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Watsonville Activists Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Local Pesticide Use

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WATSONVILLE — A group of activists led by Omar Dieguez announced a hunger strike of up to 30 days outside Driscoll’s Watsonville headquarters Tuesday, as part of a coordinated effort to call upon Driscoll’s and other agriculture businesses in the Pajaro Valley to cease pesticide use in its farming practices, especially near schools. Dieguez was […]

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Watsonville activists launch hunger strike to protest local pesticide use

WATSONVILLE — A group of activists led by Omar Dieguez announced a hunger strike of up to 30 days outside Driscoll’s Watsonville headquarters Tuesday, as part of a coordinated effort to call upon Driscoll’s and other agriculture businesses in the Pajaro Valley to cease pesticide use in its farming practices, especially near schools. Dieguez was […]

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Santa Cruz Local broke the news in on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
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