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Graton Land Use Forum

WWW Annual Sonoma County Land Use Policy Meeting

On February 16, 2019 the community came together for an open, fact filled discussion on land use policies. Sonoma County planners are rewriting the General Plan for 2020, still tweaking cannabis regulations, winery event regulations (postponed) and the Local Coastal Plan due this spring. These policies will affect the county for generations to come. Speakers included Laura …

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Sonoma City Council Directs Staff to Ban Glyphosate

Last night in Sonoma, the City Council voted 3-0 to ban all the use of the herbicide glyphosate by City staff in all parks and along bike paths. The Council was acting on a Staff recommendation to “ban the use of glyphosate-based herbicides in all City parks and direct City staff to amend the City’s …

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Sonoma County to begin charging fees for groundwater

HANNAH BEAUSANG THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | December 14, 2018, 12:11PM Image: Kent Porter, PD Thousands of Sonoma County residents who rely on groundwater will likely see new fees on their property tax bill next fall, helping pay for a legally required groundwater regulatory plan. Local agencies governing groundwater resources were created in 2017 following the …

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Will Sonoma Ban Roundup in City Parks?

Roundup ban in Sonoma parks?

Glyphosate should have been banned by the City of Sonoma years ago. What is taking so long? JANIS MARA SONOMA INDEX-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER | December 13, 2018, 5:56PM Weedkillers containing glyphosate, a substance that may be linked to cancer, could be banned in city-maintained areas if the City Council sets the process in motion at …

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Voter Petition Delivered to Sonoma County Board of Supervisors

On August 7, 2018, a community petition signed by over 1,145 voters was delivered to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. The petition requested a moratorium on the approval of new and expanded winery permit applications until after the County has implemented a new Winery Event Ordinance (the need for which was acknowledged by a …

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