MENDOCINO CO., 3/19/26 – Assemblymember Chris Rogers, D-Santa Rosa, will host a town hall at Potter Valley Jr/Sr. High School on Saturday.
During the town hall, he will provide a legislative update, share work he has been doing throughout the 2nd District and take questions from constituents on a first-come, first-served basis.
The meeting comes as Potter Valley faces ongoing uncertainty around the future of the Potter Valley Project, a key water system for local agriculture and the regional economy. Rogers has been involved in broader discussions about balancing water supply needs with environmental restoration.
Rogers has served in the State Assembly since 2025, representing Del Norte, Trinity, Humboldt and Mendocino counties, as well as northern and western Sonoma County.
According to CalMatters, he’s passed eight bills since being elected, many which are centered on environmentalism and forestry.
Last month, Rogers introduced a bill that would change the focus of demonstration state forests, such as Jackson Demonstration State Forest, to emphasize research, public access and forest restoration rather than logging.
The town hall will take place from 10-11:30 a.m. at Potter Valley Jr/Sr. High School, 10401 Main St., Potter Valley. An RSVP is recommended but does not guarantee admission. Call (707) 463-5770 for more information or RSVP at https://rogers.asmdc.org/event/20260321-potter-valley-town-hall.
I wish more people would comment On the dam project. There’s so much confusion and politicians want you to believe a lot of the lies that they put out about what will happen if they tear down the dam. That means that more great Vineyards will be able to get more water which means absolutely nothing to most of us because water that we use in our daily life for regular agriculture and animals to me is slowly being depleted because of things like great Vineyards. They talk about the farmers but in reality they’re talking about sending more water to the great Vineyards and to the pot Growers as far as I’m concerned. Maybe I’m the only one that feels this but I was raised here all my life and I honestly have seen the worst and the best of our County and believe me tearing down that dam is not going to necessarily be good but allowing Vineyards to pop up all over the place in such a short amount of time as it did and then more and more to come in because, California’s wines ranked number one one year. The trees were torn down the fields were plowed and Vineyards popped up all over the place because that’s where the money was. When is Mendocino County going to learn that every single time they go for the money it strangles the people that live here just a little bit more