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Will Bodega Bay be another Jersey Shores? Supervisors leaning towards approval for Jersey developer. “Supervisor Lynda Hopkins advocated for eliminating parcel protections that have been in place for more than 40 years.” EDITORIAL: PRESS DEMOCRAT Preserving the coast EDITOR: Ever wondered why the wild Sonoma coastline doesn’t resemble the Jersey Shore, with arcades, hotels and …
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Napa Register: City council rejects Napa Oaks project Kevin Courtney Instead of being developed with luxury homes, 80 acres of oak-studded hillside in southwest Napa will remain a green belt buffer, the City Council decided Tuesday. The council unanimously rejected Napa Oaks, a planned gated community of 62 houses on Old Sonoma Road where the …
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“……acknowledged that readily-available scientific recommendations had not been incorporated in the draft since 2008. She acknowledged that compared to previous Local Coastal Plans, ESHA categories had been reduced from 3 to 1, completely excluding areas of future potentially sensitive habitat…….. ……also acknowledged that no other entities of coastal governance had been consulted in the writing …
Reviewers are calling the Draft Local Coastal Plan as written a roadmap for development by special interests. Ask not what the coast can do for you but what you can do for your coast…..SAVE THE COAST…..AGAIN Preserve Rural Sonoma County: Will our coast turn into another Malibu or not? This Sunday, November 17: First Public Workshop …
ASSAULT ON THE ENVIRONMENT BY DEVELOPERS Please help us oppose CEQA-weakening bills SB 25 and SB 621 Thanks again to everyone who signed their names onto our last pro-CEQA letter. Since we last reached out, we have been tracking updates on the legislative front concerning two new CEQA bills: SB 25 and SB 621. …
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PLP17-0017 Proposal gas station Hwy 116/Stony Point Rd Re: PLP17-0017 Proposal to build a 16-pump ARCO gas station (including 4 diesel pumps), with 24/7 convenience store and drive thru’ carwash at 7180 Hwy 116/Stony Point Road in the unincorporated area between Cotati and Sebastopol Dear Supervisor Rabbitt, Planning Commissioner Tamura, Planning Commissioner Reed, and Planning …
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