Board of Supervisors Straw votes on Cannabis Program update

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November 1, 2025

November 1, 2025

The Board of Supervisor took a straw vote on the new proposed Cannabis rules.  Find below their vote on each provision. The final vote will occur at a subsequent meeting, likely Dec 9th.

If you are disturbed by these decisions, contact your Supervisors immediately and tell them so. The reported decisions were based on a straw vote which is not final. We’re hoping some of them might realize their own confusion about what staff was recommending and what the Supervisors actually wanted to accomplish. It would be courageous of them to take another look, acknowledge their error or errors, and decide not to follow the straw vote. We hope that after further reflection, they have that kind of insight and courage.

Cannabis Program Update Straw Votes - Oct 28, 2025

1st District – Hermosillo

2nd District – Rabbitt

3rd District – Coursey

4th District – Gore

5th District - Hopkins

SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC GOOD

Your family’s health, home and neighborhood are more important than catering to a failing and harmful commercial industry. Please consider the following:

  1. Become fully aware of the cannabis ordinance changes at the County’s website that impact your property;
  2. Visit Neighborhood Coalition Sonoma County to learn more ways you can get involved and help protect your neighborhood
  3. Make a donation You can donate online, or you can mail a check to:

    Sonoma Neighborhood Coalition
    PO Box 1229
    Sebastopol, CA 95473

Our campaign to preserve what we all hold near and dear needs your support. Your tax-deductible donation will fund technical experts and our legal team that are critical to our effort to require the County to protect our environment, children, and the health and safety of our neighborhoods.The Neighborhood Coalition is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, volunteer-based, dedicated to advocating for proper cannabis and land-use policies that benefit the community. All donations support these efforts.Thank you for your support and donation.The Neighborhood Coalition team

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