SCDP Condemns DA’s Requests of Nicole Jordan

August 13, 2020 by Mary Pierce in Issues / News / Resolutions

The Sonoma County Democratic Party Central Committee voted in support of this resolution during the August 2020 meeting. WHEREAS, on June 2nd of 2020, a group of peaceful protestors marched on the streets of downtown Santa Rosa in response to the murder of George Floyd by the hands of police, the Santa Rosa Police Department […]

Resolution passes unanimously on emergency paid sick leave for members of the community in Sonoma County

June 10, 2020 by Mary Pierce in Issues / News / Resolutions

Sonoma Democrats strongly supports the adoption of measures that would guarantee a minimum of 14 days of paid sick leave to all workers during the present emergency.

Resolution to Protect Headwaters of Felta Creek from Logging

May 16, 2020 by sonoma27_wp in Issues / News / Resolutions

The Sonoma County Democratic Party opposes logging in the headwaters of Felta Creek.

Resolution in Support of Local Control over the Deployment of Wireless Communications Facilities

March 21, 2020 by sonoma27_wp in Issues / News / Resolutions

WHEREAS, in 2018, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted regulations limiting the abilities of cities and states to regulate small cell sites (e.g., pole attachments) needed for the deployment of 5G, substantially curtailing local governments’ ability to regulate telecommunications infrastructure; and WHEREAS, the FCC regulations limit the type and amount of fees cities and states may charge, set […]

Resolution in Support of Community Microgrids

December 10, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Issues / News / Resolutions

WHEREAS, recent power outages have levied enormous costs, the threat of grid disruption is not going away, there is an inherent vulnerability in transmitting large volumes of energy over long distances, transmission networks will always be subject to disruption by natural and human (negligence, terrorism) elements, dramatically declining costs for solar and storage have changed […]

Resolution on the Tree Protection Ordinance and the Climate Emergency

November 12, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Issues / News / Resolutions

WHEREAS the climate scientists represented in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have made clear that what humans do in the next 11-12 years will determine if we and our planet’s unique biodiversity survive, and the County has passed a Resolution acknowledging the Climate Emergency (September 2019); and WHEREAS trees, woodlands, and forest offer […]

Resolution Calling for the Senate to Return from Recess and Pass Bipartisan Gun Violence Prevention Legislation Passed in the House during February 2019

August 13, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in News / Resolutions

Resolution for Senate to Return from Recess WHEREAS gun violence in the United State of America has been growing for decades, reaching a new and intolerable level with the mass shooting in Gilroy, El Paso, Dayton, and Chicago during a one week period. On an average day, 100 people die from gun violence, accidental shootings, […]

Resolution Affirming Support for Ranked Choice Voting in Sonoma County

July 9, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Resolutions

Resolution Supporting Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) in Sonoma County WHEREAS in 2002, San Francisco voters adopted Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) at the ballot, a system that allows voters to rank their 1st, 2nd, and 3rd candidate choices and initiates an instant run-off election if no single candidate reaches over 50% of the vote, thereby eliminating […]

Resolution Calling for a Democratic National Committee (DNC)-Sanctioned Climate Debate

July 9, 2019 by sonoma27_wp in Resolutions

Resolution Supporting Climate Debate WHEREAS DNC Chair Tom Perez has shown no evidence of a rule prohibiting candidates from showing up to non-DNC-sanctioned presidential primary debates, and such a rule is neither in the memorandum of understanding signed by the candidates nor in the rules passed by the DNC Rules Committee to date; and WHEREAS […]