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FOG UPDATE – Planning Commission Outcome and New Letters to the Editor

Cannabis Issues, News / April 18, 2021

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR MAY 18th FOG UPDATE – Planning Commission Outcome and New Letters to the Editor On Thursday night, Sonoma County Planning Commissioners voted 3-2 to approve the draft cannabis ordinance with the latest changes from staff. The split decision to approve the amended Chapter 38 Ordinance came despite widespread opposition and concern from neighbors, …

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Can you Hear me Now? Wrong place for cannabis

Cannabis Issues, Community Rights, News, Resources / April 5, 2021

Wrong place for cannabis EDITOR: We are residents of Sonoma and moved here because of the beauty of Sonoma County, including the vineyards that dot our landscape. We are concerned with the plans to ease restrictions for the cultivation of cannabis. There are at least three important concerns that must be addressed. First, the odor …

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Wine industry: Not here!

News / March 24, 2021

March 23, 2021 Dear Sonoma County Supervisors: The proposed ordinance covering cannabis cultivation in Sonoma county is premature and will have profound effects on the scenery and quality of life in Sonoma County. According to the state of CA and the federal government, cannabis is a product not a crop. Sonoma County must continue to …

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Brave Blue World Racing to Solve Our Water Crisis

Climate, Groundwater / March 22, 2021

*Note: “Hydraloop collects, cleans and re-uses the water from showers, baths, washing machines, handbasins and air conditioning units. Hydraloop water is clean, clear, safe, and disinfected. It can be re-used for toilet flushing, washing machines, garden irrigation and topping up swimming pools.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry once said, “Water is not necessary for life, it is life.” This …

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As County is set to approve Cannabis water use: California Faces ‘Critically Dry Year’

News / January 9, 2023

Bad Government: As County is set to approve new cannabis regs allowing water use 6 times more than vineyards: “In a drier, hotter and rapidly changing climate, that brings new weather extremes to the state each year, water conservation is imperative for California and the nearly 40 million that call it home.    ECOWATCH: California Faces …

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