Jack is running without opposition. He has done much good work on issues concerning the homeless. Jack championed the housing bond measure that failed in the last election; He was not able to work with organized labor to satisfy legitimate concerns regarding opportunities for job training and apprenticeships. Our hope for Jack is that he will work harder to establish community consensus around the difficult issues confronting the City.
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SDC Lawsuit Aims To Protect Wildlife And Wildfire Safety
May 19, 2023
In January 2023, two community groups filed a lawsuit against an environment impact report (EIR) that allows large scale redevelopment at the former Sonoma Developmental Center. The lawsuit seeks to protect wildlife from out-of-scale development and humans from a flawed report on wildfire evacuation. Here is a summary of some key issues.Adjacent to extensive wildland… Read more »
12th Assembly District Endorsement
September 2, 2022
This November, Sonoma County Conservation Action supports Damon Connolly for the 12th Assembly District The 12th district is currently represented by Assemblymember Marc Levine, who chose to not run for re-election and instead threw his hat in the ring for Insurance Commissioner. He lost. But meanwhile, the newly formed 12th Assembly District had moved on… Read more »
SCCA 2022 Endorsements
May 16, 2022
SCCA Endorsements 2022 State Legislature US Congress County Supervisor District Attorney Sherriff
SCCA Endorses Blake Hooper for District 2 Supervisor
May 16, 2022
The most recent Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report tells us what we already know: our climate is changing, and local communities like ours are already feeling the sting. We must continue to elect leaders who won’t just play lip service to environmental concerns, but can push past tired excuses to support the… Read more »
New Board of Forestry Regulations Put Housing Over Safety
April 5, 2022
By Eve Kahn, Gary Margadant and Michael Allen Last December the California Board of Forestry gutted California’s fire safe road regulations, leaving already vulnerable communities at-risk for future destruction. Perhaps most problematic is the significant reduction in the minimum width of roads. Existing standards require twenty-foot width, while the newly adopted regulations require only… Read more »