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Hillary Duverney tends to young plants growing in the Morningsun Herb Farm greenhouse, June 3, 2020. The Pleasants Valley area is an area of economic interest for its potential agritourism growth.
Solano looks to boost economic growth,
discretionary tax revenue
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FAIRFIELD – Gotham Greens produces 6 million heads of lettuce on a 10-acre farm, and uses 95% less water than a traditional farming operation to do it.
Salad Cosmo USA produces organic and conventional mung bean sprouts as well as daikon sprouts, also known as radishoots, in its Dixon operation.
Both are part of the emergence of the new-technology and vertical hydroponic farming industry.
It is an agriculture sector that is on Solano County’s economic development radar, along with commercial highway corridor expansion and mixed-use opportunities that includes affordable housing elements.
And, of course, the county is exploring options it may have – including a review of Williamson Act contracts – to enhance agritourism. Suisun Valley is specifically mentioned in terms of where the Williamson Act might be an incentive for agritourism, but the review would be countywide.
Another area of economic interest is
See Growth, Page A8
— Ed King, Solano County Agriculture Commissioner
Biden to talk wildfires with Newsom, others as the West begins to burn
Kent Nishimura/Los Angeles Times/TNS file (2020) Firefighters battle the Bond fire, started by a structure fire that extended into nearby vegetation, along Silverado Canyon Road in Silverado, Dec. 3, 2020.
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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will meet Wednesday with Cabinet officials and leaders from Western states, including California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as he faces what could be another devastating year of wildfires with drought conditions worsening and searing temperatures spreading.
The situation has alarmed experts and public officials, who warn that this year’s fire season could outpace last year’s, which was the worst on record. Blazes have already ignited around California, where dry vegetation has left large swaths of the state primed to explode into flames, even as the federal government struggles to hire firefighters.
“We’re in as high risk of a starting condition as we could ever expect,” said Noah Diffenbaugh, a See Biden, Page A8
FLORIDA CONDO COLLAPSE
Death toll grows to 12 as rescue workers forge ahead
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SURFSIDE, Fla. — As the sixth day since the catastrophic collapse of the Champlain Towers South condo building came to an end, rescuers progressed with their painstaking search for survivors as families and friends await any shred of information about the fate of those who are still reported missing.
On Tuesday night, a long line of Miami-Dade County police cars and medical examiner vans headed toward the site on Collins Avenue.
The official death toll stands at 12 – but that number is expected to rise.
Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said the county is working to audit the list of the missing in an effort to remove duplicate names and provide more accurate data.
“We are sifting through all this information . . . this is a slow and methodical process,” she said.
As of Tuesday night, 149 people were still missing.
Going forward, Levine Cava said authorities would separate the See Toll, Page A8
Mike Stocker/TNS Search and Rescue teams look for possible survivors and to recover remains at the site of the 12-story oceanfront Champlain Towers South Condo in Surfside, Fla., Tuesday.
California, Mexico sign agreement to open new border crossing by 2024
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OTAy MESA — The governments of California and Mexico signed an agreement Monday committing to work together to deliver on time a new border crossing at Otay Mesa by late 2024.
Unlike other ports of entry, such as San ysidro and the one operating in Otay Mesa, this new gate would require a toll fee that would offer an average wait time goal of 20 minutes to cross the border.
Currently, passenger vehicles and commercial trucks crossing the border between Tijuana and San Diego can endure tedious waits, harming business and the environment, officials said.
“This new port of entry will not only spur economic activity, but it will also improve the quality of life for the millions of Californians and Mexicans who frequently cross one of the busiest borders in the world,” said California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis.
Otay Mesa East, also
See Border, Page A8
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