Long Beach citywide landscape drawing winners will be selected December 2nd!
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 21, 2008 at 11:11 pmDon’t I wish I lived in Long Beach … From the Long Beach Water Department:
LONG BEACH, CA - Who’s the BIGGEST water waster in Long Beach?…our landscapes! Your last day to enter the opportunity drawing for a brand new, water efficient front yard is December 1, 2008. Winners of the Long Beach Water Department’s water-efficient landscape drawing will be selected at random by Members of the Long Beach City Council at the beginning of the Tuesday, December 2, 2008, City Council meeting. One winning home will be selected from each of the nine City Council Districts. Residents have until Monday, December 1, 2008 to enter the drawing by visiting www.lbwater.org, or calling (562) 570-2300.
The landscapes, each valued at up to $10,000, will be professionally designed, installed and paid for by the Long Beach Water Department, as part of the water supply agency’s effort to demonstrate important outdoor water savings techniques, as well as to sustain attention on the immediate need to conserve more water. The drawing, design and installation of these landscapes will be filmed and televised on local cable to expose large segments of the community to the beauty and environmental benefits of using California native and other water efficient plants.
According to Matt Lyons, Director of Conservation and Planning for the Long Beach Water Department, “southern California’s drinking water supplies have been permanently reduced over the last few years. We must lower our demand down to where it’s roughly equal to our supply. One of the best ways to do this is by reducing our landscape irrigation.” In southern California, landscape typically consumes huge amounts of water: roughly half of the water used in the average home goes to landscape. “There’s a lot of room for improvement on how we irrigate our yards,” he added.
Las Vegas landscape conversions spur rebate changes through 2009
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 21, 2008 at 5:36 amFrom the Las Vegas Review Journal:
Thirsty grass is vanishing from the valley at a dizzying pace, as residents and business owners respond to rising water rates and new conservation incentives aimed at larger properties. The unexpected spike in landscape conversions has forced the Southern Nevada Water Authority to adjust its rebate rules so its cash-for-grass program won’t go broke before the end of the fiscal year.
We went gang-busters this year in turf rebates,” said water authority spokesman J.C. Davis. “It’s a nice problem to have, but you don’t want to bust your budget.”
The authority set aside $42 million for rebates through June 30, 2009, the largest one-year budget yet for the water conservation program. Already, $19 million in rebates has been paid out and another $18 million is pending, leaving just $5 million for the rest of the fiscal year. Golf courses and homeowners associations are driving the drain on the rebate program, said Authority Conservation Manager Doug Bennett. “They were doing gigantic projects. It was much more than we were anticipating.”
Read more from the Las Vegas Review-Journal by clicking here.
California cities consider green alternatives to lawns
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on November 21, 2008 at 5:29 amFrom the San Francisco Chronicle:
Cookie Smith was surprised to learn the fake lawn that earned her a home-beautification award violated a city ban on artificial grass. Her neighbor was shocked when he complied with a state order to conserve water and was instead threatened with a $50 fine for letting his grass wither to a brittle brown.
Such is the dilemma confronting Californians: Water supplies are dwindling, but some cities still require homeowners to maintain lush, green lawns. Other communities forbid artificial turf.
“It’s kind of like saying ‘We want you to look like Brooke Shields, but we don’t want you to use any makeup,’” Smith said.
Now some cities are reconsidering their lawn laws and exploring alternatives to homes with perfect rectangles of green.
Read more from the San Francisco Chronicle by clicking here.
Welcome California natives to your yard
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 21, 2008 at 6:02 amFrom the Daily Breeze:
Perhaps it was due to worries over water rationing, or because of the expertise of the speakers, but whatever the reason, a recent meeting of the South Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society was packed. Dozens of chairs had to be brought into the classroom at the South Coast Botanic Garden on the Palos Verdes Peninsula to accommodate close to 75 people.
Longtime native plant enthusiasts and garden designers Tony Baker and Ric Dykzeulcq spoke about the ever-increasing importance of using native plants in residential gardens as well as in public places.
Baker designed the native plant garden adjacent the Madrona Marsh Nature Center in Torrance, and both are involved with the 20,000-square-foot native plant garden the Native Plant Society installed and maintains at Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos Verdes. These are two places to see natives growing in gardens with little or no water throughout the year.
But the real reason for their talk was to build enthusiasm for the society’s upcoming plant sale, held in conjunction with the South Coast Botanic Garden’s sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 4.
Baker and Dykzeul brought examples of several dozen mostly natives that bloom from summer into fall. But there are dozens more that bloom in spring. Most of the plants will be available at the plant sale at good prices. In fact, botanical garden plant sales and specialty nurseries are often the only places you can find many native plants. Regular nurseries don’t tend to carry a large assortment, said Baker.
Before discussing individual plants, they asked the question: Why plant California natives?
One reason is that, in general, they need much less water. In fact, once established, most need no water at all, assuming there are some winter rains. This makes them perfect candidates to help with erosion on hillsides. They attract butterflies, birds and beneficial insects that prey on the bad ones. Also, plants native to our area love our climate and soil conditions. In fact, natives generally don’t need soil amendments or fertilizers. As a special bonus, the oils in their foliage tend to make California natives very aromatic, giving a nice fragrance to the garden.
Read more from the Daily Breeze by clicking here.
Lose the lawn: A front yard makeover puts the focus on a water-wise landscape
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 18, 2008 at 6:14 amFrom the Sacramento Bee:
The Fongs’ yard was transformed to a model of water conservation after the couple won a $40,000 renovation in the Regional Water Authority’s Ultimate Water Smart Garden Makeover Contest.
Officials expect the Fongs will save 50 to 60 percent from their previous water use. That’s a lot. A typical 2,000-square-foot front yard such as theirs uses 1,200 gallons or more a week. Their savings could easily top 30,000 gallons a year.
“In California, everybody complains about water,” said Tom Goring, executive director of the Water Forum, a consortium of water-related entities. “This is something people can do about it.”
The Citrus Heights-based RWA started the contest as a way to demonstrate how people can save water in their own yards. This makeover combines many simple concepts. The Fongs’ home was chosen at random from among hundreds of entries in the contest.
“We’re having a very dry year,” said John Woodling, RWA executive director. “People want to cut back their water use. But when people think ‘water-saving landscape,’ they think rocks and desert. It’s difficult to visualize what it’s going to look like when you’re shopping for plants at Home Depot. This shows a water-saving landscape can be beautiful.”
For the rest of this story and a slideshow of the homeowner’s new landscape, click here.
Related story: Pomegranate trees can be a great addition to your low-water use yard: Pomegranates combine the best of all worlds: A drought- and heat-tolerant plant that bears unusual and delicious fruit while looking very attractive in the process. Find out more from the Sacramento Bee by clicking here.
The lawn ranger: To be green, John Greenlee says, California needs less grass
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 18, 2008 at 6:01 amFrom the Sacramento Bee:
John Greenlee sees the making of a revolution in blades of grass. Every day, he finds inspiration in rolling lawns that waste water in millions of front yards.
It doesn’t have to be this way.
“Traditional lawns are really thirsty and need lots of water,” he said. “We developed this whole culture of turf grass where a good lawn equals a good citizen. But the cycle of watering and mowing and blowing and fertilizing really takes a toll on the planet,” he added. “It adds up to a net ecological disaster.”
So Greenlee is converting traditional turf lawns into ornamental grasses and perennials for a meadowlike, more natural mix. “This is a one-garden-at-a-time revolution,” he said.
Read more from the Sacramento Bee by clicking here.
Add some California native plants to your garden
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 9, 2008 at 6:22 amFrom the Visalia Times-Delta:
Gardeners across the world envy Californians for our astonishing array of native plants. Few traditional landscape plants can rival the spectacle of a flannel bush bursting with yellow flowers in spring. Many California natives flower extravagantly, are evergreen, pest and disease-free and drought tolerant.
So why aren’t they planted more? Part of the reason may be they require excellent drainage and are difficult to raise in nursery containers. Summer watering combined with our hot temperatures often leads to a fatal case of root rot. Planting a native in the spring in a regular garden bed and giving it lots of water in the summer is a perfect recipe for failure.
If planted correctly, natives are an unbeatable choice for California gardens. Since they are adapted to wet winters and dry summers, natives must be planted in the fall. To help insure success, prepare the ground well, plant in a well-drained area, choose the easiest cultivars, and water no more than once a week.
Find out more tips and get specific advice on what native plants to use in the rest of this article from the Visalia Times-Delta by clicking here.
More yards offer California plants, and not just for saving water
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 8, 2008 at 6:34 amFrom the Ventura County Star:
Lorraine Jones was the first in her Simi Valley neighborhood to tear up her Bermuda grass and replace it with an army of California native plants. “I know all my neighbors thought I was insane,” Jones said. “Where’s the lawn?” Today, her fragrant sages, dry creek bed and woolly blue curls may be at the blooming edge of home gardening.
“People are starting to see native plants as much more than just water-saving,” said Lili Singer, special projects coordinator for Sun Valley’s Theodore Payne Foundation for Wildflower and Native Plants Inc.
Over the past several years, the foundation has seen interest in native plants pick up. For example, in July, the foundation held a native plant presentation called “Kill Your Lawn,” designed to give people plant alternatives to their lawns. It was sold out three weeks in advance. When about 80 signed up, Singer had to move the presentation to a larger facility in La Crescenta.
Singer, a horticulturist, also does weekly presentations on native plants called “Native Nights” in Burbank and Pasadena. The seminars are always filled to capacity.
Read more from the Ventura County Star by clicking here.
Gardening column talks alternatives, now that a reader’s lawn is gone
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on October 1, 2008 at 7:36 amFrom the San Francisco Chronicle’s Golden Gate Gardening column:
Q:I missed your article about lawn alternatives. I would like to hear your ideas. I’ve got a lawn in Walnut Creek I’ve let die, but I don’t have a lot of ideas for replacement.
A: Your question set me thinking quite a bit about lawns versus lawnless gardens. I think your dilemma is a very common one. A lawn is simple in that it is one kind of plant all over. It is a formal gardening style, in that it is cut all at the same height, like a formal hedge sheared to make a geometric shape. If it occupies all or most of the garden, one isn’t required to think much about how space is used in the garden, besides maybe the width of border beds around it. Many of us know the basics of lawn care, and, though what we know may require the use of polluting chemicals, many can keep a lawn relatively green over the years.
When you take out the lawn, you have decisions to make. Is the garden to be covered again with all one surface material or is it to be divided into areas with different treatments? If it is to be all the same, will it be a plant or a non-plant surface? If it is to be divided (much more interesting to look at), what shapes will the areas be and what will you put in them? Will there be a patio? Paths? Big rocks? Where will planted beds be? Will they be mounded? Garden designers can answer these questions. You can hire one to work with you to create a plan, or you can do your own research and planning.
Find out what you need to consider and think about if you are contemplating replacing your lawn with drought-tolerant landscaping by clicking here.
Go native with waterwise California plants
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 20, 2008 at 6:18 amFrom the Daily Breeze:
Last week, I promised to describe more of the California native plants recommended for area gardens by Ric Dykzeul and Tony Baker, board members of the South Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society.
The plants mentioned will be featured along with dozens of other rare plants at the South Coast Botanic Garden’s Fall Plant Sale, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Oct. 4. The sale is free with gate admission of $7, $5 seniors and students, $2.50 children 5 to 12.
As the SCBG newsletter says, the plant sale is, “a treasure hunt, an extreme sport and a tradition for plant enthusiasts.”
There will be hundreds of selections from the SCBG’s plant propagation workshop and from outside vendors. In addition to the California Native Plant Society, vendors will come from Peter Sharp’s Succulents and Mona Lisa Brugmansias Bring carts to protect your back and remember, they only take cash and checks - no credit cards.
Read the rest of this article, which includes a list of California native plants recommended for the South Coast area by clicking here.
Saving water, couple run afoul of homeowner regulations
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 18, 2008 at 6:10 amFrom the North County Times:
Judy and Richard Bieksha say they were doing the right thing to conserve water when they recently replaced their 748 square feet of front lawn with a mostly crushed-rock landscape. But the Shadowridge homeowners’ association says that by not getting permission, the couple at 1533 Roma Drive did it the wrong way.
In a letter dated Sept. 5, the association said the front yard must be redone to comply with association standards. The Biekshas are searching for a way to keep their water-efficient landscaping, which they say is attractive.
Dominated by pastel crushed rock called “Las Vegas Pink,” the landscaping also includes a small circular flower garden with proteas and potted plants, along with hybrid hibiscus, a butterfly bush and plumerias, with more additions planned. “People walking by compliment us on how good it looks,” said Judy Bieksha. “But we have displeased the homeowners.”
The clash pits two powerful forces against each other: the call to conserve water as California endures drought, and homeowners association rules. And it bears watching by the multitudes of Southern Californians who live in communities governed by homeowners associations and their rules.
Read more from the North County Times by clicking here.
Paul Strickland: Breaking the grass addiction
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 17, 2008 at 7:43 amFrom the North County Times, this column by Paul Strickland:
“The game,” as Sir Arthur famously penned for his sleuth to whisper, “is afoot.”
In this case, after a year of enticing grass to grow here rather than follow God’s direction and letting it grow where it wants to, the battle —- it’s no longer a game, what with neighbors casting odd looks and the HOA reminding again that the stuff on the dirt is supposed to be green and growing —- is fully engaged.
As if by divine intervention, it rarely rains and, in order to protect the delta smelt, a 2-inch fish that smells like a cucumber, from going the way of the dodo, a federal judge has turned off the pumps that move most of the state’s water to its increasingly parched residents and farmland.
Given the drought, killing the water supply and increasingly stringent water regulations, you’re in luck if you can’t get the hang of growing grass in the desert.
With politicians, water districts, conservationists and the water bill all advising there is a better way to grow your lawn and homeowner association officials looking increasingly concerned at the mention of “xeriscape,” we’ve set out to feel nature’s pain and loosen the restraints binding nature as much as possible.
That’s not as easy as letting the dead grass return to the earth from whence it came and scattering some cactuses about. Nope, not that easy.
But it can be done. Find out how by reading the rest of this column by Paul Strickland in the North County Times by clicking here.
Welcome California natives to your yard
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 16, 2008 at 5:49 amFrom the Daily Breeze, an article about a meeting recently held by the South Coast Chapter of the California Native Plant Society, which was well attended. The speakers. Tony Baker and Ric Dykzeul, discussed the importance of using native plants in residential and public areas:
Before discussing individual plants, they asked the question: Why plant California natives?
One reason is that, in general, they need much less water. In fact, once established, most need no water at all, assuming there are some winter rains. This makes them perfect candidates to help with erosion on hillsides.
They attract butterflies, birds and beneficial insects that prey on the bad ones. Also, plants native to our area love our climate and soil conditions. In fact, natives generally don’t need soil amendments or fertilizers.
As a special bonus, the oils in their foliage tend to make California natives very aromatic, giving a nice fragrance to the garden.
Many of the plants that will be available at the sale have been propagated in the South Bay, while others will come from wholesale nurseries such as Tree of Life Nursery in San Juan Capistrano.
The best time to plant California natives is in the fall, which Dykzeul pointed out is anytime between between now and January in our area. It is best to get them in sooner rather than later, however, to allow the roots to grow in the still-warm soil. Even if the above-ground part of the plant goes a little dormant, the roots will continue to grow, so come spring and summer you will have a much healthier and larger plant.
“When planting natives in the fall, you will have to water them for the first several months to get them established, but after that you can pretty much forget about them,” said Dykzeul. But, he added, in the garden you might want to give them a little water to keep them from drying up and going dormant in winter like they will do without water in the wild.
There’s a lot of great advice and information in this article from the Daily Breeze; click here to read the full text.
Green Gadget: irrigation controller can significantly reduce water use
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 15, 2008 at 5:33 amFrom the Redding Searchlight:
The U.S. General Accounting Office estimates 36 states will face water shortages by 2010. With California experiencing an escalating drought, reducing water usage by almost 60 percent is exceptionally attractive. HydroPoint Data Systems Inc. of Sonoma County has an irrigation controller system that meets that challenge.
Its WeatherTrak system automatically adjusts irrigation schedules based on landscape needs and daily local weather conditions for highly efficient irrigation. More than a timer, after programming WeatherTrak with the physical makeup of your landscape area, the service takes over.
WeatherTrak, recently featured on Ed Begley’s “Living with Ed” cable TV show, uses more than 40,000 weather stations and satellites (primarily from the National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) to gather data to calculate evapotranspiration (ET) rates.
ET combines daily amounts of water plants use and the evaporation from the soil to determine how much water the soil needs to be replenished. WeatherTrak pushes that information to individual controllers at the end of each day. Should sudden weather changes occur, WeatherTrak can turn off controllers or change settings remotely.
Read more from Redding’s Searchlight by clicking here.
Sacramento issues dead lawn fine, then backs off
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 12, 2008 at 5:38 amFrom the Sacramento Bee:
You can imagine Shela Barker’s frustration when she received a notice from the city this week that her home is a public nuisance because of the dead lawn out front, and that she was being assessed $931 in fees as a result.
Standing in the yard of her home directly behind the Arden Fair mall Thursday morning, Barker could point down the street to another home with a dead lawn. Two doors down in the other direction is another. A few doors farther down is yet another. None of those, however, is listed on the city’s Web site as being in violation of Sacramento’s landscaping policies.
“Isn’t that hilarious?” Barker asked. “That just drives me nuts.”
Barker has been dealing with the issue since May, when someone complained to the city that her lawn was dead and in violation of city codes. The 33-year-old attorney let the lawn die intentionally, planning to replace it with drought-resistant landscaping.
Read more from the Sacramento Bee by clicking here.
Saving water resources: ” … landscaping is one of those areas where we can make major progress first, where we can really work to be good stewards of the environment”
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 9, 2008 at 9:02 amFrom the San Bernardino Sun:
Squinting as he gazed out over the barren, sun-dried landscape, James Baird was seeing a field of possibilities.
Baird, a professor of botany and plant sciences at UC Riverside, is the leading mind behind the annual Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day at UCR. The event, sponsored by UCR’s Agriculture and Natural Resources and Cooperative Extension programs, is aimed at bringing together academic research and industry economics toward a broader goal of more efficient, water-saving landscaping technologies.
“Water is only going to get more scarce,” said Baird, a new faculty member who brought back the event on Thursday after a multiyear hiatus. “And landscaping is one of those areas where we can make major progress first, where we can really work to be good stewards of the environment.”
The story in the Inland Empire is a similar one playing out throughout the American West, where explosive economic and population growth in recent decades have tested the limits of the arid region’s capacity to provide enough water for everyone. Complex but aging systems of reservoirs, aqueducts and dams engineered to accommodate last century’s western expansion are near their limits, and the prospect that climate change will result in less water in the future is an added concern.
So, Baird said, part of the answer to living comfortably but responsibly in a region, that on average receives less than 20 inches of rain per year, is more environmentally friendly and less thirsty landscaping solutions.
Read more from the San Bernardino Sun by clicking here.
Landscape rules on how much lawn is enough differ by city
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 6, 2008 at 7:38 am
From the Los Angeles Times:
KEEPING that thick, verdant blanket of grass watered in these dog days of summer is about as economical and conservation-minded an enterprise as gassing up the family SUV for the weekly commute or a long-distance vacation. It costs a bundle, and pretty soon you have to do it all over again.
But before yanking out the Marathon and replacing it with concrete or AstroTurf, it’s best to check out the myriad landscaping rules, regulations and ordinances individual municipalities enforce. Just because Los Angeles homeowners can put, pour or plant nearly anything in their frontyards doesn’t mean Long Beach residents can too.
Equally confounding is that some cities are promoting water conservation, while still requiring that yards be at least half grass. Officials are scrambling to catch up with a conservation movement that many of its residents already have embraced. “It’s hard, because changing the zoning ordinances is a long process,” said Jesse Brown, assistant planner for Burbank. “It can take a year and needs City Council approval.”
Add to that the different philosophies among city planning departments, and headaches are born. “We have almost no regulations whatsoever,” said Michael O’Brien, a planning associate for Los Angeles.
“If you want to plant a drought-tolerant garden, you can,” said Glendale’s Neighborhood Services Administrator Sam Engle. “As long as you follow the guidelines.”
And therein lies the rub, or shrub, if you will: If you’re going Sahara, check in first with local government.
Read more from the Los Angeles Times by clicking here. Check out this photo gallery of drought tolerant landscapes by clicking here.
Rancho Mirage saves green with new green: Rancho Mirage joining others in changing landscape to conserve
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on September 4, 2008 at 7:26 amFrom MyDesert.com:
City Hall is undergoing a $480,000 landscaping renovation that city officials hope will conserve resources and set an example for other landscape projects. Trees may have been spared, but 90 percent of the 66,000 square feet of land surrounding the building is being replaced by desert landscaping. Once the project is complete, the remaining 6,300 square feet will have synthetic turf.
Water usage should decrease by 60 percent, bringing the monthly water bill from $2,000 to $800, Public Works Director Bruce Harry said. “We felt we were a bad example — we had all this grass around City Hall,” he said.
Electricity consumption should drop, bringing the $500 monthly bill to $150, Harry said. He said the city’s annual $25,000 maintenance cost should go down by 50 percent.
Several Coachella Valley cities and agencies are taking action to conserve resources by converting to desert landscaping.
Read more from MyDesert.com by clicking here.
When in drought … Homeowner turns to exercise in xeriscaping to save water
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on August 14, 2008 at 4:16 pmFrom the Antelope Valley Press:
How do you keep your yard the envy of the neighborhood with the Antelope Valley facing a water shortage?
Palmdale resident Robert Albrecht still remembers water rationing in 1991 and 1992 after California entered its fifth consecutive year of drought. Water conservation was mandated by the Los Angeles County supervisors in 1991, and residents were allotted 848 gallons of water per day with a target quantity set at 760 gallons.
“Los Angeles County Water Works gave us basic allotments,” Albrecht said. “If you went over the allotment it cost more money.”
Albrecht found out the lushly landscaped home he purchased in 1990 required not only plenty of Wwater, but plenty of Albrecht’s time and energy as well. “We bought the model home, so it had a zillion plants,” Albrecht said. “The maintenance was intensive and I did it myself.”
That August, Albrecht had front and side yard walkways installed, which eliminated some of the 82 sprinklers around his property and reduced water usage to approximately 722 gallons a day, he said.
Although water rationing eventually ceased, Albrecht said he felt the water shortage always would be a problem. “I had a feeling it would come back again and haunt us,” Albrecht said. “And sure enough - it came back.”
Albrecht was convinced by 2001 the extensive construction boom in the Antelope Valley would cause another water shortage, so he undertook a project to reduce his water usage even further.
Albrecht, a retired Los Angeles County building inspector who holds a contractor’s license, sketched out his vision of a low-maintenance back yard, including efficient planters, walkways and watering systems.
“I had to draw up plans so contractors would know what to do,” Albrecht said. “I visualized it. I thought long and hard about how to reduce water usage.”
Read more from the Antelope Valley Press by clicking here.
Smart water: New, more efficient devices sense when to turn off
Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on August 14, 2008 at 8:22 amI found this article on San Joaquin Valleyfornia. It’s from the Fresno Bee:
We’ve all seen it before: It’s an autumn day, the lawn is already soggy as the sprinklers do their thing and water runs down the street. It’s the curse of the automatic sprinkler system that simply doesn’t know how wet the lawn is and when enough is enough.
Now there’s a solution. “Smart controllers” are being used increasingly by homeowners, golf course operators, farmers and others to save water and money.
And the Center for Irrigation Technology at California State University, Fresno, is playing a pivotal role that could result in the technology being adopted more universally — testing and studying various water-control devices for the Irrigation Association, a national industry group. Funding also comes from the California State University Agricultural Research Initiative.
At www.irrigation.org, you can find 14 “smart water application technologies (SWAT)” that were tested at the center. “We don’t recommend any particular brand. We don’t say, ‘Buy a Chevy or a Honda,’ ” said Diganta Adhikari, a database analyst with the center. “But we present the data on them so people can make their own choices.”
Check it out at the Fresno Bee by clicking here.
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