John Beck

1 month ago | northbaybusinessjournal.com | John Beck

But she was reluctant to reach out to him, knowing how many people are asking for favors since he took his post. She didn’t have to make a call. After first talking with Conover and Straus, Kennedy found out Niman was involved and wanted to get her opinion. “He did call me, so when he did, I spoke with him candidly about the situation,” said Niman, wife of Bill Niman, founder of the grass-fed meat company Niman Ranch, sold to national giant Perdue in 2015.

1 month ago | pressdemocrat.com | John Beck

At the fundraiser, Conover introduced Kennedy to famed big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, and a group of Conover’s longtime Navy Seal and Delta Ranger friends who were working private security at the event. Afterward, Conover ran into Kennedy more frequently, buying him sushi at a Malibu restaurant and eventually trying to help nurture a reconciliation of siblings within the Kennedy family, he said, which has largely disavowed RFK Jr. over his political beliefs and alliance with Trump.

1 month ago | petaluma360.com | John Beck

At the fundraiser, Conover introduced Kennedy to famed big-wave surfer Laird Hamilton, and a group of Conover’s longtime Navy Seal and Delta Ranger friends who were working private security at the event. Afterward, Conover ran into Kennedy more frequently, buying him sushi at a Malibu restaurant and eventually trying to help nurture a reconciliation of siblings within the Kennedy family, he said, which has largely disavowed RFK Jr. over his political beliefs and alliance with Trump.

1 month ago | laprensasonoma.com | John Beck

Desde que presentó su caso en febrero, Nicolette Hahn Niman, en representación de su familia del Área de la Bahía que ayudó a impulsar una producción de carne más ecológica y respetuosa con los animales al mercado nacional, ha recibido llamadas de diversos actores influyentes, tanto a nivel local como de la nueva administración. En una llamada telefónica con el secretario de Salud y Servicios Humanos, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., declaró: “Hablé con él con franqueza sobre la situación”.

2 months ago | northbaybusinessjournal.com | John Beck

The signal of support was all the more significant because those 12 families agreed to nondisclosure terms in the settlement, limiting what they can say publicly about the secret process and deal it produced, after more than two years of formal mediation and kitchen-table talks. Some of those ranchers are watching the latest scrum from the sidelines, unsure how or if it will affect them.