Proposed legislation to modify California’s longstanding farmland conservation law could repurpose large swaths of farm acreage, and America’s farmers and ranchers lead the way in greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
California's proposed bill, Assembly Bill 2528, could impact farmland conservation laws, potentially repurposing land for renewable energy like solar power. Farmers on Williamson Act land lacking water may cancel contracts without fees, though concerns exist about farmland loss and reduced food supply.
In between multiple software company parking lots and government buildings lies an untamed 10.3-acre apricot orchard in Mountain View. No signage indicates the property’s existence on Middlefield and Whisman roads
OPINION- Urban sprawl has been anathema to California housing planners for the last 10 years or so. As they passed law after law eliminating zoning for single-family residences and emphasizing high rise buildings and other infill housing near mass transit, the old California pattern of building outward became passe.
Urban sprawl has been anathema to California housing planners for the last 10 years or so. As they passed law after law eliminating zoning for single-family residences and emphasizing high rise buildings and other infill housing near mass transit, the old California pattern of building outward became passe. Maybe not anymore. Two prospective massive new […]