Sonoma County Gazette - August 2017

AUGUST 2017
Hard Working and Homeless - Where to From Here? ~ 10
Cycling Topographical Oceans in South County, Chileno Valley ~ 18 & 19
A Place of Countless Fascinations of Life in the Sea ~ 21
10 Years with Exceptional Artists ~ 70
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Age-Friendly Network
Glyphosate in Santa Rosa
By David Abbott
Thanks to a collaborative effort
By Kerry Fugett and Elaine B. Holttz In 1986, California voters approved Proposition 65, an initiative to address their growing concerns about exposure to toxic chemicals. That initiative became the Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, better known by its original name of Proposition 65. Proposition 65 requires the State to publish a list of chemicals known to cause cancer or birth defects or other reproductive harm. This list, which must be updated at least once a year, has grown to include approximately 800 chemicals since it was first published in 1987. https:// oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/general-
between several local agencies, in 2016 Sonoma County was accepted into the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Network of Age-Friendly Communities (GNAFC), one of 175 communities in the growing Age- Friendly Network in the U.S.
Sonoma County Council on Aging, working in collaboration with Sonoma County Human Services/Adult and Aging and Public Health, has taken a lead role in the implementation of the initiative.
“An Age-Friendly community is a livable community for all ages. It’s a great place to grow up and a great place to grow old.” ~ Renee Tolliver, Community Coordinator.
info/proposition-65-plain-language The cancer-research arm of the World Health Organization in March 2015 announced that glyphosate, the world’s most widely used herbicide, is probably carcinogenic to humans. Glyphosate has been linked to tumors in mice and rats — and there is also what the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) classifies as ‘mechanistic evidence’, such as DNA damage to human cells from exposure
The GNAFC requires a five-year commitment, including two years of planning, with implementation from years three to five. After five years, the program evaluates its progress and begins the cycle again – a process aimed at continual improvement in areas found to be lacking.
The current study phase is focused on existing conditions in Sonoma County’s nine cities and non- incorporated communities for their age-friendliness and livability. There are nine areas – domains – of focus including:
to glyphosate.
The state of California announced
on July 7, 2017 it will list glyphosate, the main ingredient in the pesticide RoundupTM as “Known to the State of California to Cause Cancer.” Glyphosate is the most common
AGE-FRIENDLY cont’d on page 14
GLYPHOSATE cont’d on page 15
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