Wow! This front page article at the Merc has everything. It has Larry Ellison (who is admired by all crows). The online version of the article has great pictures. And it has great quotes:
The intelligent, opportunistic birds are in the midst of a decades-long population surge and territorial expansion.
We have transformed North America into an Eden for crows with a nearly perfect arrangement of nesting and feeding habitat
People who are bothered by crows may need to look in the mirror, for it is human behavior -- wastefulness, in particular -- that enables them to thriveFinally we Crows are getting the attention we deserve.
