"With dozens of area farm workers looking on -- many wearing headphones to hear a Spanish translation of the proceedings -- the Monterey County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday urged Gov. Jerry Brown to take another look at a controversial, highly toxic agricultural fumigant."

"On a 4-1 vote -- despite the urging of agricultural interests to wait and see -- the board passed a resolution that urges Brown to re-examine the state's approval of the use of the carcinogenic fumigant, methyl iodide. The resolution mirrors one passed by the Santa Cruz County Board of Supervisors several months ago.

The fumigant is used mainly on Monterey County's $750 million annual strawberry crop to control earth-borne pests."

Andy Stiny reports for the Salinas Californian February 15, 2012. [2]