Drake's Bay Oyster Farm Owner Says It Was 'Planned for the Seashore'
In the controversy over the Drake's Bay Oyster Farm, one question has stood out. What did the Lunny family think would happen when their lease ran out at Point Reyes National Seashore? The lease had a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bay Area's Small Farmers Take to Selling Excess Crops Online
CropMobster grew organically, like everything else at Sonoma County’s Bloomfield Farms. The website connects individuals and nonprofits with food producers who offer items for deep discount or donation...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Police Raid Removes Occupy Protesters from UC Tract in Albany; Four Arrests
by Emilie Raguso, Berkeleyside About 100 activists marched Saturday onto a University Village lot in Albany that’s slated for development. (Emilie Raguso/Berkeleyside) Update, 1:42 p.m. A UC Berkeley...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Point Reyes Oyster Farm Gets Its Day in Court
(BCN) Calling Drakes Bay Oyster Co. a "shining example of sustainable agriculture," a lawyer for the business urged a federal appeals court in San Francisco today to allow the company to keep...
View ArticleClik here to view.
News Pix: Bay to Breakers Rules and SF Citizen Scientists Take Over McLaren Park
San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr demonstrates the size of bags that Bay to Breakers race participants are permitted to carry this weekend. (Deborah Svoboda/KQED) Pancho Ramos-Stierle, an Occupy...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sonoma Deal Aims to Combine Logging and Preservation
Can you preserve a forest by logging it? A land conservation group thinks so. The Conservation Fund announced Monday that, along with some partners, it had acquired 19,645 acres of forest in Sonoma...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Environmentalists: Chinese Dairy Demand Could Wreak Havoc on Central Valley...
By Susanne Rust and Serene Fang, The Center for Investigative Reporting A growing demand for milk and cheese in China has the potential to bring California’s beleaguered dairy industry back to life –...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta Plan Hit With Flood of Lawsuits
FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Several opposing groups have filed at least four lawsuits against a broad, long-range plan to manage the ailing Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta that was adopted in May. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
State's Tech and Agriculture Industries Target House GOP In Immigration...
Facebook Chairman and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg is among the tech and ag industry leaders pressing Congress for immigration reform. (Stephen Lam/Getty Images) Two of California's biggest...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Historic Napa Winery Domaine Chandon Turns 40 on Bastille Day (Sunday)
This Sunday is Bastille Day. As France celebrates the birth of its republic, the first French winery in Napa Valley is celebrating its 40th birthday. The winery celebrates its 40th anniversary this...
View Article
