Crop Duster Sprayed School and Sports Complex, Court Finds

California’s attorney general on Tuesday hailed a state court’s ruling that a crop duster was found guilty of pesticide drift onto non-farm areas, including a special education school and sporting venue.

Alpine Helicopter Service unlawfully sprayed Turner Academy, Bouldin Island, Isleton, and the San Joaquin County Regional Sports Complex, which state officials said were “careless” and could “threaten the health and safety of children and communities.”

• Attorney General Rob Bonta (D) and the state pesticide regulator first brought the case to court in 2020 over three of the incidents—after which two more were added from suits by the district attorney’s ...