LOS ANGELES - The fields surrounding Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, Calif., have yielded bountiful harvests of the strawberries that are the most valuable crop in Ventura County, bringing growers $691 million in revenues in 2012. They have also produced an epic legal battle that pits Latino families who live near Rio Mesa High against the
Calif. Grandma Continues Epic Fight For Environmental Justice
Latino families battle against pesticides and the government agencies charged with regulating their use.