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The California Employment Development Department (EDD) has forecasted statewide employment in the food processing sector to increase by more than eight percent, representing more than 196,000 jobs, by 2024. This is a relatively modest growth rate, but the estimate does not include all the jobs created in related sectors such as packaging, equipment, transportation and energy.

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Due to significant increases in solar power generation and self-generation, and changes in management of the statewide electricity grid, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) and Southern California Edison (SCE) have proposed changes to their Time of Use (TOU) rates.

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CLFP has joined with the California Chamber of Commerce and a large coalition of business organizations in opposition to SB 562 (Lara; D-Bell Gardens/Atkins; D-San Diego), which creates a new single-payer, government-run health care system. Although the financing mechanism for SB 562 has not yet been specified, past legislative attempts at government-run health care have proposed major increases in payroll and income tax on businesses and individuals.

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The California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Food Safety Branch will conduct a number of classes in May and June for food processors.

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The Pacific Gas & Electric Company (PG&E) is holding a pre-Gas Transportation & Storage Rate Case (2019 GTS) meeting on May 11 to discuss the upcoming 2019 filing.

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