Action accuses county of imposing unlawful restrictions on new well permits Napa, Calif.—Jayson Woodbridge, owner and winemaker of one of the world’s most sought-after wines, has filed suit against the County of Napa after the county refused to issue permits for water wells on Woodbridge’s vineyard properties, in violation of state and federal law. Link [...]
World Series Trophies, Hall of Fame Items, Baseball History Held Hostage by Animal Rescue Foundation Walnut Creek, Calif. — (3.10.23)—Attorneys for Tony La Russa and his family have demanded the return of Tony La Russa’s personal collection of his baseball career memorabilia and gifts to the family from other stars that the family has allowed [...]
Last Straw for Family was ARF Mishandled Dog Adoption, Dismissal of Volunteer Walnut Creek, Calif.—(3.8.23)—Tony La Russa and his family have severed ties with the non-profit the family founded, Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), and have demanded it remove their names and likenesses from the organization’s websites and all communications. “Compassion and care for animals is [...]
The paper wrote: "Sam Singer is the Bay Area’s undisputed crisis PR counselor of choice, an almost automatic go-to for corporations or high-profile individuals who find themselves in awkward, difficult-to-justify or downright indefensible spots. When Chevron faced a $19 billion lawsuit for alleged environmental damage to Ecuador, when a tiger got loose at San Francisco [...]
Will Close Famed Pier 24 Photography Museum on San Francisco Waterfront in 2025 San Francisco—(1.27.23)—The Foundation that runs the highly acclaimed photography museum Pier 24 Photography on the San Francisco Embarcadero announced today it is changing its philanthropic focus and will close the museum when its lease expires with the Port of San Francisco [...]
Los Angeles—An attempt by Nicholas Behunin to file for bankruptcy for his two companies, Sealutions LLC and the Grain Collective LLC, has failed, ending another chapter of his years-long campaign to fraudulently extract $25 million from investor Michael Schwab and avoid a trial on Schwab’s claim that he was defrauded by Behunin of $12 million, [...]
Nicholas Behunin bankruptcy filings Dismissed in Sealutions and the Grain Collective Cases
Hundred Acre Wine Group, Inc. v. County of Napa
San Francisco- Read a smattering of national and even international news headlines and you can see it: San Francisco has an image problem. It’s not just conservative media slamming the city. The New York Times, the Economist, even British-based publications like the Independent and Sunday Times have run recent stories on the state of San [...]
Judge rules investments and accounting of proceeds of Ed Keith estate were proper-- final order issued in favor of Celeste White of Napa, Husband Dr. Robert White of Napa Napa, Calif.—A Napa County judge has ruled that Celeste K. White acted entirely properly handling the estate of her father, which had been the subject of [...]
