August 2017

When Governing Powers go Rogue

NapaVision 2050 When Governing Powers go Rogue. A Challenge to the County’s Compliance with the Law by The Alliance for Responsible Governance In a letter dated August 11, 2017, the environmental law firm Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, representing The Alliance for Responsible Governance, a group “whose members are strong supporters of the sustainable economic growth in Napa …

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Insult to injury by Craig Enyart on Sonoma County Supervisors decision to accept “paper water” for Knights Bridge Winery

http://www.sonomawest.com/the_healdsburg_tribune/opinion/letters/healdsburg-letters-to-the-editor/article_e27ecb00-8857-11e7-a521-13009230614e.html Insult to injury EDITOR: Regarding the Knights Bridge Winery project, Sonoma County has failed to look at the whole project, and in doing so has ignored the cumulative impacts, including negative effects to neighbor’s wells. Instead the developer’s fake water use numbers keep ever spiraling downward in an attempt to justify this winery project. …

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Pesticides Threat to Champagne Water Quality

France leading way to ban pesticides. What’s in your water?  Pesticides Threat to Champagne Water Quality https://www.wine-searcher.com/m/2017/07/pesticides-threat-to-champagne-water-quality Intensive agricultural practices are causing concern as chemicals reach the water table. By Caroline Henry A hot, dry summer has left pesticide levels in Champagne’s groundwater at dangerous levels, according to a local study, raising fears about the …

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Update: Knight’s Bridge Winery appeal denied….county to move forward with permit

Alot of public concerns here on geology, wildlife, and more with the county accepting a 2012 water study by contractor and ignored neighbors self monitoring of their wells. No mention of what month this water study was done in 2012 with many conditions changing in those 5 years. Was the old water study done in April or …

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Pattern of CEQA Violations Alleged in Napa

A prominent environmental law firm has told Napa County: You have a pattern and practice of failing to comply with California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA). Correct this, or we will make sure you do! In a letter dated August 11, 2017, the environmental law firm Shute, Mihaly & Weinberger, representing The Alliance for Responsible Governance, a …

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Environmentalists say proposed cannabis grow rules fail to protect wildlife

Last week neighbors banded together to red tag 2 illegal grows in Sonoma county after it was discovered out of state buyers had graded land and moved the soil into a local creek. The creek had been going through years of restoration work by the locals, destroyed in one fell swoop.     http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7271220-181/environmentalists-say-proposed-cannabis-grow Environmentalists say …

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