Yearly Archives: 2025
Sonoma County Conservation Action has long fought to ensure that our built environment reflects our community’s values; health, equity, and environmental stewardship. Yet recent developments in Sacramento and here at home suggest a troubling trend: sacrificing environmental safeguards for the illusion of economic progress. State bills AB 130 and SB […]
For three plus decades SCCA has been advocating for policies that sustain a healthy, green, prosperous and equitable community. We have operated a door-to-door canvassing team that, in some years, knocked on up to 70,000 doors , educating the public about green ideas and climate friendly policies. Our canvass and […]
As the forces of greed and ignorance in Washington dismantle 50 years of environmental progress, we may feel powerless to impact our future. What can we do? We can continue to act locally and support Sonoma County’s green and progressive legacy. We can work to elect truly green and progressive […]
As Sonoma County continues to grapple with the twin challenges of climate disruption and ecological degradation, our choices in public and private landscaping are more consequential than ever. Among the most pressing and often overlooked concerns is the rise of artificial turf, plastic grass marketed as a water-saving, maintenance-free alternative […]
When Washington turns its back on democracy and the environment, California leads. With the passage of Proposition 50, voters across the state, and especially here in Sonoma County, took a stand against the growing threat of authoritarianism and environmental collapse. We didn’t wait for the federal government to fix what […]
SB 131’s Advanced Manufacturing Exemptions are Dangerous for California SB 131 includes a rushed and poorly defined exemption to CEQA for “advanced manufacturing,” allowing industrial projects like lithium processing, plastics production, and hydrogen fuel facilities to bypass environmental review. These projects could now be fast-tracked into low-income neighborhoods without community […]
A Crisis of Representation Across the country, democracy is under siege. While headlines have focused on voter suppression laws, another quieter yet equally dangerous tactic has taken root: gerrymandering, the manipulation of district boundaries to entrench power. Nowhere is this more blatant than in Texas, where Republican lawmakers, backed by […]
In April, environmental and public health advocates across Santa Rosa celebrated a major victory: the unanimous 6–0 vote by the Santa Rosa Planning Commission to deny a permit for a proposed gas station at 874 North Wright Road. The decision was based on strong findings that the project was incompatible […]