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HALF MOON BAY, Calif. - As new details emerge in the aftermath of the Half Moon Bay mass shooting that left seven farmworkers dead, the massacre also highlights the harsh living and working conditions that some of those farmworkers endured.

Farmworkers at California Terra Garden, previously known as Mountain Mushroo

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"Living in shipping containers. Folks getting $9 an hour. No healthcare, no support, no services, but taking care of our health, providing a service to each and every one of us every single day. So this whole thing is a stacking of issues that come to the fore," said the governor.

California's minimum wage has been above $9 since 2015 and rose to $15.50 an hour on Jan. 1 for all employers, regardless of the size of the business.