Under a new bill headed for the governor’s desk, farmers would be required to pay employees over-time after working an 8-hour work-day. Senate Bill 11-21, would change current state law so that farm workers are no longer exempt from the overtime laws, which cover most other hourly workers. Currently, farm workers can earn overtime only when they work over 10-hours in a day. The new ruling, which was sent tot the Goevernor yesterday, is expected to end a nearly 70-year exemption for the state’s largest industry.
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A 44-year old Santa Cruz man was arrested yesterday in connection with robbing several banks in 3 separate counties. Kent Lee Maxon is accused of robbing banks in Santa Cruz, San Jose and Santa Clara County. The most recent string of robberies Maxon is accused of includes Monday’s robbery at the Comerica Bank on Mission Street. The other robberies occurred Saturday at Bank Of The West on South DeAnza Boulevard in San Jose, and another robbery on June 22nd, at the Comerica Bank on Saratoga and Sunnyvale Roads in Saratoga.
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Starting today, hours at both courthouses in Santa Cruz County will be reduced. The court clerk offices in Santa Cruz and Watsonville will close as of 2 p.m. this afternoon. The courtrooms and jury offices, however, will stop operating ALL services at 3 p.m. Public drop boxes for court documents and fine payments WILL be available at both courthouses from 2 to 5 p.m. Both courthouses open at 8 a.m., daily. The early closures are part of a cost-cutting plan targeted at saving 2.3 million dollars this fiscal year and will occur EVERY Friday.
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Human powered pedi-cabs began operating in Capitola yesterday. The new “Tiki-Cab” service, expects to operate from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. 7 days a week, shuttling locals and tourists to various locations in and around the Capitola Village during the summer, along with offering a pick-up and drop-off service for locals. There are no set fees for the service, drivers will rely mostly on tips from riders. The idea for the new service came after a Capitola resident (and Santa Clara County firefighter) learned about the business during a trip to San Diego last year.
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