"Local mushroom experts and enthusiasts have bemoaned the state's messaging around the poisonings as narrow and fear-based. Many would prefer to see an emphasis on education, rather than a prohibition on all foraging, and point out that touching, smelling and looking at mushrooms is safe. "There's a lot more nuance," said Debbie Viess, co-founder of the Bay Area Mycological Society. "It's much more important to steer people to places where they can educate themselves about the safety and the dangers of eating wild mushrooms.""
"A three-judge panel ruled Wednesday that the new congressional maps created by California voters in the fall are legal and should remain in place, handing a win to state Democrats who hope the new districts will swing five congressional seats for their party next year. The ruling denies a request by California Republicans and the Trump administration for the federal court in Los Angeles to issue a preliminary injunction blocking the maps created by Proposition 50."
Local mushroom experts and enthusiasts criticized the state's messaging around recent poisonings as narrow and fear-based. Many experts prefer educational approaches instead of prohibiting all foraging and emphasize that touching, smelling, and looking at mushrooms is safe. Debbie Viess, co-founder of the Bay Area Mycological Society, stated that there is "a lot more nuance" and stressed the importance of directing people to educational resources about safety and risks of eating wild mushrooms. Separately, a three-judge federal panel ruled that California's voter-drawn congressional maps are legal and will remain in place, denying requests to enjoin the maps created by Proposition 50. The panel rejected GOP racial gerrymandering claims in a 117-page opinion, ruling 2-1 with one dissent.
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