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By David Taub, Senior Reporter
Published 8 years ago on
March 13, 2017

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[This story has been updated with Isadore Hall’s statement]

State Senator Andy Vidak (R-Hanford) accused Agricultural Labor Relations Board (ALRB) member Isadore Hall of saying he “will use his position to ‘get’ several farmers who oppose his confirmation.”

Vidak sent a letter today (March 13) to Senate President Kevin de Leon, asking for a formal investigation and postponement of a floor vote on confirmation.

Hall was appointed to the board in January by Gov. Jerry Brown. The ALRB is designed to settle disputes between farmer employers and labor. He allegedly made the comments at the Sacramento Hyatt the night before his first confirmation hearing. The recipients of who heard it have not been disclosed, but Vidak in a letter writes they are reluctant to come forward out of fear of retaliation.

“If the reported conduct by Hall is true, he should not be confirmed and in fact be removed from the ALRB,” Vidak said in a released audio statement. “Using your position in government to get even with opponents is unconscionable and should not be condoned. We should never have to fear our government.”

Hall received his first confirmation vote on March 1 from the Senate Rules Committee. The full senate body will vote at an undetermined time to approve of his appointment. His appointment (of which he can serve up to one year without confirmation) has been opposed by the farming industry for among other reasons his lack of agriculture or labor dispute experience and his perceived bias. Others have objected because they feel Hall’s appointment is political patronage for an out-of-work politician.

Representing Compton in Sacramento, Hall served in both the assembly and state senate. In 2016, he ran for U.S. Congress but lost.

Hall, through the ALRB spokesman J. Antonio Barbosa, sent GV Wire this statement:

Senator Hall will not be commenting on these accusations.  I would like to point you to his testimony at his Senate Rules Committee confirmation hearing, which makes it clear that he will be fair and impartial, make sound decisions, and speak to growers and farm workers.

“I want you to know that I fully recognize these challenges and plan to confront them head on in an inclusive, methodical and transparent way that involves bringing all parties from business to labor together in order to find commonality, build consensus, and solve the problems that we no doubt will be confronting us on the board.  I hope that my record standing up serving as a voice for working families and also as one for business illustrates my deep desire to be fair and just and put the interest of the great people of California first.”

His full testimony is available on demand from the Senate media archive http://senate.ca.gov/media-archive for March 1, 2017:  http://senate.ca.gov/media-archive

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Curiosity drives David Taub. The award-winning journalist might be shy, but feels mighty with a recorder in his hand. He doesn't see it his job to "hold public officials accountable," but does see it to provide readers (and voters) the information needed to make intelligent choices. Taub has been honored with several writing awards from the California News Publishers Association. He's just happy to have his stories read. Joining GV Wire in 2016, Taub covers politics, government and elections, mainly in the Fresno/Clovis area. He also writes columns about local eateries (Appetite for Fresno), pro wrestling (Off the Bottom Rope), and media (Media Man). Prior to joining the online news source, Taub worked as a radio producer for KMJ and PowerTalk 96.7 in Fresno. He also worked as an assignment editor for KCOY-TV in Santa Maria, California, and KSEE-TV in Fresno. He has also worked behind the scenes for several sports broadcasts, including the NCAA basketball tournament, and the Super Bowl. When not spending time with his family, Taub loves to officially score Fresno Grizzlies games. Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Taub is a die-hard Giants and 49ers fan. He graduated from the University of Michigan with dual degrees in communications and political science. Go Blue! You can contact David at 559-492-4037 or at Send an Email

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