Today, we build everything to a finished state, spreading out across our valley in a way that would look impossibly prosperous to the town founders. But there are gaps behind that prosperous façade. Many residents are not financially stable and City Hall worries about funding necessary maintenance.

The city of Petaluma was the first in Sonoma County to adopt a voter-approved Urban Growth Boundary. Now with the climate emergency and housing crisis, UGBs are more important than ever. Experts will explain what UGBs do and why it's important to renew Petaluma’s UGB before it expires in 2025.