When you look at an avocado tree, you can see three two-year cycles simultaneously. The tree is concurrently:

• Developing the current year's (year one) fruit and providing nutrients and resources that mature the fruit for harvest.
• Supporting the needs of the year two fruit set that will be harvested the following year.
• Producing new shoots and buds that will produce either vegetative or floral buds for the year three harvest.

This means that branches in one part of the avocado growth cycle are competing for resources (nutrients, water, sun) with branches in other parts of the cycle. When a portion of the avocado tree is actively growing — it acts as a "sink" for the raw materials. In other words, that portion of the tree draws the lion's share of the available resources. Because an avocado tree only has so many resources to offer, the tree will adapt in order to preserve itself — dropping leaves, dropping fruit or minimizing ne...

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October 14, 2022

CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^® issues formal apology for past discriminatory policies

LOS ANGELES (Oct. 14) The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS^® (C.A.R.) formally apologizes for its past discriminatory policies, including Proposition 14 — a successful 1960s ballot initiative that overturned the State of California's first fair housing law. 

Regrettably, the California Real Estate Association (CREA), now known as C.A.R., once played a leading role in segregation and exclusionary practices in housing. California communities still grapple with wealth and homeownership inequities. For decades, CREA promoted policies that encouraged discrimination and the idea that neighborhood integration would negatively impact property values. The Association endorsed racial zoning, "redlining" and raci...

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