Oakland Officials Threaten to Shut Down Urban Gardener Growing Food on Her Own Land http://www.naturalnews.com/031998_Oakland_urban_gardening.html 

'The city of Oakland, Calif., which is marked largely by blight and crime, has decided to go after a backyard gardener for growing and occasionally selling the fruits of her labor. According to a recent report in the San Francisco Chronicle (SFC), Oakland city officials are summoning Novella Carpenter to either pay a costly permit fee and penalties for providing locals with backyard produce items like Swiss chard without government approval, or face city sanctions.'