New Leaf Biofuel officials are shuttering their fuel processing operation at the end of the year, succumbing to years of vocal opposition by nearby Barrio Logan residents and neighborhood activists.
A migrant aid center in San Ysidro may have to shut down because of a lack of funding. Then, the battle over a biodiesel factory in Barrio Logan that is pitting industry against neighbors. Plus, California State University student workers have been given state approval to vote to unionize.
New Leaf Biofuel has backed away from plans for a pipeline linking the plant’s facilities in the face of residents' concerns it would only further cement the facility's presence in the pollution-weary community
New Leaf Biofuel chief executive Jennifer Case backed away from plans for a pipeline linking the plant's facilities and said she would look to move some of its operations
New Leaf Biofuel says the pipeline would cut down on truck traffic. But residents worry it would give the plant a firmer foothold in their already polluted neighborhood.