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It's Time to End Power Line Fires
May 19, 2023
Pacific Gas and Electric’s antiquated, poorly maintained power lines have caused major wildfires throughout its territory, including the 2018 Camp Fire, the most destructive in California’s history. Subsequently they declared war on trees by...
Forest Committee Members Visit Property to Assess Forest Management Needs
February 27, 2023
By Jeanne Wetzel Chinn & Deb Sally
Sonoma Group
In February, seven members of the Redwood Chapter’s Northern California Forest Committee, led by committee member and registered professional forester (RFP), John Henshaw, was hosted...
Sonoma Development Center proposal draws lawsuit and other updates
January 29, 2023
By Dan Mayhew
Sonoma Group
As covered previously in multiple issues of this newsletter, the highly contentious and environmentally disastrous Sonoma Development Center project approval process has been progressing but remains far short...
American Canyon Residents Vote To Save 157 Acres of Watershed from Industrial Development
December 30, 2022
By Yvonne Baginski
Napa County
It was close, but American residents voted against Measure J in the Nov. 8, 2022 election, ensuring that 157 acres of privately owned agricultural land abutting the San Francisco estuary on...
Sonoma Group delivers letter on Sonoma Developmental Center to supervisors
December 15, 2022
The Sonoma Group Executive Committee delivered a letter to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors in advance of the BOS' Dec. 16 meeting to consider a proposed development of the Sonoma Developmental Center near Glen Ellen.
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Redwood Chapter Position on Highway 37 Restructuring
December 15, 2022
Sierra Club Redwood position statement on restructuring of State Highway 37
The environmental community and Caltrans have been working to restructure State Route 37 between Vallejo and Marin County for nearly a decade. The scarcity of...
Mare Island Developers Circumvent Public Accountability with City of Vallejo's Help
August 30, 2022
By Joe FellerSolano Group
During a community meeting held June 30, the public witnessed the full display of what kind of development lies in store for Mare Island if the City of Vallejo continues to let a local developer run roughshod...
Sonoma Valley Development Plan Draws Community Ire
August 30, 2022
The Sonoma Developmental Center's future hangs in the balance as community members face off against county planners on the scope of the project.
Mendocino County Stands Up to PG&E
August 24, 2022
Mendocino County Board of Supervisors sends a letter to the governor to hold PG&E accountable for its role in devastating wildfires
Lake Group Works to Protect County Oaks
July 29, 2022
Lake Group works to pressure the county and the City of Clearlake to follow its tree ordinances and replace trees that have been clear cut for development.