Travel calendar - Inside Bay Area
n 33rd annual Columbia Wine Tasting — 1-4 p.m. April 19. Sample offerings from more than 50 wineries and local food purveyors. $45. Columbia State Historic Park. Tickets: 209-588-5089. OysterFest — April 19, Yountville. Enjoy an oyster-filled day

PETA Wants Newark to Ban New Fast-Food Restaurants - 1010Wins
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A prominent animal rights group is calling on the mayor of New Jersey’s largest city to ban construction of new fast-food restaurants in his community. Noting a 2007 study that showed Newark’s obesity rate was higher than the

More homeless seeking food and shelter in Berkeley - Inside Bay Area
The number of first-time homeless people looking for free food and a place to sleep is way up this year. And as more people lose their jobs, run through their savings and max out unemployment benefits, those numbers will continue to grow, Berkeley

THE INFLUENCE GAME: After salmonella, peanut industry seeks gov’t help - Minneapolis Star Tribune
I did not stop my peanut use, just made sure the companies’ products I used never made any recall list. So Jif and Skippy–thanks. WASHINGTON - The battered peanut industry has a new message: Peanuts are safe to eat, and there’s a law in the works to

Sweep rids San Mateo County of Asian spices carrying salmonella - Inside Bay Area
SAN MATEO — More than 86 restaurants and markets across San Mateo County have destroyed several types of Asian spices found to be carrying a strain of salmonella bacteria that is making people sick, according to county officials. County food

Sen. Klobuchar to introduce nutrition standards for schools - Minnesota Public Radio
Minneapolis — DFL Senator Amy Klobuchar was in Minneapolis Thursday discussing her plans to introduce federal legislation that would set nutrition standards for all food sold in schools. Klobuchar said she plans to co-sponsor the bill with Iowa Sen

Fast-food workers file class-action suit in Monterey County - Monterey County Herald
Four former workers at McDonald’s restaurants in Monterey County claim in a class-action suit that they were underpaid, given inadequate time for meals and rest, and were victims of other violations of state labor law. The suit was filed Monday in