‘Are you trying to pull a fast one?’: Rumors of tech-backed ‘autonomy’ stir backlash to Sonoma County megaproject

‘Are you trying to pull a fast one?’: Rumors of tech-backed ‘autonomy’ stir backlash to Sonoma County megaproject

Is the Network State — an online movement that uses cryptocurrency to fund self-governing micro-communities — coming to Cloverdale? That speculation, fueled by a Nov. 12 Substack post by the account The Nerd Reich, became a flashpoint Wednesday night during a joint meeting of the Cloverdale City Council and Planning Commission. The groups gathered for a presentation from the Esmeralda Land Co. about its proposal to redevelop the long-stalled Ale…