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The office of Rep. Doug LaMalfa posted a number of videos that show him touring seized pot farms before operating a bulldozer to destroy greenhouses and cannabis plants. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Republican congressman bulldozes cannabis grows of Hmong farmers in California
A California Republican congressman released videos this week of himself bulldozing unlicensed cannabis grows in a remote part of the state,
a move local Hmong farmers say is likely to stoke racial tensions that have escalated during a major wildfire that continues to burn in the area.
The office of Rep. Doug LaMalfaposted to YouTube a number of videos originally filmed in May that show him touring seized pot farms in Siskiyou County before operating a bulldozer to destroy greenhouses and cannabis plants, operations he has long condemned as destructive to the environment.
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Hmong community calls for justice in Siskiyou County police killing of farmer By Jill Tucker
Community activists are demanding that Siskiyou County law enforcement agencies explain why their officers fatally shot a farmer last month during a wildfire evacuation, saying they are concerned that the killing is part of a pattern of racial discrimination against Hmong people.
On Saturday, activists held a vigil outside the county courthouse to draw attention to the case.
On June 28 during an evacuation caused by the Lava Fire, officers from several agencies the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, and the Etna Police Department shot and killed Soobleej Kaub Hawj, 35, at a roadblock.