Sonoma County Conservation Action

SCCA is working hard on the phones urging voters in the city of Sonoma to vote Yes on W! Measure W, will renew Sonoma's Urban Growth Boundary for 20 years in order to preserve our beautiful open space and administer reasonable building. If you live in Sonoma, please vote YES on W, we need to protect our open spaces now more than ever!

EDIT: THIS IS NO LONGER UP TO DATE. PLEASE CHECK FOR MORE CURRENT INFO. Morning! Hope you all got some sleep, and remember to take care of yourself and your fa...mily now that we’ve settled into and wrapped our heads around this longer term incident. Now, for the update: As of this morning, the Glass Fire is 23,625 acres on the Sonoma County portion (43,520 acres total), with 0% containment. As I mentioned before, this incident is going to be broken into different zones and branches to manage. We are the western zone, and it looks like the two branches that are really focused on Santa Rosa are branches 7 and 5. Our area is expected to see some calmer, but shifting winds that could present some challenges throughout the day. Spotting (throwing of embers) is possible 1/4 to 1/2 mile. Smoke is expected to limit an air attack on the fire until possibly mid afternoon. Weather: expect dry conditions through the week, with little humidity recovery over night. Today will be in the 89-95 degree range with 13-16 percent humidity during the day. Winds are expected to stay in the 5-10mph range. More to come. _____ ¡Mañana! Espero que todos hayan dormido un poco y recuerden cuidar de sí mismos y de su familia ahora que nos hemos acostumbrado y hemos concentrado nuestras cabezas en este incidente a largo plazo. Ahora, para la actualización: A partir de esta mañana, Glass Fire tiene 23,625 acres en la porción del condado de Sonoma (43,520 acres en total), con 0% de contención. Como mencioné antes, este incidente se dividirá en diferentes zonas y ramas para administrar. Somos la zona occidental, y parece que los dos ramales que realmente están enfocados en Santa Rosa son los ramales 7 y 5. Se espera que nuestra área experimente vientos más tranquilos pero cambiantes que podrían presentar algunos desafíos a lo largo del día. Es posible avistar (arrojar brasas) de 1/4 a 1/2 milla. Se espera que el humo limite un ataque aéreo al fuego hasta posiblemente media tarde. Clima: se esperan condiciones secas durante la semana, con poca recuperación de humedad durante la noche. Hoy estará en el rango de 89-95 grados con 13-16 por ciento de humedad durante el día. Se espera que los vientos se mantengan en el rango de 5 a 10 mph. Más por venir.

Thank you to the Sonoma County Democratic Party https://sonomademocrats.org/ for endorsing Yes on W to renew the City of Sonoma's Urban Growth Boundary! That's good news for open space and preventing sprawl! Yes on Measure W is also good for the climate and affordable housing. It only allows exceptions for 100 percent affordable housing outside the UGB! Read more here https://sonomaugb.com/

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed an order Wednesday that aims to end the sale of new gasoline and diesel-powered passenger cars in the state by 2035. If you want to reduce asthma, if you want to mitigate the rise of sea level, if you want to mitigate the loss of ice sheets around the globe, then this is a policy for other states to follow, https://www.sfchronicle.com//California-to-ban-sale-of-new

SCCA’s November 2020 Endorsements Are Here *Santa Rosa* Chris Rogers... Santa Rosa City Council Natalie Rogers Santa Rosa City Council D7 Jack Tibbetts Santa Rosa City Council D3 Eddie Alvarez Santa Rosa City Council D1 *Rohnert Park* Gerard Giudice City of Rohnert Park District 3 Jackie Elward Rohnert Park City Council, District 4 Walter ‘Willy Linares Rohnert Park City Council, District 1 *Windsor* Deb Fudge Windsor Town Council *Petaluma* Dennis Pocekay Petaluma City Council Brian Barnacle Petaluma City Council *Healdsburg* Ariel Kelley Healdsburg City Council Skylaer Palacios Healdsburg City Council *Cotati* Ben Ford Cotati City Council Laura Sparks Cotati City Council Susan Harvey Cotati City Council *Sebastopol* Evaristo Evert Fernandez Sebastopol City Council Diana Rich Sebastopol City Council *Cloverdale* Melanie Bagby Cloverdale City Council Jenny Candelaria-Orr Cloverdale City Council *Sonoma* Jack Ding Sonoma City Council Amy Harrington Sonoma City Council *SRJC* Marianna Martinez SRJC District 3,4,5 Caroline Banuelos SRJC Board *Santa Rosa Schools* Ed Sheffield Santa Rosa City High School Board Ever Flores Santa Rosa City Schools Board *Sonoma County Board of Education* Dianna MacDonald Sonoma County Board of Education, Area 1 *California State Assembly & Congress* Jared Huffman 2nd Congressional District Mike Thompson California’s 5th Congressional District Jim Wood California Assembly *Local Measures* YES! on Measure DD Sonoma County Transportation Authority Go Sonoma Act YES! on Measure O County of Sonoma, Mental Health, Addiction & Homeless Services Measure Transactions & Use Tax Ordinance YES! on Measure CC Petaluma Health Care District Sale Agreement YES! on Measure P Evelyn Cheatham Effective IOLERO Ordinance YES! on Measure W Renew the City of Sonoma’s Urban Growth Boundary More Information at our homepage. https://www.conservationaction.org/

The warming of the planet and its impact on daily life are now difficult to ignore, with millions of acres burning in California, Oregon and Washington state, leading to dozens of deaths, tens of thousands displaced and skies filled with a smoky, dangerous haze that blocks out the sun. https://www.washingtonpost.com//5418cd62-f694-11ea-be57-d0

Sonoma County Conservation Action is a YES on Measure W to Renew Sonoma's Urban Growth Boundary this Fall. Find out more from our partners Greenbelt Alliance! #YesonMeasureWSonomaUGB #SonomaUGB #OpenSpace #SprawlBusters #ConservationAction

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Humanity will have burned through all the natural resources that the planet can replenish for 2020 by Today, according to researchers who said the grim milestone is slightly later than last year after the pandemic slowed runaway overconsumption. Comparing what humans costume with what is sustainably available, they estimate that humanity is using 60 percent more than can be renewedthe equivalent of 1.6 planets. Global Footprint Network has said that efforts to control the pa...ndemic show that changing consumption habits in a short time frame is possible, adding that the overshoot date is "an unprecedented opportunity to reflect on the future we want". https://phys.org//2020-08-humans-overshoot-planetary-augus

Water Conservation Alert! From the City of Santa Rosa Water Department- conserve water to protect water supply and firefighting ability!!

Some updates from County Supervisor Lynda Hopkins. Be safe Sonoma County!