Protecting our environmental resources and promoting social justice
Residents catch Press Democrat “depriving readers” of facts on cannabis tourism article. This letter was sent to the PD for comment. To the Editor: The August 23 article in the Press Democrat about cannabis tourism (Blooming Tourism for Cannabis Faces Hurdles) contains some glaring omissions which deprive readers of the ability to consider both sides …
Blast from the past, has anything changed? North Bay’s Will Parrish explores local politics… Under the influence? How the wine industry dominates Sonoma County election campaigns Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sonoma Valley Sun A Sun exclusive by By Will Parrish For at least two decades, Sonoma County officials have sided with the wine …
Under the influence? How the wine industry dominates Sonoma County election campaigns Read More »
Blast from the past, has anything changed? North Bay’s Will Parrish explores local politics… Under the influence? How the wine industry dominates Sonoma County election campaigns Posted on February 19, 2016 by Sonoma Valley Sun A Sun exclusive by By Will Parrish For at least two decades, Sonoma County officials have sided with the wine …
Under the influence? How the wine industry dominates Sonoma County election campaigns Read More »
“The Mountain Peak Winery project calls for a 100,000 gal/yr winery permit, with 33,000 sf of caves, 15,000 visitors/yr, 19 employees/day, 100+ vehicle trips/day, all of which is to be conducted 6 miles up the winding, dead-end Soda Canyon Road, a rural community that was decimated by the 2017 Atlas Fire (two lives were lost, …
Another flawed traffic report and another approval. Traffic reports should be conducted at peak season and peak traffic impact times. Bella Winery was approved with a low season traffic report and how many others? It is time for the Supervisors to put people and our environment before corporate profits. The Public Trust Doctrine states that the …
The first industrial vineyard in the area, Wild Diamond Vineyard, is trying to establish itself on a mountain top directly on the border of the 6,000 resident community of Hidden Valley Lake, just east of Middletown. In response to more than a year of neighbor advocacy, Lake County agreed to prepare an Environmental Impact Report (EIR) before approving …