• UC task force issues action plan for combating Pierce's disease in California
• Search begins for REC director, two regional directors
• Statewide director chosen for 4-H Youth Development Program
• An oak killer strikes the central California coast
• More funding for workgroup proposals
• SAREP seeks to fund educational events, student projects
• Comprehensive publication on exotic pests and diseases now available
• OMB narrows scope of public access to research data
• After 30 years in Sacramento, County Director Jack Orr retires
• Craig Kolodge retires
• Allan Fulton returns to UCCE
• Sierra Foothill publication highlights ongoing research
• Communities Coordinating Conference hosts colloquium on demographic issues in California

Also in this issue:

• Names in the news: Linda Araujo-Wilson, Alan Bennett, Gomes, Rausser
• Nobel Prize-winning biochemist to speak at UC Berkeley
• CNR's search for dean continues
• On the move: Lynne Buenz, Cheryl Hyland, Laura Alderete-Porter, Claudine Kent
• Job opportunity: Viticulture/Pest Mgmt Advisor for Riverside, San Bernardino and San Diego Counties