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    California bill would pay farmworkers $1,000 a month to help endure drought, climate crisis

    by Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times Apr 26, 2022 3 minutes
    Farmworkers harvest cabbage at Big E Produce in Lompoc, California, on Feb. 19, 2021.

    LOS ANGELES — As worsening drought conditions in California and the West take a heavy economic toll on agriculture, state legislators are considering a plan to pay farmworkers $1,000 a month to help them cover the cost of necessities.

    The bill is meant to assist farmworkers who have fewer crops to tend as climate change limits the window for each growing season and cuts the Golden State's water supply.

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