Play video of the October 9, 2024 “Why on Y” forum!

Petaluma's Urban Growth Boundary (UGB) is up for renewal in this year's election.

Urban sprawl is one of the biggest challenges facing modern societies:

• Sprawl results in the loss of valuable agricultural land we all rely on for our food.

• Sprawl means more infrastructure for our cities to maintain. (We need to build housing and services where infrastructure already exists.)

• Sprawl is predicated on transportation via private automobile. One of the biggest factors in climate change is our transportation system. We need compact, walkable neighborhoods and alternatives to travel by private auto. 

Let's extend our UBG to 2050 to prevent sprawl and protect open space, wildlands, and farmland for all of us! 

Measure Y is supported by the Greenbelt Alliance and the Sierra Club!

Join KBYG in welcoming Ann Hamilton and Teri Shore to learn why we support Measure Y!

Casual conversations, with light refreshments, will begin at 6:30pm. The forum will begin at 7:00pm. Join us in person if you can. If not,

Zoomwill be available starting at 7:00pm.

As Greenbelt Alliance’s North Bay Resilience Manager, Ann Hamilton collaborates with North Bay partners to build a community vision in wildfire resilience, greenbelt stewardship, and equitable housing solutions to support the implementation of climate-smart conservation strategies across the region.

Ann Hamilton

Teri Shore

As the former Advocacy Director with Greenbelt Alliance, Teri Shore, has led efforts to renew the longstanding voter-approved Urban Growth Boundaries across Sonoma County. She is an accomplished program director, conservation advocate, leader, and communicator with strong advocacy skills. She joins us to discuss what’s at stake with the extension to Petaluma’s UGB and ongoing advocacy efforts across the county.