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Visit us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/SaveOurSonomaNeighborhoods
Cannabis Permit Hearings calendar: sonomacounty.ca.gov/Cannabis/Scheduled-for-Hearing/
Board of Supervisors calendar: https://sonoma-county.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx
Contact Information for elected officials:
Sonoma County Supervisors
District 1 – Susan Gorin : Susan.Gorin@sonoma-county.org
District Director: Arielle.Kubu-Jones@sonoma-county.org
District Director: Andrea.Krout@sonoma-county.org
District 3 – Chris Coursey: Chris.Coursey@sonoma-county.org chriscoursey@sbcglobal.net
District Director: sean.hamlin@sonoma-county.org
District 4 – James Gore: District4@sonoma-county.org
District Director: jchamber@sonoma-county.org
District 5 – Lynda Hopkins: Lynda.Hopkins@sonoma-county.org
District Director: Leo.Chyi@sonoma-county.org
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*Note: Above Emails are addressed to avoid Brown act conflicts and will also go to SOSN letters archive. Change the TO: field to your own address if this is not desired.
Or use the Sonoma County Supervisors Contact Form page:
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Board-of-Supervisors/Contact-Board-of-Supervisors/
Sonoma County Cannabis Officials
Christina Rivera
General information: cannabis@sonoma-county.org
County Cannabis Lawyer: Jennifer Klein jennifer.klein@sonoma-county.org
Ag Department
Sonoma County Department of Weights and & Measures
Ag Director Andrew Smith
133 Aviation Boulevard Suite 110 Santa Rosa, CA 95403
General information: sonomaag@sonoma-county.org
Director Ag Department – Andrew Smith: andrew.smith@sonoma-county.org
Permit Sonoma (PRMD)
Permit Resource Management Department
2550 Ventura Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA, 95403
Director Permit Sonoma – Tennis Wick
Other Sonoma County Officials
Sheryl Bratton, County Administrator: sheryl.bratton@sonoma-county.org
Linda Schiltgen, Deputy County Council: linda.schiltgen@sonoma-county,org
Sita Kuteira, Deputy County Counsel for Cannabis: sita.kuteira@sonoma-county.org
Tennis Wick, PRMD Director: Tennis.Wick@sonoma-county.org
Planning Department
To contact the County with questions about the Planning Agency, Planning Commission, or Board of Zoning Adjustments, email: Arielle.Kohn@sonoma-county.org
Planning Commisioners
| Member Name | District | Email Address |
| Greg Carr | 1st District | g_carr@sbcglobal.net |
| Caitlin Cornwall | 1st District | caitlin@sonomaecologycenter.org |
| Larry Reed | 2nd District | larry@reedgilliland.com |
| Todd Tamura | 2nd District | Todd.Tamura@gmail.com |
| Paula Cook | 3rd District | pcook@ch-sc.org |
| Komron Shahhosseini | 3rd District | komronshahhosseiniSCPC@gmail.com |
| Ariel Kelley | 4th District | arielkelley707@gmail.com |
| Cameron Mauritson | 4th District | cameron@mauritsonfarms.com |
| Pamela Davis | 5th District | p.davis479@gmail.com |
| John Lowry | 5th District | JohnLowryCA@gmail.com |
CANNABIS AD HOC COMMITTEE
James Gore and Lynda Hopkins
Mail letters to:
CANNABIS AD HOC COMMITTEE
575 Administration Drive, Room 100 A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
Sonoma County Informational Links:
Final Cannabis Ordinance with Attachments (Ord 6189)(PDF: 1.2 MB)
Final Cannabis Land Use Table(PDF: 223 kB)
Sonoma County Cannabis Program
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Cannabis-Program/
Sonoma County Cannabis Rules and Ordinances
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Cannabis/Legislative-Updates/County-Ordinances/
Sonoma County Policy Paper on Cultivation in Rural Residential Areas
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=2147525193
Sonoma County Zoning Map Viewer
http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/PRMD/Administration/GIS/ActiveMap/
Petaluma Dairy Belt Area Plan
http://www.sonoma-county.org/prmd/docs/divpages/petaluma_dairy_belt_area_plan.pdf
There are a couple sites on the County where you can look up parcels/properties to get some information.
https://common1.mptsweb.com/megabytecommonsite/(S(cbeeeqlffcmgkblsnqapbbgl))/PublicInquiry/Inquiry.aspx?CN=sonoma&Dept=Asr&Site=Public&PG=Search You can look up by the parcel’s APN or address and get basic info.
http://prmd.sonoma-county.org/permit_history_lookup.aspx?sid=1015 You can review a property by address or APN for it’s permit history. It will show all recorded violations and current status.
Other jurisdictions Links:
Cannabis Law By County:
These laws are in flux and this may not reflect latest regulations
http://cannabusinesslaw.com/california-cannabis-laws-by-county/
California State Informational Links:
Cannabis Regulations January 2019 Update
https://cannabis.ca.gov/cannabis-regulations/
Other Informational Links:
OCR: What are the marijuana laws in your California city? Explore our database of local cannabis policies. Paper from UC Davis, a very trusted AG:
https://s.gifford.ucdavis.edu/uploads/filer_public/63/56/63560eab-8a20-48e6-a0b6-4975b332cb3b/sumnercannabis.pdf
Study produced by ERA. it is also used by UC Davis. It gives far better analysis than what the County is using. This report was prepared for the California Department of Food and agriculture Medical Cannabis Cultivation Program in January of 2017:
Contact Information for Local Print Media:
Community Voice
http://www.thecommunityvoice.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/communityvoicenews/
Press Democrat
http://www.pressdemocrat.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pressdemocrat/
E-mail letters of no more than 200 words to letters@pressdemocrat.com
Sonoma County Gazette
http://www.sonomacountygazette.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Sonoma.County.Gazette/
Send letters to vesta@sonic.net, for articles, see here
Petaluma Argus-Courier
http://www.petaluma360.com
Send letters to matt.brown@arguscourier.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Petaluma360/
Healdsburg Tribune
http://www.healdsburgtribune.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheHealdsburgTribune/
Sonoma West Times and News
http://www.sonomawest.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SonomaWestTimesAndNews/
Windsor Times
http://www.sonomawest.com/the_windsor_times
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/windsortimes/
Write Letter:
https://www.sonomawest.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/letter_editor
Cloverdale Reveille
http://www.cloverdalereveille.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloverdaleReveille
Write Letter:
https://www.sonomawest.com/site/forms/online_services/letter/letter_editor
Sonoma Index Tribune
http://www.sonomanews.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SonomaIndexTribune
Other Local Groups Engaged in Similar Activities
No Pot on Purvine
http://www.nopotonpurvine.com
Calaveras County Group
http://www.bancommercialcultivation.com
Rural Sonoma
http://www.ruralsonoma.org
Bennett Valley Community Association
http://bennettvalley.org
Sonoma Resource Conservation District:
http://www.sonomarcd.org/
Sonoma County Conservation Council:
http://www.envirocentersoco.org/groups.htm
Sonoma County Transportation and Land-Use Coalition:
http://www.sonomatlc.org/
Coalition for a Better Sonoma:
http://www.bettersonoma.com/
Petaluma Tomorrow:
http://www.petaluma-tomorrow.org/
Greenbelt Alliance:
http://www.greenbelt.org/
Western Sonoma Rural Alliance:
http://www.ruralalliance.org/
Petalumans for Responsible Planning:
http://www.petrp.org/
Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District:
http://www.sonomaopenspace.org
Sonoma County Conservation Action:
http://www.conservationaction.org
Sonoma Land Trust:
http://www.sonomalandtrust.org/index.html
Sonoma Mountain Preservation:
http://sonomamountain.org/
Valley of the Moon Alliance:
http://www.votma.org
Preserve Rural Sonoma County:
http://preserveruralsonomacounty.org/
Citizens Advocating for Roblar Rural Quality