LOCAL NEWS:

July 8, 2008

The Belmont City Council joins the North County Coastside Water District and the City Councils of Pacifica and San Bruno in passing a resolution opposing the spray



County Updates Website

The San Mateo County Agricultural Commission has updated its website to include information on the current plans for eradication within the County. The website states that "other than the pheromone twist-ties currently deployed in Half Moon Bay and Pescadero, no additional ground treatments are scheduled for San Mateo County at this time."



For a recent article on how San Mateo County farmers are being affected by the moth quarantine, click here.

 

Upcoming Events

Anatomy of a Decision: A Roundtable Discussion about the LBAM for the public to ask questions.

WHO: Jackie Speier, United States Congresswoman, requests open, public discussion of the Light Brown Apple Moth (LBAM) eradication program.

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WHEN: Tuesday September 30th at 9:30AM to Noon

WHERE: Samtrans Building, 1250 San Carlos Avenue, San Carlos, Auditorium (seats over 60 people)

 

For more information, or to volunteer to help stop the spray in San Mateo County, click here to CONTACT US

 

Take Action Now:

 

SIGN the petition

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SUPPORT SCR 87
      call for a spray moratorium

SPREAD the word

 

Flyers and activist tools

Handouts to promote the petition
Take these along wherever you go! Hand out while waiting for the bus, over the garden fence, during lunch break, at the grocer...

Model Resolution opposing the spray
Approach e.g. your city council, school board or union group to pass a resolution in opposition to the spray.

Community Action Toolkit
More tools and tips in the forum.

 
 

 

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