Data centers are expanding into water-stressed communities across California… like the Imperial Valley. At the same time… data center operators are using loopholes to hide how much water these facilities are using. These findings are from a new report backed by Santa Clara University and the think tank Next10. CalMatters’ Molly Peterson has more…

Data centers are expanding into water-stressed communities across California&hellip; like the Imperial Valley. At the same time&hellip; data center operators are using loopholes to hide how much water these facilities are using. These findings are from a new report backed by Santa Clara University and the think tank Next10. CalMatters&rsquo; Molly Peterson has more&hellip;

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Data Center Operators are Hiding How Much Water Facilities Use

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As the summer travel season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend, workers at SFO are calling for better pay and benefits. Negotiations between unionized airport workers and their employers have been stalled for over a year. And San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is getting involved, as KQED’s Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman reports.

As the summer travel season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend, workers at SFO are calling for better pay and benefits. Negotiations between unionized airport workers and their employers have been stalled for over a year. And San Francisco's Board of Supervisors is getting involved, as KQED&rsquo;s Azul Dahlstrom-Eckman reports.

SFO Workers Call for Better Pay and Benefits

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Oakland director Boots Riley is back with a new film out now. It&rsquo;s a comedy called I LOVE BOOSTERS &hellip; about a high-fashion heist that's Riley&rsquo;s love letter to the power of labor organizing.&nbsp; KQED Arts editor Nastia Voynovskaya has more. And a note to listeners -- this piece contains language that may not be suitable for everyone.

Data Center Operators are Hiding How Much Water Facilities Use

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