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Paul Fong

  • Blogs

    May 26, 2011

    Shark Fin Ban: Assemblyman Paul Fong Talks Sharks and Soup

    A political shark​It's become rather clear where majority of California's legislators stand on banning shark fins. The controversial bill swam through the Assembly last week with a 60-8 vote, and is now headed to the Senate floor. If it passes the Senate, lovers of shark fin soup will have to spit ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2011

    Shark Fin Ban Swims Through Assembly

    Now it's his turn to eat ​The California assembly today voted in favor of banning the sale of shark fins used to create the Chinese gelatinous delicacy shark fin soup. If AB376 becomes law, it will prohibit the sale, trade, or possession of shark fins -- a move that many have said is an assault on ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2011

    Shark Fin Soup Ban Is More Popular Than You Think

    Either we eat him or he eats us​California voters might enjoy shark fin soup -- that gelatinous Chinese delicacy -- but not enough to keep the practice of shark finning alive, according to a new poll. A new poll commissioned by the Monterrey Bay Aquarium shows that 76 percent of all state voters a ... More >>

  • Dining

    March 2, 2011

    Shark's Fin — Understanding the Political Soup

  • Blogs

    March 2, 2011

    Considering Shark's Fin as a Dish, Not Just a Cause

    ​This week's review is actually not a review, though it involved a little professional eating. It's more of an essay, inspired by the brouhaha that emerged over the introduction of AB-376, Paul Fong and Jared Huffman's bill to ban the sale and import of shark's fin in California. It's easy for peo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2011

    Leland Yee Opposes Proposed Ban on Shark Fin Soup

    Have some soup, Leland.​A South Bay assemblyman has thrown the political equivalent of chum into the Bay Area by proposing a ban on shark fin soup. Assemblyman Paul Fong (D-Cupertino) says that the demand for shark fin soup is driving illegal shark-finning ships, where workers throw the ... More >>

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