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As many readers may recall, in December 2014 in response to community outcry, the Board of Supervisors directed staff to prepare options for updating policy on regulating winery events, particularly in the over-concentrated wine areas of Sonoma Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Westside Road, either as a zoning amendment or local event guidelines. Finally, after …
From Californians for Pesticide Reform: by Jane Sellen | Nov 16, 2022 | New draft regulation eliminates existing use cap, defies court order to protect farmworkers, and ignores OEHHA state scientists on cancer risk Sacramento,CA: Under a court-ordered deadline to regulate the use of the cancer-causing fumigant pesticide 1,3-dichloropropene (1,3-D, or Telone), the California Department …
In a too-close for comfort race last November, Donald Williams won Calistoga’s mayoralty by a 27-vote margin. The new mayor advocates for a diverse economy and careful use of our shared natural resources, and often reminds residents and voters that they are the ones who are in charge — elected officials should only keep those …
Donald Williams Begins Term as New Mayor of Calistoga Read More »
Over the years, Wine and Water Watch has published a number of articles about the proposed Walt Ranch vineyard conversion, which would have destroyed more than 300 acres of riparian, oak and native grassland habitat for vineyards and more than 14,000 large trees in an area spread out over the ranch’s 2300 acres. In early …
Land Trust of Napa County Announces Agreement to Purchase Walt Ranch Read More »
For Immediate Release – May 10, 2022 Sacramento, CA – Today, the California state government released a draft of the Scoping Plan – the roadmap for how the state will become carbon neutral by mid-century. For the first time, the Scoping Plan acknowledges the role that organic agriculture and reductions in chemical pesticide use could …
A letter to the Editor of the Santa Rosa Press Democrat calls out the substandard housing for vineyard workers in Sonoma county’s fabled wine industry. EDITOR: Seeing the horrible housing conditions lower income people face in Sonoma County was an eye-opener (“Stuck in slumlike housing,” Nov. 21). It took me back 79 years to the …