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May 19, 2021
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Sonoma County Supervisors are halting movement on a cannabis permitting measure, instead calling for an environmental study of its impacts. The unanimous decision comes after the measure was forwarded to the board by the Planning Commission but also after rural protesters spoke out against the measure this past Monday. Details of the environmental study have not been worked out but could take between a year to 18 months. If the measure had passed, it would have done away with a one acre cap on farms and allowed cannabis plantings in 10 percent of any parcel of 10 acres or more. It would have also allowed the agricultural commissioner to give some permits without a public notice or hearing.
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April 5, 2021
Chair of the Board of Supervisors Lynda Hopkins is accusing Sheriff Mark Essick of harassment and bullying.
Supervisor Hopkins alleged the incident occurred last August during a phone call in the midst of the Walbridge Fire. She tells the Press Democrat she asked the Sheriff questions regarding her constituents accessing their animals in the evacuation zones when she was met with hostility and what she felt was a threat. An investigation has been conducted by County counsel but Sheriff Essick has sued to keep its results private claiming he’s protected by the same laws giving privacy to most misconduct investigations into peace officers. A temporary restraining order has been placed forbidding the release of the investigation’s findings until a court hears the case.
March 17, 2021
News Director Michelle Marques talks with Chair of the Board of Supervisors Lynda Hopkins about the initial steps in the search to replace Director Barbie Robinson, as well as how a federal grant will be used to shore up the general fund and combat the coronavirus. Hopkins also addresses the recent racial attack against Rohnert Park Vice Mayor Jackie Elward.