KATIE RODRIGUEZ

Monterey County Weekly: Cover Stories

• As a record-breaking cyclospora season comes to a close, a look at the impacts on local growers and gaps in the food safety system.
• Under SGMA, it’s a critical year to pick a solution to save Monterey County’s aquifers. But how, and who pays?
• Researchers are banding together to turn fire-prone eucalyptus into biochar for use by local growers.
• Monterey Bay fishers are catching plenty of fish – just not the ones people want.
• FEATURE As Julie Packard prepares to retire, a look at her legacy that shaped the Monterey Bay Aquarium and its global impact.
• DNA technology is transforming criminal investigations and helping families find answers in cold cases. 
• The State of Organic: As organic farmland nationwide remains stubbornly at less than 1 percent, Monterey County is a leader.

Monterey County Weekly: Breaking News

• Driscoll's faces scrutiny as viral cancer claims spread online.
• One year later, the Moss Landing battery fire leaves more questions than answers.
• Recent acquisition and staff cuts at Braga Fresh reflect larger trends in the ag sector.
• Highway 1 at Regent’s Slide in Big Sur is expected to reopen early, potentially by the new year.
• As Sheriff’s Office negotiates a new health care contract in the jail,  Wellpath says they’re out of the running.
• Over 4,000 gallons of oil and toxic wastewater spill in San Ardo.
• County Supervisors back Prop. 50, a redistricting amendment on California voters’ ballots.
• Local workers laid off by USDA hear rumors of reinstatement amid ongoing uncertainty. 
• Wildfire risk and mitigation efforts are top of mind for residents and leaders across the county. 

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Ag Alert

With California facing its second-lowest April snowpack on record, Central Valley farmers try new irrigation strategies 

POLITICO

• RFK Jr.’s into regenerative ag. California’s still figuring it out.

Civil Eats

• Foodshed Cooperative Is Growing San Diego’s Small-Farm Economy 
• Supermarket Food Waste Is a Big Problem. Is Dynamic Pricing the Solution? 
• How Centuries of Extractive Agriculture Helped Set the Stage for the Maui Fires 

The Guardian

• A California town will vote on banning factory farms. What does that mean for the rest of the US? 

The Washington Post

• As worker shortages loom, some states move to train paid caregivers 

Surfline | Surfer Magazine | Outside Magazine

• Toxic Algal Bloom Hits SoCal: Sea lions, dolphins washing up on beaches across the Southland.
• Imperial Beach: Over 1,000 Days of Beach Closures
• Are Wave Pools Sustainable? 
• Outdoor Cities of the Future Outside

USA Today

• Climate change is fueling extreme heat. Who's looking out for the most vulnerable Americans? 

Inside Climate News

• In Climate-Driven Disasters, Older People and the Disabled Are Most at Risk. Now In-Home Caregivers Are Being Trained in How to Help Them 

Bay Area-Based Publications

• From water to withdrawals, climate change atop Bay Area's mind in 2023 The San Francisco Examiner
• Berkeley’s storied Irish Pub celebrates a half-century of community this St. Patrick’s Day Nosh
• Troubled Waters | What we can learn from the WSL's ocean conservation campaign Santa Cruz Waves Magazine
• Santa Cruz Mountains residents are navigating the challenges of how to build back stronger following the destructive CZU fire Santa Cruz Waves Magazine
• Safer at School from Wildfire Smoke? Knee Deep Times
• Marin City Solves For Self Knee Deep Times
• Marin City Marches, Lives Depend on It Knee Deep Times