (49,900), Desert Region (22,800), and Sacramento Valley (22,300).
• There were an estimated 833,360 crop workers in California in 2023, and approximately 235,508 of them were seasonal workers.
• In 2023, approximately 68,038 migrant laborers worked in California, representing 29% of all seasonal workers in the state.
Services for agricultural workers
EDD collaborates with various state and local organizations to provide a wide variety of services for the thousands of workers who support California’s agriculture industry:
• Referring workers to local services, such as low-cost medical services, housing, food banks, utility assistance, and childcare.
• Presenting guidance on how to apply for unemployment benefits when the growing season ends, and disability and Paid Family Leave benefits.
• Sharing information and providing aid to workers with employment services and employment-related complaints.
• Supplying information on state and federal farmworker employment rights.
• Linking workers to local agricultural job openings (H-2A program).
• Providing job search assistance and coaching, job screening, resume writing, and job referrals.
• Assisting farmworkers with resources through CalJOBS, California’s online resource for job postings, training programs, and labor market information.
• Giving workers information about training opportunities available through EDD and community partners.
• Offering access to job fairs and workshops hosted at America’s Job Center of California and other locations.
• Providing access to computers, printers, scanners, copiers, and multilingual assistance.
The Department’s Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers Outreach Program works with other State agencies and community-based organizations to serve farmworkers and agricultural employers to help agricultural workers.
The EDD Monitor Advocate Office oversees the outreach program and corresponds with California agricultural employers and EDD representatives to ensure migrant farmworkers and all job seekers are provided equitable employment services.
For more information about programs and services benefiting the California agriculture industry and its workers, visit the EDD website.
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- Written by: AAA
California drivers will find an average price of $4.62, a two cent drop from last week.
Even though the price of crude oil remains below $70 a barrel, prices at the pump are going up as more refineries make the seasonal switch to summer-blend gasoline.
“Summer-blend gas is less likely to evaporate in warmer temperatures and is more expensive to produce.” says Doug Johnson with AAA Northern California.
Fuel prices around the state:
San Francisco: $4.80
Oakland: $4.76
San Jose: $4.71
Sacramento: $4.67
Fresno: $4.62
Stockton: $4.48
Oil Market Dynamics
At the close of Wednesday’s formal trading session, WTI rose 26 cents to settle at $67.16 a barrel.
The EIA reports that crude oil inventories increased by 1.7 million barrels from the previous week.
At 437.0 million barrels, U.S. crude oil inventories are about 5% below the five-year average for this time of year.
Quick gas and electricity stats
Gas
The nation’s top 10 most expensive gasoline markets are California ($4.64), Hawaii ($4.53), Washington ($4.09), Nevada ($3.74), Oregon ($3.73), Alaska ($3.39), Illinois ($3.38), Arizona ($3.34), Idaho ($3.26), and Pennsylvania ($3.22).
The nation's top 10 least expensive gasoline markets are Mississippi ($2.66), Oklahoma ($2.69), Kentucky ($2.69), Tennessee ($2.69), Louisiana ($2.73), Alabama ($2.74), Texas ($2.76), Arkansas ($2.76), South Carolina ($2.78), and Kansas ($2.80).
Electric
The nation’s top 10 most expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Hawaii (56 cents), West Virginia (46 cents), Montana (45 cents), South Carolina (42 cents), Tennessee (42 cents), Idaho (42 cents), Alaska (41 cents), Kentucky (40 cents), New Hampshire (40 cents), and Louisiana (39 cents).
The nation’s top 10 least expensive states for public charging per kilowatt hour are Kansas (22 cents), Missouri (25 cents), Nebraska (26 cents), Iowa (26 cents), North Dakota (26 cents), Delaware (27 cents), Michigan (29 cents), Texas (39 cents), Utah (29 cents), and Washington, DC (30 cents).