Workers at the Trader Joe’s store in Oakland’s Rockridge neighborhood voted to unionize, but the national organizing effort suffered a setback.
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Food Bin and Herb Room project to prioritize tenants without cars, widen sidewalks
Representatives from builder Workbench and owners of the Food Bin and Herb Room hosted a community meeting Tuesday to discuss the Santa Cruz redevelopment project. Attendees raised concerns about neighborhood impacts, pedestrian safety and building size, and meeting hosts explained that it’s a balancing act between maintaining the current environment and attempting to reach state and local housing goals.
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Ask Lookout: What’s in the works for charred Mission Street shopping center?
A run-of-the-mill shopping center is one of the latest parcels in Santa Cruz to be turned into a construction site as it undergoes a facelift and prepares to bring in new tenants. It’s a welcome update for a structure that has seen a fair amount of trouble in recent years.
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Vista Outdoor to lay off workers, close Bell/Giro facility in Scotts Valley
Cycling-focused Giro and Bell Sports are among the brands being consolidated under Vista’s outdoor sporting goods operation at Fox Racing headquarters in Irvine. The number of local layoffs is unclear, though one employee wrote on LinkedIn that she was among “several hundred” affected.
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How I Got My Job: Scott Liess on careers in the trades and how tech is reshaping plumbing industry
Eco-Flow Plumbing owner Scott Liess spoke with Lookout about the plumbing industry, what it was like opening a business during the Great Recession and what the future looks like for a career as a plumber.
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How I Got My Job: Alexandra Navarro sees role as disruptor, model for Latinas in tech
Alexandra Navarro, chief of staff for Scotts Valley-based Paystand, spoke with Lookout about being a Latina in the tech industry, advice to women and people of color seeking jobs in the industry, and what to expect when getting into this career field.
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Why is this California Trader Joe’s pushing for a union? A rat infestation is only part of the problem
Trader Joe’s workers in Oakland are the first in California to file for a union election. They say the grocery chain has disregarded safety and prioritized profit.
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Who buys electric cars in California — and who doesn’t?
Communities with high concentrations of electric cars are affluent, college-educated and at least 75% white and Asian — revealing the enormous task that California faces electrifying the entire fleet.
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How I Got My Job: Tech entrepreneur Chris Miller on what it takes to build an IT business
Cloud Brigade CEO Chris Miller spoke with Lookout about being involved in the early stages of tech, running a small technology business and how students can break into this industry.
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How I Got My Job: Santa Cruz Cider Company’s Nicole Todd on entrepreneurship and the wonders of apples
Nicole Todd, cider maker and owner of Watsonville’s Santa Cruz Cider Company, spoke with Lookout about her experience in the burgeoning cider sector, being a woman in a traditionally male-dominated business, and how someone can pursue a job in the beverage industry.