OPINION Cal Fire must do more to protect rural residents By Deborah A. Eppstein and Craig S. Harrison Feb. 8, 2019 Updated: Feb. 8, 2019 6:36 p.m. In November, the world watched with horror as residents of Paradise tried to…
What this corporate heavy group want to place in the General Plan…”If you’re not at the table, you’re on the menu”. Please consider attending this meeting. Cannabis Advisory Group Meeting January 23rd: (sent to CAG members) Please see the attached…
FOG: Friends of Graton Update # 15 A Letter to the Editor in the Press Democrat, Friday 12/28/18: An unhealthy business EDITOR: For the majority of voters, Proposition 64 was meant to decriminalize marijuana use and possession, not promote a…
Dear Reader, this post is from waccobb.net, a wonderful local website/blog for West County, this is a valuable site for local views. WWW supports quality of life for residents and protections for the environment with sensible and realistic regulations for this…
For those who were unable to attend the Supervisor’s hearing on Tuesday, we are posting the gist of FOG’s presentation so that our position on the trails/parks issue is clear. I spoke for Friends of Graton and Friends of Atascadero…
Note 100 foot set back boundary which is causing so many problems at the Graton grow, a wall would work for the county’s “Team 420” AKA our Permit Sonoma planners. Controversy and chaos at the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission…
HANNAH BEAUSANG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | December 11, 2018, 8:31PM The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a setback requirement governing cannabis operations near county bike and pedestrian trails, further limiting areas where marijuana can be cultivated. The…
Hi Everyone, I am responding to multiple people here for efficiency and also in one thread to keep things simple (I hope). I’ve had a hard time getting this message to post for some reason. Joseph – Thank you. I…
Some important land use decisions are being made by the group. Please review their objectives below and speak up if you have input. Sonoma County Cannabis Advisory Group Agenda Meeting Date December 12, 2018 NOTE UPDATED LOCATION: Permit Sonoma Hearing Room…
Grow-Site Pain Is Lynda Hopkins in a FOG over proposed pot-grow in Graton? By Tom Gogola POT, PUMPKINS AND POLITICS Fight over fate of former pumpkin patch puts supervisor on the spot. There’s a battle underway over the fate of…
Wine & Water Watch supports reasonable regulations that protect the environment and our communities. Sonoma County’s 2018 cannabis harvest small, but much better than last year JULIE JOHNSON THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | November 27, 2018, 9:27PM A cloudy summer and…
Understanding the process….. Friends of Graton FOG UPDATE #9 / USE PERMIT 101 You are receiving this email because you have either signed a petition opposing the cannabis facility along the trail in Graton or you have asked to be…
This graph from SOS Save Our Sonoma Neighborhoods: http://www.sosneighborhoods.com/ as assembled by Association of Bay Area Governments. What did your supervisors authorize? Five of 9 counties said NO.
Here are our county supervisor, Lynda Hopkins, comments about the cannabis proposal in Graton: “In the middle of October, our office learned of a use permit application for a proposed cannabis cultivation site on Railroad Street in Graton. It is…
Got something to say about this issue? SOS Save our Neighborhoods website is a treasure trove of information. http://www.sosneighborhoods.com/ Contact Information for elected officials: Sonoma County Supervisors Susan Gorin, District 1: Susan.Gorin@sonoma-county.org District Director: Pat.Gilardi@sonoma-county.org David Rabbitt, District 2: David.Rabbitt@sonoma-county.org District Director: Andrea.Krout@sonoma-county.org Shirlee Zane,…
Neighborhood groups are centralizing their efforts to get sensible commercial cannabis regulations in Sonoma County where the supervisors have thrown open the doors to this industry and without state compliance and firm regulations that spell out the boundaries. Association of bay…
