Editorial

The May 6 council meeting generates instant feedback, with readers commenting on the Growth Management Ordinance and new water rates...

The Windsor High School Committee for Change, a group of students working to create a “transparent, just, and safe life for people: ranging from students to laborers, from school campus to state legislature, and from social to environmental factors” sent in several letters to the editor relating to the current lawsuit against the town of Windsor over the adoption of an all-electric reach code and approval of the SMART train funding Measure I.  

Sonoma County has a long history with marijuana and cannabis, much of it being half-hidden from public view and cloaked in outlaw fables and underground commerce. Most of that is now changing as county officials, certified growers and concerned citizens haggle over land use and safety rules to define where — and where not — commercial cannabis cultivation and related activities should be allowed. Final decisions will not only determine where the crop will be allowed, but will also define who will be the prominent face of our newest multibillion dollar ag enterprise. Will Sonoma County retain its pot legacy of smaller cottage industry growers or will it be dominated by large corporate enterprises, descending here atop a promised/threatened Green Rush?

Recalling Ravitch