Monday through Thursday at lunchtime, Empire KVCR News has your daily news rundown. Stories highlighted today include:
1. The U.S. Forest Service is seeking temporary workers for 2020.
2. Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the sentences of 21 inmates, most convicted of murder of attempted murder.
3. California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk is as crowded as can be today after lawmakers sent him hundreds of bills last week before adjourning for the year.