California’s Clean Air Fight, Warehouse Rush Amid Tariffs, and Starbucks Wage Showdown

02/05/2025 3 min
California’s Clean Air Fight, Warehouse Rush Amid Tariffs, and Starbucks Wage Showdown

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Episode Synopsis

California faces a Senate showdown over its right to ban new gas-only cars by 2035. New data shows the state’s population numbers are back on the rise, signaling a slow post-pandemic recovery. In labor news, Starbucks workers reject a wage offer after two years of stalled negotiations. And at the ports, bonded warehouses are seeing surging demand as companies try to delay steep new tariffs. 

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