May 2017

Westside Road residents want to stop proposed winery near Healdsburg, citing safety concerns

Without a cumulative impact study for the entire county, no good decision making can be done Supervisors. You were the ones who told us 239 wineries by 2020 and we have 468 with 60+ in the process. 174 agricultural acres have been paved over for events and tasting rooms, 300{5fc40a96f14c4a6aa4c2a32569b0a57dcc67c0b31eb04c341474283f11b6cdd2} increase (from 2000) in wineries, twice the …

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More communities’ say no to destructive corporations and yes to health and environment

If you haven’t seen the Rollingstone last week…..another community taking back their government from special interests. Thank you CELDF. “……But Nicholson also offered insight into Grant Township’s experience with the EPA. “The regulatory system is cooked,” he told Wanchisn. “Its DNA does not allow communities to actually say no to things and protect their environment. Communities …

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Wine and Water Watch Team

CALLING ALL SONOMA COUNTY CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS

CALLING ALL SONOMA COUNTY CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS for a SONOMA COUNTY CLIMATE CHANGE ACTIVISTS SUMMIT Organized by Occupy Sonoma County Co-sponsored by 350Sonoma Monday, July 31, 6-9 PM Peace & Justice Center 467 Sebastopol Ave. Santa Rosa 95401 Potluck at 6:00 with simple supper provided by Occupy Sonoma County. Bring a dish to share if …

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Napa’s struggle to save woodlands, wildlife & watershed’s from big wine wins documentary film award

Most people in our area will remember last election cycle as memorable to say the least. Citizens in Napa facing 28,000 trees being hacked down in one of the few remaining watersheds of the county for big wine/binge tourism worked together to get an initiative on the ballot. County lawyers approved the initiative twice and …

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Will Parrish email update

Will Parrish has left the area to focus on more of his great investigative journalism. Here is a bulletin from Will. We wish you continued success where ever you go. Shadowproof, May 18, 2017: The Federal Government Is Trying to Imprison These Six Water Protectors In February, a federal grand jury issued indictments of four …

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Tourism Impacts, locals speak out

Thanks Ken for pointing out the disparity in funding. Add that to the growing list of tourism impacts….is quality of life vs. low wages, seasonal work worth it? Tourism based economies are the first impacted in an economic downturn and the last to recover. Tuesday’s Letters to the Editor Tourism impacts EDITOR: I agree with …

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