The LA Times has the best coverage I have seen so far and does so by county as well. Thank you all for posting this important info. As this site is closing, you might want to get your info there. LA...

MoveOn.org is organizing a nationwide protest next Saturday, August 22nd nationwide. You can sign up or view updates here:
MoveOn.org: Saturday, August 22 show up to #savethepostoffice. Pledge to...

I greatly appreciate the posts to continue spreading the word that the wine industry here uses over 80,000 pounds of concentrated glyphosate on vineyards every year. 2016 was 89,000 pounds....

Bernie is the only one who has been fighting the 1% and their GOP elitists/enablers for years now. The mainstream Dems and centrists don't get it....we have to have bold action now as the mainstream...

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We have to show up Saturday and let the county know this draft is unacceptable for the following reasons:



WHY...

New information from Lynda Hopkins. Thank you for all the emails to get full public review.


From: PRMD-LCP-Update
Date: 10/2/2019 3:25:17 PM
Cc: Lynda...

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

Your coast needs you now. The County is rushing through the Updated Local Coastal Plan for approval vote at the end of the month. This is a long document to review so...

Since the Sonoma County Winegrowers Assoc. came up with their phony PR plan to convince consumers they were "sustainable", our scarce acreage of certified organic and biodynamic vineyards has fallen...

Wine & Water Watch does have a list made last year. One of the problems with making lists is that certified organic and biodynamic wineries also bottle other vintages that are not which is very...

Are you concerned about pesticide use in our county? Community concern over the health impacts of synthetic pesticide use in Sonoma County is growing. Multiple organizations have been working...

UPDATE: Great News: WE WON!

Dear Colleagues

After several hours of deliberation and testimony at today’s Coastal Commission hearing to determine...

So we're down to "lesser of 2 evils"? That's why we are here where we are today, looking directly in the eyes of human extinction. I find lesser of 2 evils a total cop out. They need to come up with...

We're all carpooling from Sebastopol. My car is full but maybe some else can start another carpool? Big corporate media has really kept the crimes of the trump administration quiet from alot of the...

Yes, it was an illegal act. Ms. Bowers (bird rescue) pointed that out and said she would not file charges in lieu of training. Why didn't the supervisor do something as this same person had done the...

Two things struck me, species on our planet are going extinct fast so we need to protect better. Second, I think I reacted strongly to this as I have read for years the connection of cruelty to...

This is the second time for this guy.....appalling!

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City worker destroys beloved swallow colony

By Laura Hagar Rush,...

A new article from Johan Raskin, local journalist Valley of the Moon Magazine just out. Wine and Water Watch has this posted. Looks like our county will have glyphosate ban on the ballot in 2020 if...

Can anyone name a corporation who that operates for citizen benefit? Can anyone name a company with dangerous products that hasn't tried to hide the science showing the dangers? Just asking.

When...

There have been some real concern from environmental groups about how the state and county ag commissioners gather their figures for the annual Pesticide Report. NapaVision 2050 has been actively...

I think this property is on the edge of a community separator and is designated by the County as scenic highway. With the zoning being ag/rural residential I believe with the corners being...

Homeowners are a drop in the bucket. Please educate yourself on the amounts of regulated toxins our society finds acceptable to allow corporations to plunder for profit. The California department of...

Many articles on 96-98% of all human urine contain this cancer causing toxin residues. How do we embarrass the wine industry here into stopping this practice of widespread spraying? According to the...

Totally insane when there are so many gas stations within a short distance including car wash.

This is another out of area strip mall developer from LA and Idaho. This will force out local...

BREAKING: 4/3/19
Last night, Trump's hand-picked attorney general, William Barr, missed the deadline set by Congress to release the full Mueller report. We are calling for a National Day of Action...

Love the "grapists" reference! Yes, water, our health, quality of our lives for their profit.

46310I received this email today from a concerned local. Please everyone, there are other products out there that do not poison the environment and contribute to bad health. Even COSTCO is selling...

The PR event the marathon organizers are presenting will be Sunday, March 31st from 2-4pm at the Bodega bay Grange. Show up if you have concerns.

California Coastal Commission Weighs in on Marathon :

Sonoma Coast Marathon CDP Requirements



Hello All,
We have been asked for our opinion regarding the coastal development permitting...

Thank you Shepherd for posting this. I just found out that coastal marathons are the new thing. Show up March 31st 2-4pm Bodegta Bay Grange for the PR being presented to convince us to approve this....

As some of you might know, recently it has come to light that former Supervisor Efren Carrillo is supporting and promoting a yearly marathon that will close highway 1 every year between Fort Ross and...

More info: The California Dept. of Pesticide Regulation keeps exact records of all chemicals used: https://www.cdpr.ca.gov/ then go into Databases and Pesticides Portal which then directs you by...

The EPA under corporate pressure has raised "excepted levels of glyphosate" higher several times now due to the dramatic rise in glyphosate use in the US. Here in the county, last CDPR state report...

When this project was first proposed Sebastopol Water Information Group (SWiG), went to the city meeting and told and showed with maps that Zimpher Creek had been buried underneath the Barlow. While...

Actually, no wine grapes were irrigated before 1970. It's all about the profits.


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According to the Sonoma County...

We invite the community to an open, fact filled discussion on land use policies. Sonoma County planners are rewriting the General Plan for 2020, still...

Thank you ENMANJI Temple for stepping up to the plate on this issue. For everyone who wants alternatives to glyphosate here are alternatives from Wine and Water Watch and commercial products from Non...

A great new study just came out from Europe on the varying reports on glyphosate. It was scientific and they looked at the reports and came up with biased pro Monsanto folks from industry supported...

Monsanto has been trying to muddy the waters for decades on this. California does have label warning as there are scientific studies now showing a strong correlation to all forms of cancer,...

Shepherd & deepresto have a point that when is it right, knowing what we know now about glyphosate and other cancer causing chemicals, to poison not only your environment but the neighborhoods? This...

Doghairnancy, you are totally correct that our local government has sold us out. When Permit Sonoma planners working on the cannabis regulations openly call themselves TEAM 420, you know the fix is...

This project is still in the pipeline at Permit Sonoma. Maybe waiting on the trail/park ruling?

I have just sent emails to Kamala Harris, Dianne Feinstein, Jared Huffman. The US needs to withdraw all support until the human rights abuses are addressed and Trump is censured for his undying...

In case you haven't seen this, just horrifying our "president" is condoning this behavior. It's time to call our Senators and Representative to stop this support. What utter immoral pigs. See Link...

A lawsuit has just been filed against the Purvine Pot operation. Like the wine industry, they are pushing the envelope without sensible regulations in place that do not pit neighbors against this new...

Thank you barry!!!!

I was just notified that the Saturday Graton meeting was called off as neighbors opposed don't appreciate what the out of town applicants are doing. On top of that the county has just said that our...

See my post to Shepherd. There is no accident that we are getting out of towners here buying properties for huge grows .....we are one of the few counties in the state that has opened the doors to...

Shepherd, I hate to say this but SOS Save our Sono0ma Neighborhoods has published on their website a break down of county's and what regulations if any are allowed for cannabis grows. It was done by...

Here are some more editorials against this "pay to play" scheme by big ag interests (who should be paying for repairs they caused to the Kern canal from over pumping). It's the cost of doing business...

I thought I read that Nancy Pelosi said impeachment of Kava-NOPE is "off the table" like she said about impeachment of George W and Cheney. Don't know if that is to not offend people before the...