Lodi grapevines removed as glut lowers prices Lodi is one of the premier grape-growing regions in the world. Less renowned than Napa/Sonoma producers, Lodi winemakers are nonetheless famous worldwide for voluminous production and niche wines like Zinfandel. Recently, however, Lodi grape-growers have been pulling out vineyards as falling demand for wine has made grape production a losing proposition. Just as almond farmers have had to deal with falling prices and […]
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The Year in Review: Links to Some of The Valley Citizen's Best Stories
Dedicated to the memory of John Michael Flint, The Valley Citizen launched July 14, 2011. Last week was our biggest week ever, and we’re on our way to our biggest month ever. Thank you to our readers and contributors. Those new to the site may want to read some of our more popular older stories, which are archived on the site. Here follows a review with links. One of our […]
School Scams: How to Leap City Limits, Vault Spheres of Influence and Sprawl Beyond the General Plan
Because they are not subject to the Local Agency Formation Comission’s (LAFCO) authority, schools are among the most potent weapons in the sprawlers’ arsenal. No one knows this better than Stanislaus County Supervisor Jim DeMartini, who acquired first-hand knowledge of school scams shortly after winning election in 2004. “The Patterson School Board wanted to put a school out on Zacharias Road near the intersection of Baldwin Road,” said DeMartini […]