California dreaming

No, Granite Construction was not California dreaming. A judge ruled in its favor in a Monterey County court case. In his ruling, Superior Court Judge Michael Fields handed defeat to two groups -- Preserve Our Valley and The Open Mine Project -- seeking to block the quarry and processing plants on the Handley Ranch east of Chualar, according to a report in The Monterey Herald. The groups had contended that an impact report erroneously evaluated mining waste, water, air quality, traffic and noise impacts of the quarry and adjacent concrete and asphalt plants. The judge obviously disagreed. Any ruling of this type is especially important in California, where reserves are dwindling and access to new reserves are never gained without a fight. Your comment?