The Sonoma County Registrar of Voters this week began mailing vote-by-mail ballots for the Nov. 2, 2021. So a small group of us came together as a mayoral candidate review committee to suggest an endorsement. We’ve done a lot of research on backgrounds and four of us...
The 200+ member Sonoma Valley Cannabis Group continues to work to prevent a monopoly of service within the city of Sonoma. 1. Great weave by Josette Brose-Eichar of the Mattson issue with the dispensary process. 2. Mayor almost skips over my Zoom public comment 3....
“We’re asking that this process not begin for another year so we can have a year’s worth of data on profitability to see how viable the business is and see if the city can sustain another business.” In a stunning moment at the September 8 city council meeting, Erich...
The second dispensary process is currently delayed pending more information from Staff to the council. SVCG member Perri Ellis Paniagua wrote the following to the Index Tribune: ‘It should not be this hard’ on cannabis EDITOR: I am disappointed with what happened at...
Of the 200+ members of the Sonoma Valley Cannabis Group, many work within, or alongside, the cannabis industry. Some are cultivators. Some are consultants. There are attorneys and real estate agents. Some in our group are also members of other industry groups and...
Our email to the City Planning Director, followed by his response: July 20, 2021 To: David Storer dstorer@sonomacity.org City Manager cityhall@sonomacity.org Hello David, Hope your summer is going well. : ) Can you give us an update on...
We just received confirmation from Associate Planner Wendy Atkins that the appeal filed re: sparc location has been withdrawn. It will not appear on the August 2 city council agenda. So, as Emily Latella once famously said, “Never mind…” One less thing to worry about....
An appeal of the Planning Commission’s decision to approve Sparc’s permit and plan has been filed with the city of Sonoma. The individual who made the appeal felt “The proposed changes to the building are inappropriate to something that is a historic resource in...
To the 40,000 residents of Sonoma Valley, you will eventually have access to a wider variety of product choices, services and more competitive pricing to meet your needs. After succeeding in our pursuit of Sonoma’s first cannabis dispensary, we took on a new mission...
We think Christian Kallen’s article is generally correct/factual, but let’s set the record straighter. Mr. Kallen quoted Councilmember Barnett as saying that if council had to choose, he’d prefer to focus on housing and other issues, that the process doesn’t...