, the early times in albany california. albany, california, came into being in 1908 when a group of shotgun toting women help import garbage dump nearby berkeley. apparently the residents of berkeley view their northern neighbors on corporate unincorporated settlement as a dumping ground. before the incident the albany men met to discuss the option. the women still without vote took matters into their own hands. as horse-drawn garbage wagons approach without the intersection of san pablo and buchanan, the women confronted the drivers with two shotguns and .22 caliber rifle. the drivers, no fools, retreated back to berkeley with their garbage intel. emboldened by the women's defines the albany residents incorporated their settlement shortly thereafter. it's fitting then that less than a mile away chef aaron french attempt to prevent dumping in albany. on in his case food from being thrown away at the sunnyside cafÉ. he has created a menu with an eye on avoiding the food waste, in most restaurants. for example, his breakfast