Record harvest estimate – 750 million pounds - This year's harvest of California walnuts will be the biggest ever, according to a forecast by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Walnuts are one of the top three crops in the Sacramento Valley. Sacramento Bee article

Dam lawsuit topic of discussion -Corning's city council and those in attendance got an earful on Tuesday during the city council meeting concerning the removal of the Red Bluff Diversion Dam and the economic impacts resulting from that action, from Red Bluff's City Manager Martin Nichols, and Jeffrey P. Sutton, general manager of the Tehama Colusa Canal Authority. Corning Observer article

Meth prevention plan aims to educate, eliminate - The Butte County Methamphetamine Task Force unveiled a new prevention plan Tuesday morning that organization members said will cost very little to implement, while effectively combating the meth epidemic in the county. Chico Enterprise Record article

Bottom-line politics kick Yuba-Sutter - Harmony Health CEO Rachel Farrell decided to shut the doors to the Linda health clinic Friday because without a state budget she no longer had funds to operate. Marysville Appeal-Democrat article

Tehama County's Mentoring program one of best - The children who participate in Tehama County's Mentoring Program are not its only success story. Red Bluff Daily News article

Editor's Note: Tehama County's Mentoring Program Coordinator Melissa Mendonca is a Great Valley Center IDEAL alumni. Applications for the IDEAL class of 2009 are currently being accepted, more info is available here.

Olive Harvest Underway - Walk into any olive orchard in the area and the plunk, plunk sound of olives dropping into buckets will resonate through the trees as it is olive picking season in the Northstate. Willows Journal article

UC Davis study sees culture gap in seeking mental health care - The young man arrived with delusions. He heard voices. And his family was desperate to shake him of his demons. Sacramento Bee article

Yolo County tour looks at rural-urban issues - This Thursday, elected officials from across the six-county region will learn about the challenges and opportunities in agricultural and open space lands in Yolo County. Woodland Daily Democrat article

A short walk to work - A few years ago, Bob Ross lived in Marin County, rented an office in Sausalito and spent up to an hour and a half making the 20-mile drive from home to work. Sacramento Business Journal article