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Hospital workers may avoid a strike, new greenhouses for Cal State Monterey Bay

Protesters hold signs by the side of the road. The signs read, "Patient care is in crisis," and "Respect healthcare workers."
Erin Malsbury
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KAZU News
Healthcare workers protest outside Watsonville Community Hospital in December 2024.

In today's newscast, workers at Watsonville Community Hospital will vote on a new contract, and Chipotle gives Cal State Monterey Bay $500,000 toward construction of a greenhouse complex for research and teaching.

Amy Mayer is an award-winning journalist with more than 25 years of experience in public radio. Before KAZU, she worked as an editor for the California Newsroom and at St. Louis Public Radio. For eight years, she covered agriculture as the Harvest Public Media reporter based at Iowa Public Radio. She's also worked at stations in Massachusetts and Alaska and has written for many newspapers, magazines and online news outlets.