TODAY'S TOP NEWS

• California's governor vows crackdown on illegal pot farms
• All change for Qupé and the Lindquists
• Fueling Fine Wine And Motorcycles In Temecula, California
• Feds extend public comment period on new Sonoma Coast wine region
• California's 'second-least-known AVA'
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• California weights private insurance to help cover costs of wildfires
• Cal Fire damages your home or car? Good luck collecting money from the state

• California's Largest Sun-Grown Cannabis Company Raises Record-Breaking $125 Million Financing Round
• Congress urged to fully open US banking system to marijuana business
• Yes, recreational cannabis is legal in California. No, cannabis festivals aren’t thriving

• Amazon’s Escape From New York
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DROUGHT/WATER

• El Niño is officially here: Here's why it's unlikely to have an impact on Bay Area weather
• OZ: Drought-hit winemaker has 'eureka moment' finding water as tanks and dams run dry
• CA Groundwater: Local agencies work toward sustainability
• Delta water project downsize could raise Kern County taxes
• Newsom signs bill to provide $131.3 million in emergency relief, including safe water
• DWR to try to strike ‘inflammatory’ portions of Oroville Dam lawsuits at hearing Friday in Sacramento
• ‘It’s a mess.’ Atmospheric river brings record-setting rain to Sacramento, Northern California
• Bay Area Water Supply and Conservation Agency joins other water agencies in legal action to halt the State Water Board’s Bay Delta updated plan
• BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Restoration in the Cache Slough Complex: The Yolo Flyway Farms Restoration Project
• WA: Senate passes Yakima water plan

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• VA: After lease dispute, Smithfield Winery removing vines from Windsor Castle Park
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• France: InVivo Wine to develop its own brands
• UK: Wiston Estate wins approval for multi-million winery project
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• Olive Growing Seminar Returns to UC Davis

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• Cider succeeds with men, women and millennials; but faces challenge in retaining consumers