CONTENTS
May 2020
FEATURES & DEPARTMENTS
ON THE COVER
DESIGN BY CARLY CORNEJO
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LANDSCAPING
28 Lean but Still Green
More new developments across the Capital Region are using
water-wise landscaping, but state rules are complex and not
uniformly enforced.
by Jennifer Berry
TECHNOLOGY
34 Storm Chasers
DEPARTMENTS
15 Letter From the Publisher
16 RSVP
18 Worth Noting
Real-time weather forecasting is helping to balance the need to
store more water while still preventing floods. 20 Discourse
by Russell Nichols 24 Taste
AGRICULTURE
40 Nut of the Future?
With droughts inevitable, more farmers are switching from
almonds to pistachios, but not everyone is happy about it.
96 In the Making
98 Seed Round:
Founder of the Month
By Alastair Bland
WATER
46 Delta Blues
The battle over water continues, with politics and lawsuits
taking center stage, but voluntary agreements could lead to a
solution that works for all sides.
by Eric Johnson
SPECIAL
PROMOTIONAL
SECTIONS
55 City of Stockton
94 Capital Region Cares
Correction: In our Office Guide in the April issue, the name of the
architecture firm for the Newmark Knight Frank office interiors was
misidentified. The correct architect/interior design firm is Lionakis.
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