VC COLAB http://www.colabvc.org Serving the Ventura County Labor, Agriculture and Business Communities Thu, 02 May 2013 22:26:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Read Our May 2013 Newsletter http://www.colabvc.org/2013/05/02/read-our-may-2013-newsletter/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/05/02/read-our-may-2013-newsletter/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 22:22:00 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1979 May 2013 Newsletter Find out about hydraulic fracturing “fracking” in California and Ventura County.   Read our article on Marz Farm’s Innovery Ranch berry operation and the challenge of farming in the urban interface. ]]> May 2013 Newsletter

Find out about hydraulic fracturing “fracking” in California and Ventura County.

 

Read our article on Marz Farm’s Innovery Ranch berry operation and the challenge of farming in the urban interface.

]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/05/02/read-our-may-2013-newsletter/feed/ 0 VC COLAB Spring Event http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/vc-colab-spring-event/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/vc-colab-spring-event/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:09:02 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1953 You are invited!  VC COLAB’s Spring Event at Beautiful Rancho Matilija Courtesy of the Gramckow Family   SATURDAY, JUNE 8th. – 3:30 to 7:30 PM 12410 Ranch Road, Ojai   Come and enjoy! SOCIAL TIME WITH MUSIC BESIDE THE BEAUTIFUL LAKE CHICKEN & TRI-TIP BBQ ANTIQUE TRACTOR PARADE No Host Beer, Wine and Margaritas FEATURED SPEAKER: TIMOTHY SANDEFUR (Principal Attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation) ONLY $35.00 PER TICKET   PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS!!! Tickets on Sale at http://www.colabvc.org/event-tickets/ ]]> You are invited!
 VC COLAB’s Spring Event at Beautiful Rancho Matilija
Courtesy of the Gramckow Family
 
SATURDAY, JUNE 8th. – 3:30 to 7:30 PM
12410 Ranch Road, Ojai
 
Come and enjoy!
SOCIAL TIME WITH MUSIC BESIDE THE BEAUTIFUL LAKE
CHICKEN & TRI-TIP BBQ
ANTIQUE TRACTOR PARADE
No Host Beer, Wine and Margaritas
FEATURED SPEAKER: TIMOTHY SANDEFUR
(Principal Attorney with Pacific Legal Foundation)
ONLY $35.00 PER TICKET
 
PLEASE COME AND SUPPORT OUR EFFORTS!!!
Tickets on Sale at http://www.colabvc.org/event-tickets/
]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/vc-colab-spring-event/feed/ 0 Ventura council OKs leasing city land to grow row crops, avocados http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/ventura-council-oks-leasing-city-land-to-grow-row-crops-avocados/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/ventura-council-oks-leasing-city-land-to-grow-row-crops-avocados/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:12:19 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1940 Arlene Martinez/VC Star/4-16-13: …On Monday night, the City Council voted to accept a joint proposal submitted by Williams/Bookwalter, Finch Farms and Rutledge Farms. The three, all with farming operations in Ventura County, plan to grow 78 acres of organic row crops and eight acres of Haas avocado trees. The 10-year lease, which starts at $43,500 for the first year and grows every year, will bring in just under $1.6 million over the term of the contract… (Full Article) ]]> Arlene Martinez/VC Star/4-16-13: …On Monday night, the City Council voted to accept a joint proposal submitted by Williams/Bookwalter, Finch Farms and Rutledge Farms. The three, all with farming operations in Ventura County, plan to grow 78 acres of organic row crops and eight acres of Haas avocado trees. The 10-year lease, which starts at $43,500 for the first year and grows every year, will bring in just under $1.6 million over the term of the contract… (Full Article)

]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/ventura-council-oks-leasing-city-land-to-grow-row-crops-avocados/feed/ 0 United Water won’t release September groundwater for first time since 1989 http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/united-water-wont-release-september-groundwater-for-first-time-since-1989/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/united-water-wont-release-september-groundwater-for-first-time-since-1989/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:54:36 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1934 Carol Lawrence/VC Star/4-17-13: Residents and growers in several Ventura County cities will likely see water in their wells drop and pumping charges rise in September because a yearly release of groundwater will not happen this year for the first time since 1989. Last winter’s light rainfall dried the Santa Clara river to dirt in several places and did not fill Lake Piru enough for the United Water Conservation District…(Full Article) ]]> Carol Lawrence/VC Star/4-17-13: Residents and growers in several Ventura County cities will likely see water in their wells drop and pumping charges rise in September because a yearly release of groundwater will not happen this year for the first time since 1989. Last winter’s light rainfall dried the Santa Clara river to dirt in several places and did not fill Lake Piru enough for the United Water Conservation District…(Full Article)

]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/united-water-wont-release-september-groundwater-for-first-time-since-1989/feed/ 0 Jerry Brown starts push to revamp California’s environmental law http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/jerry-brown-starts-push-to-revamp-californias-environmental-law/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/jerry-brown-starts-push-to-revamp-californias-environmental-law/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:35:29 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1930 Evan Halper/LA Times/4-17-13: The governor is restrained in his expectations, however, acknowledging that the appetite for such change ‘is bigger outside the state Capitol than it is inside.’ As Gov. Jerry Brown toured China over the last week, he repeatedly contrasted that nation’s speedy construction of modern transportation systems and other key public works with what he characterized as a lack of vision back home (Full Article). ]]> Evan Halper/LA Times/4-17-13: The governor is restrained in his expectations, however, acknowledging that the appetite for such change ‘is bigger outside the state Capitol than it is inside.’ As Gov. Jerry Brown toured China over the last week, he repeatedly contrasted that nation’s speedy construction of modern transportation systems and other key public works with what he characterized as a lack of vision back home (Full Article).

]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/18/jerry-brown-starts-push-to-revamp-californias-environmental-law/feed/ 0 No pesticide exposure found in Somis case after 9-month probe http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/10/no-pesticide-exposure-found-in-somis-case-after-9-month-probe/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/10/no-pesticide-exposure-found-in-somis-case-after-9-month-probe/#comments Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:38:33 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1946 Kathleen Wilson/VC Star/4-4-13: After a nine-month investigation, county inspectors say they are unable to determine whether a Somis couple reporting numerous health problems were exposed to pesticides…“Claims of exposure have been consistent regardless of whether any application has occurred and regardless of how far away the applications were that did occur,” the report stated..(Full Article) ]]> Kathleen Wilson/VC Star/4-4-13: After a nine-month investigation, county inspectors say they are unable to determine whether a Somis couple reporting numerous health problems were exposed to pesticides…“Claims of exposure have been consistent regardless of whether any application has occurred and regardless of how far away the applications were that did occur,” the report stated..(Full Article)

]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/04/10/no-pesticide-exposure-found-in-somis-case-after-9-month-probe/feed/ 0 Fishing for Wildlife Lawsuits http://www.colabvc.org/2013/03/14/fishing-for-wildlife-lawsuits/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/03/14/fishing-for-wildlife-lawsuits/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 17:32:04 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1900 Review & Outlook/WSJ/3-10-13: The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service has resurrected a Clinton-era tactic known as “sue and settle.” With this strategy, outside green groups friendly to the Administration sue the government, demanding a particular regulatory action (Full Article)… Businesses and property owners most hurt by the settlement are barred from the talks; the public gets no input. Is this a great country or what? ]]> Review & Outlook/WSJ/3-10-13: The Interior Department’s Fish and Wildlife Service has resurrected a Clinton-era tactic known as “sue and settle.” With this strategy, outside green groups friendly to the Administration sue the government, demanding a particular regulatory action (Full Article)… Businesses and property owners most hurt by the settlement are barred from the talks; the public gets no input. Is this a great country or what?

]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/03/14/fishing-for-wildlife-lawsuits/feed/ 0 Abuse pollutes state environmental law http://www.colabvc.org/2013/03/12/abuse-pollutes-state-environmental-law/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/03/12/abuse-pollutes-state-environmental-law/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:50:24 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1891 George Skelton/LA Times/3-11-2013: The California Environmental Quality Act, signed into law by Gov. Ronald Reagan, is being used for unintended purposes and needs fixing (Full Article)…State Sen. Jerry Hill grew up in San Francisco…Hill wants to return CEQA to what it originally was: a check on environmental degradation. It gradually veered out of control as various interests learned to use the landmark law for their own non-environmental agendas… ]]> George Skelton/LA Times/3-11-2013: The California Environmental Quality Act, signed into law by Gov. Ronald Reagan, is being used for unintended purposes and needs fixing (Full Article)…State Sen. Jerry Hill grew up in San Francisco…Hill wants to return CEQA to what it originally was: a check on environmental degradation. It gradually veered out of control as various interests learned to use the landmark law for their own non-environmental agendas…

]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/03/12/abuse-pollutes-state-environmental-law/feed/ 0 Immigration Poison Pill: Big Labor’s ‘commission’ to kill a guest-worker program http://www.colabvc.org/2013/02/22/immigration-poison-pill-big-labors-commission-to-kill-a-guest-worker-program/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/02/22/immigration-poison-pill-big-labors-commission-to-kill-a-guest-worker-program/#comments Fri, 22 Feb 2013 19:01:14 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1877 Review & Outlook/WSJ/2-21-13: The AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce on Thursday released a set of immigration reform principles, and the press is calling it a breakthrough. But don’t be fooled. The real story is that the backroom talks failed, and Big Labor is still holding out for a political commission to run any new guest-worker program (Full Article). ]]> Review & Outlook/WSJ/2-21-13: The AFL-CIO and Chamber of Commerce on Thursday released a set of immigration reform principles, and the press is calling it a breakthrough. But don’t be fooled. The real story is that the backroom talks failed, and Big Labor is still holding out for a political commission to run any new guest-worker program (Full Article).

]]> http://www.colabvc.org/2013/02/22/immigration-poison-pill-big-labors-commission-to-kill-a-guest-worker-program/feed/ 0 Dodge Ram – Paul Harvey – God Made a Farmer http://www.colabvc.org/2013/02/06/dodge-ram-paul-harvey-god-made-a-farmer/ http://www.colabvc.org/2013/02/06/dodge-ram-paul-harvey-god-made-a-farmer/#comments Wed, 06 Feb 2013 18:53:43 +0000 execdirector http://www.colabvc.org/?p=1860  God Made a Farmer ]]>  God Made a Farmer

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