Imagine Sonoma County

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	New Internet Marketplace for Local Businesses City governments and County Economic Development Board team up to use COVID-relief funds to create a new online marketplace open to all locally-owned county businesses. Jurisdiction (Who can make the decision?) TBD Equity considerations TBD Scale of Greenhouse Gas reductions TBD Co-benefits TBD Cost considerations TBD Where it has been tried Local example: TBD Other examples: TBD Imagine it: A new local online marketplace--a public-private partnership that springs from the Covid-19 pandemic-- tranforms the county economy, lifitng up independent businesses and dramatically shifting the shopping habits of residents away from Amazon and funneling dollars to local craftspeople, farmers, shop owners and workers. This helps propel our local economy but also to reduce the transportation emissions embedded in the things that we own and use. SHARE COMMENTS

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Share your policy ideas by submitting a comment using the form below. Please try to suggest policies that: 1) can be implemented at the local level; 2) have potential greenhouse gas emission reductions; and 3) benefit all community members, with priority given to the most vulnerable among us. You are also welcome to submit your policy idea in our brief policy submission form.