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County moves to stop ‘unrestrained’ development in Santa Monica Mountains

County moves to stop ‘unrestrained’ development in Santa Monica Mountains The proposed Rim of the Valley National Recreation Area would run from the Simi Hills, the Verdugo Hills, the Santa Monica Mountains, the San Fernando Valley and into the western part of the Angeles National Forest. Here, a hiker and her dogs make their way …

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Paso Robles Moratorium on New or Expanded Irrigated Crop Production

There are currently several communities in California that have halted new wells and vineyards. Paso Robles passed a moratorium due to dry wells from newly created vineyards going in their dry, water scarce region. Homeowners couldn’t afford to drill as deep as winery interests so many tried to sell their properties. It became a crisis …

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French village near vineyard has 5 times as much cancer as national average

We know according to the California Department of Pesticide Regulation that the top 2 forms of glyphosate (Round Up), now regulated as a probable carcinogen with mandatory warning labels in our state, has been used extensively in Sonoma and other counties as a way to control weeds. According to the state database 84,606 pounds of the …

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Coho vs. Pinot

On the Russian River, grape growing and fish don’t mix BY WILL PARRISH Original Article Published in the Bohemian, Sept 2-8, 2015 In July, roughly 1,000 rural Sonoma County residents overflowed classrooms and small meeting chambers at five informational sessions convened by the State Water Resources Control Board. It would be hard to exaggerate many attendees’ outrage. …

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