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Measure C in Napa County may have lost but changes are being made…..”“The benefit of Measure C gave the [Napa] Board of Supervisors permission from the electorate because it nearly passed, to do something. In taking the more measured approach, they forestalled the potential of a more drastic measure,” said Furch.” Sonoma County, tag you’re …
With the wine grape glut, slowing sales, millenials preferring other spirits, can we afford to destroy the environment for more wine grapes? “The valley floor is largely planted out,” said Jim Wilson, a member of an activist group called Napa Climate Now. “A lot of times, a forest is on the land that they want …
Napa County Wineries, Environmentalists Clash Over Proposed Land-Use Rules Read More »
No on Measure C people, were sued for brazen lying, lost and still continued to scare the good people of Napa to vote no against their own and children’s interests for a healthy community. The Farm Bureau as reported here, has also been lobbying Washington for repeal of child labor laws and repealing pesticide application …
“Two activists, James Hinton and Geoff Ellsworth, are both running for public office in Napa. Like their friends and allies, they’re ready to rock the boat again, protect watersheds and save the oaks before it’s too late. The indefatigable Ellsworth, now a council member in St. Helena, hopes to be the city’s next mayor. “I’m …
Full Measure Napa after C: Nice environmentalists finish last Read More »
Measure C, what’s next? “Its’ time to right the ship.” Letter to the Editor, Naoa Valley Register. George Caloyannidis, Calistoga Measure C was defeated by a mere 600 or so votes among the 36,000 cast. In the face of an extraordinarily high 47 percent voter participation for a primary election, the issue – far from …
News from Sierra Club Redwood Chapter Sonoma • Napa • Solano • Mendocino • Lake • Humboldt • W. Siskiyou • Trinity • Del Norte Water, Wine & Weed Can concerned citizens protect watersheds and groundwater basins from depletion as demand from agriculture and urban development persist? Napa County is coming down from a heated June …