Community Rights

A Startup Is Turning Houses Into Corporations, And The Neighbors Are Fighting Back

Community Rights, Housing, News / September 2, 2021

Catering to the wealthy for second and third homes is NOT solving the housing crisis………. NPR: A Startup Is Turning Houses Into Corporations, And The Neighbors Are Fighting Back   FULL STORY HERE August 24, 20216:30 AM ET GREG ROSALSKY Brad Day and his neighbors in California’s Sonoma Valley have noticed a real estate startup …

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If you are concerned about water: SAVE the DATE Oct. 13th Groundwater Sustainability Plan_Public Outreach meeting

Community Rights, Groundwater, News, Resources / September 1, 2021

Residents only use 20% of our water….. SAVE the DATE_Groundwater Sustainability Plan_Public Outreach meeting Please mark your calendars and save this date/time.  Feel free to forward this announcement to others who may be interested.   In case you need motivation – I included two “slides” that show where our surface water supplies stand today – …

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FYI: ATT DISCONTINUE CALIF LANDLINE SERVICE

Community Rights, News / September 2, 2021

ATT DISCONTINUE CALIF LANDLINE SERVICE Occupy Sonoma Alert: Below is an application ATT filed to Discontinue California Landline service. If you or someone you know requires landline service it is important to contact the FCC, CPUC, your local California representatives now. Please feel free to send this info to concerned and interested persons who will …

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Sustainable Pulse: EU Trade Unions Call for Immediate Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides to Protect Workers 

Big Wine, Community Rights / June 6, 2021

Wine industry, stop using glyphosate….you’re polluting what little water you have left us…. EU Trade Unions Call for Immediate Ban on Glyphosate Herbicides to Protect Workers The European Federation of Food, Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT)  has called for an immediate ban on glyphosate-based herbicides and other harmful pesticides. In a press release on …

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Attack on UGB and Community Separators: AB 1322 authorizes city councils and county boards of supervisors to unilaterally decline to enforce an adopted ballot initiative

Bad Government, Community Rights / June 6, 2021

Undermining the will of the voters is bad government….. Attack on UGB and Community Separators: AB 1322 authorizes city councils and county boards of supervisors to unilaterally decline to enforce an adopted ballot initiative…… Greenbelt Alliance and other concerned groups/individuals, and we really need your help to defeat AB 1322, which would set a dangerous …

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PD EDITORIAL Place some limits on disruptive winery events

Community Rights, News / June 3, 2021

And as food producers suffer, wine industry uses 60% of ag water in a typical year….save the water for food! Finally some sanity: PD EDITORIAL Place some limits on disruptive winery events Excerpt: One commenter summed up residents’ frustration and what they thought the county should do about it, writing, “Please STOP permitting winery events …

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