June 13: Plan Bay Area open house
June 12, 2016
Plan Bay Area is the draft plan for sustainable growth in the Bay Area - meant to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through transportation and land-use planning. Come and comment on three alternative scenarios.
Stand up for community separators!
May 25, 2016
Come to the public review of the community separators draft ballot measure; the language of the measure and proposed priority designations will be revealed at a public hearing at the Sonoma County Planning Commission in June and July.
April 13: California Coastal Commission hearing
April 11, 2016
Come defend free access to the Sonoma Coast! California State Parks is proposing setting up fee collection stations at parking lots at some of our most beloved beaches, including Goat Rock, Bodega Head and Shell Beach....
Feb. 1: Jennings Crossing hearing and action
January 30, 2016
The California Public Utilities Commission will have a public hearing at 7 pm, Monday, Feb. 1 at Helen Lehman School in Santa Rosa:
1700 Jennings Avenue (between Guerneville Rd. & College Ave., west of Dutton Ave).
Jan. 28 Forum: Update on Roundup
January 11, 2016
In 2015, the World Health Organization determined that glyphosate (active ingredient of Roundup), the most-used herbicide in the world and in Sonoma County, is a probable human carcinogen. What has happened since this finding and how is the...
Green Light for Greenbelts
January 4, 2016
In a big year-end win for greenbelts, all five Sonoma County supervisors came out strongly in favor of extending voter protections for community separators and adding to them in 2016! Read more..
Speak up for Greenbelts at the Hearing this Friday, Dec. 11!
December 9, 2015
Call your supervisor on or before Dec. 11. Come to the 10:30 am Dec. 15 Sonoma County Supervisors meeting! The natural and agricultural lands between Sonoma County's towns and cities are protected from sprawl by "community separators," but the...
Take a bus to the November 21st climate rally in Oakland
November 4, 2015
The December climate talks in Paris are crucial for stopping climate change. Bay Area environmental groups are rallying at a big event in Oakland to urge effective action in Paris. Take a bus to the march from downtown Santa Rosa or SSU. More info...
Local Actions to support Paris climate negotiations
October 6, 2015
The Paris climate negotiations are the most important international summit of our time. The global community must make strong commitments to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and stopping climate change.
Here are some actions you can take through...
Renew Sonoma County's greenbelt protections
October 2, 2015
For 20 years, Sonoma County’s community separator polices have prevented subdivisions, shopping malls and big box stores from sprawling into nearly 17,000 acres of natural and agricultural lands between our towns and cities. In 2016, we must renew...