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A message of solidarity
June 4, 2020
Sonoma County Conservation Action, its board of directors, staff, and many of our members have been tuned into recent events in our nation and country that have pushed our communities to take action and protest. We mourn for the lives that have been lost at the hands of police violence and brutality, and we offer… Read more »
Urge Lawmakers to Oppose the Dangerous Rollback of Clean Air Standards
April 11, 2020
By rolling back EPA Clean Air standards the Trump administration is delivering yet another blow to Americans at a time when the highest priority of the government should be to lessen the health and economic risks that we all face due to the Corona Virus pandemic. Click here to send a message to lawmakers… Read more »
A Just Recovery for Sonoma County Farmworkers?
March 23, 2020
By Martin J. Bennett Last year the trade publication Wine Enthusiast recognized Sonoma County as the ‘Wine Region of the Year,’ and the Sonoma County Winegrowers Association announced that 99 percent of the county vineyards achieved their ‘sustainability’ certification. But the county’s farmworkers–who produce the wealth of the wine country–are mostly invisible to the public…. Read more »
SCCA Canvasses for Measure I SMART Campaign
February 14, 2020
The field canvass for the Measure I campaign has begun and SCCA’s team of talented organizers have already contacted thousands of Sonoma and Marin County residents to get the word out about this important ballot initiative. SCCA has worked hard for alternative transportation solutions like the SMART train for decades because transportation is the largest… Read more »
Sonoma County Local Coastal Plan Update: Call to Action!
January 28, 2020
Show up on THURSDAY to speak in favor of a more environmentally friendly and inclusive Local Coastal Plan (LCP) The Sonoma County Local Coastal Plan (LCP) is close to our hearts here at SCCA. It was our founder, Bill Kortum, who made Proposition 20 and the Coastal Act possible through tireless work and advocacy… Read more »