The 1st Supervisorial District comprises the southeastern part of Sonoma County, including all of the Sonoma Valley.

We suggest you begin by learning about the issues in our reference library. Review your district's tax expenditures for open space, and what it has received in the way of public access to open space in return. Read about the political insiders who have been working against public access to open space in our county.

Write and call the following decision makers with specific responsibility for your district:

Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
575 Administration Dr., Rm 100A
Santa Rosa, CA 95403
(707) 565-2241
(Fax) (707) 565-3778

• 1st District Supervisor
  Michael Cale
  Age: 55
  Residence: Sonoma
  First elected: Appointed 1991, elected 1992
  E-mail: mcale@sonoma-county.org

Sonoma County Agricultural Preservation and Open Space Authority
Meetings held at 747 Mendocino Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA 95401 at the SCAP Open Space District Office. Members:

• 1st District representative
  Charles Cooke
  3060 Lovall Valley Rd.
  Sonoma, CA 95476
  938-5654
  (Fax) 939-9476
  Age: 67
  Occupation: Farmer, county planning commissioner
  Residence: Sonoma
  Appointed: 1990

Sonoma County Open Space Advisory Committee
1999 Members:

• 1st District representative
  Theodore L. (Ted) Eliot, Jr.
  5850 Grove Street
  Sonoma CA 95476
  (Home) 935-3410
  (Fax) 935-3250
  Age: 71
  Occupation: Retired diplomat, educator
  Residence: Sonoma
  Appointed: 1992

• 1st District representative
  Douglas Hanford
  23195 Maffel Road
  Sonoma, CA 95476
  (Work) 996-6633
  (Fax) 996-6641
  Age: 44
  Occupation: Environmental restoration contractor
  Residence: Kenwood
  Appointed: 1998

See also the full list of county contacts.