Along with almond farmer Palla, another Rudnick neighbor raised concerns about the impact on his daily farming operations.

Daniel Palla, who is Rudnick’s neighbor, fears that a warehouse across the street from his almond farm will bring trucks and cars that won’t know how to share the roads with slow-moving tractors.

“I believe everybody needs a job, and warehouse space is important,” said Palla, a fifth-generation farmer.

Costa's father was Goan writer Orlando da Costa, a militant in the Communist party, and his mother, Maria Antonia Palla, is a journalist and women's rights advocate.

He was the son of a Spanish captain and a palla — a member of Incan royalty — making him mestizo.