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California North Coast wine grape crop value drops by nearly half from fires, weather, pandemic

Instead of changing business practices, the push for big wine now is to take over other businesses to stay afloat. Kendall Jackson wants to go into the hotel business and more events wrecking havoc on the locals. Tourism according to the just released Economic Development Board is only 6.5% of our economy.  California North Coast …

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As coronavirus raged, Sonoma County did little to enforce rules on weddings with as many as 100 people

“Officials in Sonoma County, which has ranked worst in the Bay Area for the prevalence of coronavirus cases for most of the year, have taken no enforcement action on complaints that at least 15 large wedding gatherings violated coronavirus restrictions……..“Workers being forced to be in dangerous workplace situations has been the story of the county …

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As coronavirus raged, Sonoma County did little to enforce rules on weddings with as many as 100 people

“Officials in Sonoma County, which has ranked worst in the Bay Area for the prevalence of coronavirus cases for most of the year, have taken no enforcement action on complaints that at least 15 large wedding gatherings violated coronavirus restrictions……..“Workers being forced to be in dangerous workplace situations has been the story of the county …

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Buzzard Gulch, more organizations weigh in, PUBLIC HEARING JULY 9 – 1 PM SONOMA COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS – COMMENT DEADLINE JULY 5 Oppose Luxury Resort in Community Separator

Nothing of this size or scale (100 events totaling 10,000 people per year) has ever been allowed in a community separator or in RRD zoning. It would undermine decades of longstanding greenbelt protection and city-centered growth. PUBLIC HEARING JULY 9 – 1 PM SONOMA COUNTY BOARD OF ZONING ADJUSTMENTS – COMMENT DEADLINE JULY 5 Oppose …

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Greenbelt Alliance: Media Advisory – Luxury Resort Threatens Protected Greenbelt

“The luxury resort and event center conflicts with critical and longstanding greenbelt protections and overrides the will of the voters,” said Teri Shore, North Bay Regional Director for Greenbelt Alliance. “It must be denied or let the voters decide.”   The County of Sonoma is accepting public comments on the luxury resort and event center …

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Update on Winery Event Ordinance from Preserve Rural Sonoma County (PRSC)

Happy Monday, my friends! The long awaited Event Ordinance is up before the BOS tomorrow, Tuesday, but it is a discussion, no decisions YET. Looks like they’re kicking it down the road again for late Spring 2021! Here are the details…. to listen to the meeting, this link should get you in: https://sonoma-county.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx 9:30 A.M. …

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