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Amer Fayad
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Names in the News

July 31st, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
Fayad named Western IPM Center director Amer Fayad joined ANR on July 8, 2019 as director of the Western Integrated Pest Management Center.
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Assemblyman Gray, on left in navy-colored suit, shakes the hand of Michelle Leinfelder-Miles, who is wearing a blue ANR polo shirt.
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Farm Bureau celebrates centennial at Capitol

July 31st, 2019
By Pamela S Kan-Rice
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources joined in the California Farm Bureau Federation's Centennial Celebration at the State Capitol on June 26.
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CPUC Fire-Threat Map final
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Top 3 things to know about public safety power shutoff

July 30th, 2019
To reduce the likelihood or severity of fire incidents during extreme weather or potential wildfire conditions, California has approved the Public Safety Power Shutoff Program allowing utility companies to turn off power as a preventive measure.
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Patricia Crawford
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Patricia Crawford, a catalyst for change, retires after 40 years

July 26th, 2019
Patricia Crawford's work on improved food labeling is but one example of the way that her timely, rigorous research has demonstrated the role of sugary foods and beverages in the development of diabetes and obesity and in helping to fuel America's childhood obesity epidemic.
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