A new affordable housing venture in Holtville, California, is being built to serve farmworker households and low-income families. Pine Crossing Apartments, a 44-unit initiative valued at $19 million, promises to strengthen the local community as construction moves forward.

Verizon is set to make internet access more affordable for low-income Californians with a new $20/month broadband plan, featuring 300 Mbps fiber and 100 Mbps wireless options. In exchange, the company’s $9.6 billion acquisition of Frontier has been approved, with Verizon also promising to extend fiber to 250,000 locations over four years.