Watching the small-minded men of the California Department of Food and Agriculture declare that they will ‘eradicate’ the light brown apple moth has been rather like watching a small boy take it into his head that he will move Africa 200 miles to the left. The Light Brown Apple Moth public health scandal has shone [...]

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I have had the pleasure of taking part in a number of interesting discussions over the past week regarding the future of the anti-LBAM spray movement in California. Friends, neighbors, scientists and politicians are discussing positions to take in the face of the California Department of Food and Agriculture continuing to insist that the light [...]

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As we’re all beginning to look for some perspective on our situation, with some days going by since the CDFA announced that they will not conduct further aerial spraying over urban areas, people are starting to share not only their opinions, but also their feelings. Some of my Central Coast neighbors to the south have [...]

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Let it not be forgotten that though the deadly specter of aerial spraying has now passed by the urban communities of California, thousands of innocent people were sprayed by the CDFA with toxic pesticides in the fall of 2007. Let it not be forgotten that Monterey and Santa Cruz families were grievously sickened by this [...]

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Communication Tips, Free of Charge Secretary Kawamura: You often say that your agency has done a poor job communicating with the public about the LBAM eradication program. Here are two tips from a communications professional, free of charge: 1. Listen to the people who disagree with you, especially when they have MD and PhD after [...]

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Dear Valued Readers, If your shoulders are feeling strangely lighter on this historic evening in the state of California, it is because an imminent sentence of disease and death via aerial spraying has just been lifted from millions of us. Take a seat and read this news! I am not ashamed to say that my [...]

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Readers – Something is happening today. Please read this Mercury News article. There is a press call set for 3:00 today after the meeting. My husband and I are both feeling like something is going on right now. With the halt of the Twist Ties in Sonoma and Migden’s Moratorium passing on to the full [...]

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Today, Carol Migden’s Moratorium Senate Resolution SRC 87 passed the Senate Ag Committee and will now move on to be heard by the full senate. The Resolution passed 4-0. Read Coverage Here Basically, this Resolution would halt the spraying until further testing is done. My thought is that it might buy us a little more [...]

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Are you sitting down? I hope you have a good, firm chair to sit in before you read what is undoubtedly the worst, most offensive article any news source has yet published on the LBAM public health crisis. The honor of infamy goes to reporter Sarah Campbell of the Kenwood Press, and I warn you, [...]

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EAST BAY COMMUNITY TOWN HALL TO STOP THE SPRAY Monday, June 23, 2008 7:00 pm -9:00 pm Location: Lakeside Park Garden Center at Lake Merritt 666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, CA. 94610 Directions: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/rental_facilities/gardencenter_directions.asp Sponsored by Stop the Spray- East Bay and Pesticide Watch Learn about the latest legal and legislative strategies to protect our communities [...]

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