SAN FRANCISCO Not even Alice Waters can save Drake’s Bay Oyster Co.
So it appeared Tuesday, as a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit panel though possibly divided signaled that it would let the Obama administration shut down the popular Point Reyes farm and tourist destination and restore it to wilderness. Such a ruling would cheer environmentalists but disappoint eco-conscious foodies like Waters, the owner of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse restaurant who signed onto an amicus curiae brief in the case.
