Co-Chairs

Lisa Maldonado
Executive Director of North Bay Labor Council

Will Pier
Water, Fisheries, Waste Management and Ecology Specialist

Norman Solomon
Author and Activist for Social Justice and Peace.

Commissioners


Caroline Banuelos
Steve Burdo
Rue Furch
Jonathan Frieman
David Keller
Judith Newton
Peter Richardson
Ginger Souders-Mason

Community Forum and Public Hearing Notes

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The Sea Ranch, 5/16/09

Mill Valley, 5/19/09

City of Sonoma, 5/21/09

Santa Rosa, 5/30/09

Petaluma, 6/2/09

Novato, 6/4/09

2009 - 2010
FALL / WINTER
HEARINGS

October 30, 2009

WASTE AND POLLUTION - See attachments below for resources and support materials

  • David Haskell, Sustainable San Rafael, Zero Waste advocate;
  • Written contribution from David Chatfield, Executive Director, Californians for Pesticide Reform.

 

 

November 18, 2009

AGRICULTURE, FOOD AND WATER

  • Michael Dimrock, Executive Director, Roots of Change Fund;
  • Carrie Pollard, Water Conservation Strategist, Sonoma County Water Agency;
  • Marcus Trotten, Hydrogeologist, Ground Water Basin Studies, Sonoma County Water Agency;
  • Renatta Brillinger, Executive Director, California Climate & Agriculture Network;
  •  Brock Dolman, Director, Water Institute, Occidental Arts & Ecology Center.

 

 

January 20, 2010

COMMERCE, GOVERNANCE AND TAXES

  • Evelina Molina, Director, EcoWorkforce; Co-founder, North Bay Institute of Green Technology;
  • Kelley Rajala, Executive Director, Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative;
  • Derek Huntington, President, Board of Directors, Sonoma County GoLocal Cooperative.

 

February 4, 2010

TRANSPORTATION

  • Robert Eyler, Associate Professor/Chair of Economics, Sonoma State University; Director, Center for Regional Economic Analysis;
  • David Hoffman, Director of Planning, Marin County Bicycle Coalition.

 

 

March 18, 2010

CLIMATE AND ENERGY

  • Richard Heinberg, Author; Peak Oil expert; Co-founder, Post Carbon Institute;
  • Damon Connolly, San Rafael City Councilmember; Member, Board of Directors, Marin Energy Authority;
  • Hunter Stern, Labor Representative, IBEW Local 1245.

 

 

April 22, 2010

LAND USE AND BUILT ENVIRONMENT

  • Alex Hinds, former Marin County Planning Director;
  • Peter Waring, Green Building Professional;
  • Linda Delair, Green Building & Design Professional;
  • James Bill, Zero Impact Architecture; 
  • Whitney Merchant, Field Representative, Greenbelt Alliance.

 

 

April 29, 2010

HEALTH, EDUCATION AND POVERTY

  • Karen Arter, public education specialist;
  • Bonnie Petty, The Living Wage Coalition;
  • Anthony Taylor, HEAL (Healthy Eating Active Living Community Initiative); and
  • Oscar Chavez, Executive Director, CAP (Community Action Partnership).

 

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