Galt NewsLocal news for Galt, CA continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.School's Out: Summer's good eats- June 30, 2008 Nine-year-old Jessica Braden watched as her father put fresh peaches into a plastic bag at the Lodi farmers market on a recent Thursday.http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/schools-out-summers-good-eats?fromrss=1 Guest commentary: Galt location isn't right for a big-box store- June 28, 2008 On June 3, the Galt City Council discussed amending the big-box ordinance to limit the hours of operation of a big-box store to less than 24 hours a day.http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/guest-commentary-galt-location-isnt-right-for-a-... Firefighters battle south county grass fires- June 26, 2008 Firefighters from the Cosumnes Community Services District Fire Department battled two grass fires Thursday afternoon.http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/firefighters-battle-south-county-grass-fires?fro... Delta trustees charged with wasting millions in bond funds- June 24, 2008 San Joaquin Delta College trustees wasted millions of dollars of voter-approved bond money by ignoring advice from staff and pursuing a campus at Mountain House - the cost of which has soared to $94 million ...http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/delta-trustees-charged-with-wasting-millions-in-... Public safety watch: Man injured trying to fight grass fire in Galt- June 22, 2008 The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Middle Jun. 19--A 1-acre grass fire broke out in Galt on Monday afternoon, injuring a man trying to fight the blaze.http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/public-safety-watch-man-injured-trying-to-fight-... Grass Fires Break Out In Sacramento Region- June 20, 2008 Two grass fires broke out in the Sacramento area, one at the Stone Lakes Wildlife Refuge and the second in Galt, officials said.http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/grass-fires-break-out-in-sacramento-region?fromr... San Joaquin Fair all about the animals- June 18, 2008 Nicole Bianchi, when she's not tending her lambs or keeping their barn area clean, said she spends her days at the San Joaquin Fair walking the grounds with her friends, enjoying the midway rides and eating ...http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/san-joaquin-fair-all-about-the-animals?fromrss=1 Galt Farm Labor Contractor Shut Down Over Heat Law- June 15, 2008 The state has shut down a second farm contractor for not complying with heat regulations for its workers.The California Department of Industrial Relations ordered Galt-based Solis Farm Labor Contractor to stop operating in the fields Friday. The order came a day after the department shut down Merced Farm Labor, who had a 17-year-old employee die last month of heat-related causes.Officials say Solis laborers were working in the same fields as Maria Isabel Vasquez Jimenez when she collapsed in...http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/galt-farm-labor-contractor-shut-down-over-heat-l... State shuts down a second labor contractor- June 14, 2008 The state Department of Industrial Relations shut down a second farm labor contractor Friday because of allegations it was failing to protect field workers from heat exposure.http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/state-shuts-down-a-second-labor-contractor?fromr... Public safety watch: Hazardous materials team stops chlorine gas leak at Galt plant- June 13, 2008 Firefighters responded to a chlorine gas leak at the city of Galt's wastewater treatment plant Monday night.http://www.topix.net/city/galt-ca/2008/06/public-safety-watch-hazardous-materials-team-sto... |