Countertop Fabricator Spends Big to Better Protect Workers

An episode of the KQED's The California Report podcast, hosted by KQED, titled "Countertop Fabricator Spends Big to Better Protect Workers" was published on April 7, 2026 and runs 10 minutes.

April 7, 2026 ·10m · KQED's The California Report

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Summary

For countertop fabricators trying to follow California’s safety rules, “doing the right thing” can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala Romero, KQED A $10 billion bet on the future of Artificial Intelligence is facing a wall of local resistance in the Imperial Valley. County supervisors will decide the fate of a massive data center complex that has already sparked shouting matches, environmental protests, and a last minute scramble in the courts. Reporter: Kori Suzuki, KPBS Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices