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Abalone Poacher and Restaurant Owner Nabbed; Baby Food Confiscated at Airport

• A Petaluma diver and a Pacifica restaurant owner have been fined and sentenced to a work-release program for the illegal poaching and sale of abalone. [CBS]

• Food truck fans presented a petition with 3,700 signatures to the Sacramento City Council last night, trying to get them to reconsider ordinances which, for one, limit food trucks from parking anywhere longer than 30 minutes. [Appetizers/SacBee]

• The S.F. Business Times highlights some older restaurants, like Paragon, who are “playing offense” as the economy recovers by doing big remodels. [Biz Times - subscription required]

• And here’s a bit more about the shaky future of Red’s Java House, which has sat on Piers 30-32 for about a century and had its current name since 1958. [Biz Times, Earlier]

• A 7-month-old child was deprived of his organic baby food on a three-hour flight because a swab test came back positive for explosives. [WFAA]

• A Wall Street Journal scribe pens a review of Noma in Copenhagen, saying, “Nothing quite prepares you, though, for the olfactory spectrum you are subjected to…” [WSJ]

• Google has just launched its Business Photos service, which will be a boon for consumers wanting to get a look at restaurants before they dine — and a huge help in the company’s plan to take over the world. [Technorati]

• Don’t take your guns to town … Unless you live in Ohio, where a bill that would allow concealed weapons in restaurants and bars is currently under review. [Times Reporter]

Abalone Poacher and Restaurant Owner Nabbed; Baby Food Confiscated at Airport