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And PLEASE read all the Sheriff Candidate questions and answers in the April and May editons of the Gazette. They are online at www. sonomacountygazette.com.
Proposed Cannabis Ordinance Updates
On April 10, 2018, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors conducted a Cannabis Ordinance Study Session and adopted a Resolution of Intention to update the existing Cannabis Ordinance.
Feedback from the Board focused the following three
actions:
1. Enhance neighborhood compatibility and overconcentration issues related to cannabis operations.
2. Consider allowing Adult Use cannabis in unincorporated Sonoma County for the full cannabis supply chain including dispensaries.
3. Harmonize the Sonoma County Ordinance with state law and regulations where appropriate.
The Ordinance update process will be split into two parts with the proposed part one updates being reviewed by the
• Cannabis Advisory Group on May 30
• Sonoma County Planning Commission on June 7 • Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on August 7
Sonoma County Cannabis Website: sonomacounty.ca.gov/ Cannabis/Legislation-and-Policy/ - DOWNLOAD a copy of the revised ordinance to learn more about the proposed updates.
Penalty Relief Applicants who submitted the required paperwork by October 31, 2017 have until June 1, 2018 to submit a complete application to Permit Sonoma or the Department of Agriculture Weights and Measures or cease all cannabis related activities.
Deadline for Penalty Relief
Information on the Cannabis Program: sonomacounty.ca.gov/Cannabis
from offshore drilling in 2008, it was probably due to all the oil money he was taking.
So, when Mr. Thompson says that he will support something like single- payer health care during Republican control of both houses, after many years of being against it, a quick look over his donation records (http:// docquery.fec.gov/cgi-bin/com_rcvd/ C00326363/) show so many insurance and pharmaceutical donations, it’ll take a while to read. You have to question the honesty of that support.
We NEED John Mutz as our Sheriff Vesta Copestakes, Forestville
Jason Kishineff
Sheriff Candidates
We are so excited to have met and now to support a truly inspiring leader! This dynamite candidate will be on our June 5th ballot running for a most important position, that of Sonoma County Sheriff.
For the first time ever, I have agreed to publicly endorse a candidate, and it was an easy call: John Mutz for Sonoma County Sheriff.
We are so moved by his sincerity and professionalism, and his commitment to all the people of Sonoma County - both those in the department and the community at large. He will promote a refreshing approach to dealing with the many challenges facing o
I believe there is a clear and urgent need for meaningful new leadership in that department, and to succeed, it’s going to have to come from outside the local law enforcement establishment.
ur Justice System in the years to come. John Mutz is a team player who listens to the concerns of the public about law enforcement and will ensure that the outcomes are fair to all. He can bring change which may be necessary in the department and he will encourage staff and community members to work together bringing creative ideas to resolve conflicts and make us all proud! We know he is the man to for the job.
If you’re on the fence about this race, take a closer look, and I hope/ expect you’ll agree. Transparency must be more than a campaign cliche, and only John has already demonstrated he can, and will ,walk the talk.
PLEASE VOTE FOR JOHN MUTZ as our next Sonoma County Sheriff. He will not disappoint us!!
Bruce Robinson, Forestville
Truly Inspiring Leader
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But only John Mutz has a track record of actually creating the change
Change is Essential
Bob Gillen, Retired, 23 year Sonoma County Chief Probation Officer
Heidi Gillen , 40 year resident of Sonoma County & state and local Legislative Aide
As I get closer to sending in my ballot, I feel more certain that the candidate I’d like to see go on to the November election for SHERIFF is JOHN MUTZ.
We can count on Mark Essick surviving the primaries because he’s part of the established/known office and has wide-spread support. But I want to see the conversation continue rather than just end with a majority
in June. This is an IMPORTANT CONVERSATION about how we want this office to evolve from Sheriff Freitas’ agenda to a more community- based agenda.
Vote for change on June 5th
John Mutz for Sheriff
All 3 candidates say they seek
this change, but the one candidate who has spent the last decades helping effect change is John Mutz. He’s trained and experienced in the process. He knows how to bring people to consensus. He has the maturity and experience to LISTEN well, which is an essential component of working with people who don’t agree with each other.
If you believe, as we do, that the relationship between law enforcement and the communities it serves is broken and that respect for all must be restored, the best choice is John Mutz.
For people who don’t know yet who he is and what he stands for, may I recommend you go to his website to learn more: JOHN MUTZ FOR SONOMA SHERIFF: https:// johnmutzforsonomasheriff.com.
the candidates. All have impressive resumes. All are aware of the challenges that lie ahead.
For the first time in more than two decades, we the people of Sonoma County have a real choice for
sheriff. Not just of three experienced candidates, but also of the kind of law enforcement we want for our county.
We did not arrive at this conclusion easily. Our Sonoma County Democratic Clubs and the Sonoma County Democratic Party devoted many hours to promoting and hosting forums on the Sheriff’s race, and interviewing and comparing
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