Town
Hall Coalition in the News
New
Attitude on Grape Growing
Tim Tesconi/ Press Democrat/ August 25, 2006
County
Close to Setting Timberland Rules: Strictest Standards in State
Would Limit Conversion to Vineyards, Orchards on About 200,000
Acres
Bleys Rose/ Press Democrat/ December
14, 2005
Timberland-to-vineyard
rules before supervisors
Hearing weighs controversial issue affecting 200,000 acres
Bleys
Rose/ Press Democrat/ December 13, 2005
County's
Vineyard vs. Forest Debate Escalates: Supervisors Deciding on
What Types of Restrictions Needed, if any, for Converting Timberlands
to Grapes
Kerry Benefield/ Press Democrat/ August 21, 2005
Vineyards
in California are expanding into habitat for birds, foxes, bobcats,
and other native animals
Cheryl Lyn Dybas/ Wildlife Conservation Society/ June 3, 2005
Conservationists,
grape growers argue over conversion regulations
Spencer Soper/ Press Democrat/ April 22, 2005
Nature
in a Bottle
Gordy Slack/ California Wild-CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES/
Spring 2005
Grower
plans grapes, timber
Coastal parcel's proposed transformation raises environmentalists'
hackles
Carol
Benfell/ Press Democrat/ February 25, 2005
Environmental
groups band together
Dawn Pillsbury/ Sonoma West Times and News/ December 9, 2004
Vision
for coastal ridge clouded
Carol Benfell/ Press Democrat/ May 29, 2004
Sweeping
proposal favors forests over vines
Panel urges ban on large-scale clearing to plant grapes
Carol
Benfell/ Press Democrat/ July 21, 2003
Landowner
bulldozes into trouble
County OK'd west county clearing, but state, feds object
Carol Benfell/ Press Democrat/ January 16, 2003
Supervisor
proposes limiting grape expansion
Plans to convert timberland to vineyards spur debate
By Tom Chorneau / The Press Democrat / December 23, 2002
Globalization
comes to Gualala...in water bags
Mike
Sandler and Toben Dilworth / Press
Democrat / December 8, 2002
California
Wine Sector to Go Green to Avert Regulation
Jim
Christie / Reuters
/ October 25, 2002
Town's
First Winery Opposed
Criticism High as Phelps Seeks Approval for Rural Location
Carol Benfell / Press Democrat / May 28, 2002
Environmentalist
Hill urges individual activism
Mary Callahan / Press Democrat / March 28, 2002
County
likely to expand inquiry into drilling wells long-awaited report
on water issues to be presented to Board of Supervisors today
Matt Weiser / Press Democrat / June 12, 2001
Taking
a Deeper Look at Breast Cancer
Susan Swartz / Press Democrat / April 1, 2001
Vineyard
reality anti-grape rhetoric doesn't reflect current farming
practices
Press Democrat / February 6, 2001
Political
E-Gadflies
Bill Workman / San Francisco Chronicle / February 5, 2001
Civic watchdogs are reaching a greater audience on-line
Wine
leaders have new agenda, grape growers association campaigns
to build, maintain values
Tim Tesconi / Press Democrat / February 4, 2001
Growers'
uphill battle regulation have raised environmental awareness,
but they also have made planting new vines costlier and more
time-consuming
Tim Tesconi / Press Democrat / February 4, 2001
Pesticide
tied to dead birds found in water
Mary Callahan / Press Democrat / January 21, 2001
Public
deserves a say in battling pest
Lynn Hamilton and Tara Treasurefield / Press Democrat / August
15, 2000
The
Grapes of Wrath
Patricia King / Newsweek / June 12, 2000
A battle over the land in California's wine country
The
Kids in the Hall
Stephanie Hiller / Sonoma County Independent / March 30, 2000
Grassroots movement grows in opposition to vineyard expansions
Wine
country in California enters season of discontent
John Ritter / USA Today / November 1, 1999
Longtime residents and conservationists say too many forested
hillsides are being bulldozed for vineyards. Vintners say their
opponents are guilty of hypocrisy
The
Wrath of Grapes
Sara Peyton / Sonoma County Independent / October 28, 1999
West county residents are seeing red over rampant vineyard expansion
Open
Gates Might Mend the Fences
Chris Coursey / Press Democrat / September 3, 1999
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