Fast News Bulletin: Avocado Shortage Sparks Crime Wave The Book Of Man 6 years ago SAN PASQUAL, CA - OCTOBER 30: An avocado that was spared fire damge hangs from an avocado tree October 30, 2007 in San Pasqual, California. An estimated 20,000 acres of avocado groves were damaged by wildfire, nearly one third of California's crop. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)