Town Of Windsor Reconsiders Ban On New Gas Stations Due To Budget, EV Market Slowdown

CBS Bay Area

May 7, 2026

After years of devastating wildfires, droughts, and floods, many North Bay communities banned new gas stations as part of an effort to fight climate change. But the Town of Windsor may be making a U-turn.

On Wednesday, the town council met to consider repealing its ban as it seeks to increase its tax revenues.

There are four gas stations in the town of Windsor, and that's how they wanted it to stay - at least that's how they felt four years ago. The town was a partner in the Sonoma County Regional Climate Protection Authority which recommended that all jurisdictions stop accepting applications for new gas stations. And Windsor discussed that proposal at a meeting in September 2022, when the region was enduring a searing heat wave.

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