We asked Interim City Manager Mark Linder when he thought the RFP/second dispensary issue would be put on a future City Council Agenda. This is his reply: "Right now, April 3 is the date Council will be acting on an RFP for a second cannabis provider in Sonoma. It is...
We don't know how many times, and in how many ways, we need to impress on the Sonoma City Council that it's time to issue the Request for Proposal for a second cannabis dispensary. But we'll continue to do so. We'll do it...
Sat in on Leslie Hennessy’s KSVY radio show, featuring wine and cannabis cultivator Mike Benziger of Glentucky Family Farms in Glen Ellen. I mentioned who SVCG is and what we’ve accomplished: the city's first dispensary, latest news on a possible second dispensary and...
The video of the City Council Priority Setting Session has finally been posted, 6 days late. Nevertheless, our comments can now be seen by the public, as well as the comments made by Vice Mayor Gurney and Council Member Farrar-Rivas that put our issue on the 5 month...
As you can see in these photos, city council members were tasked by the interim city manager to draw up a list of goals/priorities they felt should be included in a five-year, one year, and five-month plan. The goals reflect a vision of the city’s future and guide...
Our message was: it's time to start the second dispensary process in the city of Sonoma. The RFP was competed months ago and remains ready to be issued. Let's not only put it on the agenda, but also designate it as one of the goals for the first quarter. The city...
The following is our latest email to the city council, the city manager, planning director and city attorney. This was also sent separately to the Publishers of the IT and Sonoma Valley Sun: Sonoma City CouncilNo. 1 The PlazaSonoma, CA 95476January 18, 2023Re: ...
Every new dispensary in California helps the supply chain. The city of Sonoma currently has one retail outlet (Sparc), but a monopoly is not acceptable. The city's ordinance allows for two dispensaries. All the paperwork including the RFP have been largely concluded,...
Dear Mayor Lowe, Vice Mayor Gurney and Council Members, I would like to welcome our new city council members and congratulate our new mayor. I have been involved for the last few years in working to get a cannabis dispensary in the Sonoma Valley. In the beginning, I...
This is a first of several emails to be sent in the next 3 weeks regarding the second dispensary process. It outlines the primary reasons why the city should issue the Request for Proposal (RFP). Sonoma City Council No. 1 The Plaza Sonoma, CA 95476 January 5, 2023Re:...