Erin Banks RusbyIs Track-And-Trace Bringing the Cannabis Industry Into the Daylight, or Keeping it In the Shadows?Meet the system designed to follow your pot as it grows from seed to weed. Every plant is tracked like a FedEx package. Is it keeping…Sep 4, 2019Sep 4, 2019
Erin Banks RusbyReviving a Marginalized Culture | East Bay ExpressOn a recent sunny Thursday in Berkeley, lunch-goers flocked to the leafy back patio of University Press bookstore, lining up to partake…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
Erin Banks RusbyThe Fault Line and the Dams | East Bay ExpressThe earthquakes that rocked Kern County in early July are a potent reminder of the East Bay’s own seismic risk. Last year, the U.S…Aug 21, 2019Aug 21, 2019
Erin Banks RusbySundown for an Era on San Francisco BayIn the face of climate change and sea-level rise, regulators are rethinking long-held attitudes toward bay fill.Aug 2, 2019Aug 2, 2019
Erin Banks RusbyCleaner Skies are Coming to West Oakland | East Bay ExpressBack in the 1990s, parts of West Oakland felt like a parking lot for trucks. Idling as they waited to get into the Port of Oakland, lines…Jul 31, 2019Jul 31, 2019
Erin Banks RusbyHillside Residents Focus on the Serious Business of Fire Prevention | East Bay ExpressThe Hiller Highlands has a tragic claim to fame. In October of 1991, a wildfire fueled by strong winds swept across the dry Oakland Hills…Jul 17, 2019Jul 17, 2019
Erin Banks RusbyThe Next Generation of Cell Towers Has a Next Generation of Deregulation | East Bay ExpressThe fifth generation of wireless telecommunications technology promises faster internet connections but requires a greater density of…Jul 10, 2019Jul 10, 2019
Erin Banks RusbyCan the State Help Oakland’s Equity Program? | East Bay ExpressBy Nisha Balaram and Erin Banks RusbyDec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018
Erin Banks RusbyThe Birth of California’s Track-and-Trace ProgramThe California Cannabis Track-and-Trace program is supposed to monitor the life (and death) of cannabis plants.Dec 6, 2018Dec 6, 2018
Erin Banks RusbyIs San Francisco’s marijuana tax for real?San Francisco voters will decide next month whether to approve an additional marijuana tax. Proponents of Proposition D say the…Oct 25, 2018Oct 25, 2018