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BREAKING NEWS JUNE 19, 2008

STATEWIDE GRASSROOTS MOVEMENT VICTORIOUS IN STOPPING THE SPRAY

California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) backs-off plans
to aerially spray pesticides over millions of people.

Media coverage:
(Only an excerpt of the more than 130 entries on Google News)

STATE CALLS OFF SPRAYINGS FOR MOTH
(Oakland Tribune)

LAWSUITS, LEGISLATION AND THRONGS OF CALIFORNIANS STOP AERIAL PESTICIDE SPRAYING OVER URBAN AREAS FOR LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH
(California Progress Report)

STATE DROPS PLAN FOR BAY AREA MOTH SPRAYING
 (CBS 5)

STATE STOPS AERIAL PESTICIDE SPRAYING OVER NEIGHBORHOODS
(Santa Cruz Sentinel)

APPLE MOTH SPRAYING COMES TO AN END
(San Francisco Chronicle)

STATE DECIDES ON NEW PLAN TO STOP MOTH
(New York Times)

OFFICIALS SUSPEND CALIF. AERIAL SPRAYING PROGRAM
(Associated Press)

MOTH SPRAY PROGRAM CANCELLED
(The Salinas Californian)

MOTH AERIAL SPRAYING CALLED OFF IN URBAN AREAS
(Berkeley Daily Planet)

STERILE MOTHS HALT AERIAL SPRAYING IN MARIN
(Marin Independent Journal)

STATE: NO AERIAL SPRAYING FOR APPLE MOTH
(The Press Democrat)

CALIFORNIA ABANDONS APPLE MOTH SPRAYING IN URBAN AREAS
(Capital Press)

CALIFORNIA CITIES GET AERIAL SPRAYING REPRIESE
(Los Angeles Daily News)

MOTH PLANS PUT ON HOLD
(Sonoma News)

STATE CANCELS MOTH SPRAYING
(Monterey Herald)

Spray opponents cautiously optimistic about release of sterile moths
(Salinas Californian)

Moth controversy should teach state some vital lessons
(Marin Independent Journal)

Nursery operator hopes science guides moth eradication
(Register Pajaronian)

 

AUDIO

6/30/08: KALW radio

excellent show on revised LBAM eradication campaign

Guests:
David Dilworth, Executive Director HOPE, Monterey
Dr. James Carey, PhD, entymologist, UC Davis
Nan Wishner, chair, City of Albany IPM Task Force

Listen here

6/21/08 KGO-AM Joanie Greggains

Joanie discusses the ramifications of the revised spray plans with Frank Egger -- President of North Coast Rivers and coordinator for Stop the Spray Marin.

VIDEO


AUDIO

KPFA Radio, Berkeley

2/27/08 Special broadcast: interviews, moments from the Berkeley City Council meeting, and Oakland EIR scoping meeting with the CDFA
Listen

4/29/08 Guest: John Russo, City Attorney, City of Oakland, discusses legal actions to prevent spraying.
Listen

 4/16/08 KPFA Guests: Nan Wishner, City of Albany, Integrated Pest Management and Ross Mirkarimi, SF Supervisor on LBAM spraying.
Listen

KGO-AM Joanie Greggains on LBAM spray

5/24/08 Guests: Ann Haiden, MD, on "LBAM Health Hazards Report"; Ed Porter, Santa Cruz City Council member; Richard Shames, MD, on "Long-Term Hormone Endocrine Disruption"
Listen to 1st Hour
Listen to 2nd Hour

5/3/08 Guests: Dr. Derrell Chambers (retired USDA pheromone pesticide expert); Dr. Elisa Song (Peninsula pediatrician specializing in environmental medicine); John Russo (founder of StopTheSpray.org and Monterey farmer); and Senator Carol Migden.
Listen to 1st Hour
Listen to 2nd Hour

KALW radio show on LBAM

Guests: Dr. James Carey, professor of entomology at the University of California at Davis; Daniel Harder, executive director of UCSC's arboretum; Caroline Cox, Research Director at Center for Environmental Health in Oakland.
Listen

VIDEO

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CBS 5 Investigates News Videos

Townhall Meetings

First Santa Cruz Townhall meeting on SC Community TV (12/9/07)
Watch part 1
Watch part 2
Watch part 3
Watch part 4

Stop The Spray Marin Townhall Panel #1
Stop the Spray Marin Townhall Comments #2
Ecological Options Network

Berkeley Townhall Panel
Berkeley Townhall Meeting (10 min version)
Ecological Options Network

Legislative Hearings

CA Assembly Appropriations Committee Hearing (4/30/08): hearing on AB 2760 (Leno) more than half way into the video.

CA State Senate Environmental Quality Committee Hearing, San Rafael (3/13/08)
Watch part 1
Watch part 2
Watch part 3

City Council Meetings

Monterey City Council meeting after first spraying (9/18/07)

San Francisco Board of Supervisor Meeting (4/7/08)
Watch part 1
Watch part 2

Interviews Youtube

News articles

Marin doctor: human health effects of pesticide to stop moth unknown
-Marin Independent Journal (5/29/08)

Calif. Assembly wants EIR before apple moth spraying resumes
-San Jose Mercury News (5/29/08)

Scientists Speak Out Against California Moth Spraying
-CBS5 Investigates (5/29/08)

Judge halts moth spray in Monterey County
The Californian (5/12/08)

Mothers March to Protest Moth Spraying
-Marin IJ (5/10/08)

No Spray Forces Convene in SF for Townhall Meeting
-Indymedia (5/9/08)

Pelosi jumps into Apple Moth with questions for Schwarzenegger
Marin IJ (5/9/08)

Monterey makes its case against LBAM
-ABC 7 (May 8, 2008)

Scientists Question Safety of Apple Moth pesticide
-CBS5 Investigates (May 7, 2008)

Parents protest to stop moth sprayings
-ABC News (April 28, 2008)

State postpones moth spray
-Monterey Herald (April 24, 2008)

Judge halts light brown apple moth spraying in Santa Cruz County
-Santa Cruz Sentinel (April 24, 2008)

Marin real estate agents oppose moth spraying
-Marin IJ (April 23, 2008)

Laird weighs in after Moth Report Fracas
-PressBanner (April 18, 2008)

Councilman Disputes Spray Data
-Monterey Herald (April 18, 2008)

Environmentalists Protest Spraying at Capitol
-NBC11 (April 16, 2008)

Is Apple Moth Spraying Risky?
-CBS 5 Investigates (April 15, 2008)

Politicians rally against moth spraying plan
-Marin Independent Journal (April 12, 2008)

Tourism, real estate brace for impact of moth spraying
-AP (April 11, 2008)

Farr Questions Feds on LBAM
-Sam Farr, Press Release (April 8, 2008)

Health problems reported after aerial spraying
-Jane Kay, SF Chronicle (April 7, 2008)

Growers: Moth plan a PR disaster
Pajaronian (March 24, 2008)

Laird LBAM Legislation Calls on State to Answer Unresolved Health, Science, and Efficacy Questions
-John Laird, Press Release (March 13, 2008)

Moth-spraying PR deal suspended amid questions
-AP Exclusive (March 13, 2008)

CCOF pulls moth spray support
-Monterey Herald 3/13/08

Moth-spray protesters descend on Sacramento
-SJ Mercury news (March 10, 2008)

Pesticide maker owned by political donor
-SF Chronicle (March 8, 2008)

Experts question plan to spray to fight moths
-Jane Kay, SF Chronicle (March 6, 2008)

Berkeley may sue over moth spraying
-Contra Costa Times (February 27, 2008)

Bills seek to curb pesticide spray over cities
-SF Chronicle (February 23, 2008)

Senate resolution seeks halt to LBAM spraying
-SC Sentinel (February 21, 2008)

State Plans Bay Area Pesticide Spraying
-SF Chronicle (February 15th, 2008)

State to spend $500k to Sell Aerial Spray to Residents; There is no vote.
See frontpage headline!
- Monterey Herald (January 27, 2008)

State: Aerial Spraying for Moth Set to Resume; Other Treatments Considered
- Santa Cruz Sentinel (January 22, 2008)

After Moth Spraying, State Received Hundreds of Illness Reports
- San Jose Mercury News (January 4, 2008)

Articles in PDF format
Click to view, right-click to download.

Spray Dispute
Rid vs. Control
Editorial by Len Richardson
-California Farmer (5/2008)

Health Problems Reported After Aerial Spraying
-San Francisco Chronicle (4/7/08)

Illnesses Blamed on Spraying in Santa Cruz
-San Francisco Chronicle (4/7/08)

Political Donor’s Moth Connection
-San Francisco Chronicle (3/7/08)

Moth Spraying Could be a PR Nightmare
-San Francisco Chronicle (3/5/08)

Is Apple Moth really a risk? (video)
-CBS5 Investigates (4/16/08)

Op-Eds

Robert Lieber: Agriculture chief accused of lying about spraying
-Marin Independent Journal (3/9/08)

Mike Lynberg: Should the state spray urban aeras? Simple reasons to stop the spray
-San Francisco Chronicle (4/16/08)

 

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