There is no reason why commercial water users should pay less than than private citizens. Private parties should get a break. Citizens should pay less. Politicians often defer commercial...

Turkeys are very common on all the roads near my house near South Sebastopol. They are just like pigeons. They are part of the landscape and they go where they want,

You can also use 30 percent vinegar. You can dilute it as needed. It costs about $20 a gallon on line. You have to be very careful when you use it or dilute it. Don't get it in your eyes or...

Thirty years ago I came very close to hitting a deer on a Sonoma County road a couple times a month. I haven't come close to hitting a deer in the last 15 or 20 years. This might be because there...

PGE is a horrible company. They are coddled by the the California officials because to challenge PGE is a risky move. My cousin was the auditor for PGE for many years. The old families who hold...

Only something like a Kirby will keep the wasps inside the bag. The best thing is to scope out the hole where the wasps come in and out. Then when they go to bed in the evening, carry several large...

CVS is a nasty corporation. There are many nasty corporations. Maybe we have to live with them. But we don't have to be polite to them or buy anything from them. I certainly won't.

The bigger question for PG&E is why do they make such an enormous profit? They make 10% profit most of the time. This profit is set by a state commission. There is one analyst who advises the...

This quote is meant to be humorous but there is truth in it. The Vietnam War was America's just deserts. The Americans who refused to serve were the only American heroes at that time. The French...

PROP. 45 — HEALTH CARE INSURANCE
YES
Endorsed by the California Nurses Association, Consumer Watchdog, and civil rights leader Dolores Huerta, Prop. 45 seeks to place controls on rising health...

The USA has pretty much jumped into the Pandora’s box of GMO’s (under strong political pressure from Monsanto and other chemical corporations) It would be impossible to smear GMO’s, since not...

The problem is that we HAVE jumped into the GMO pandora's box BLINDLY. Until sensible regulations are put in place, GMO's need to be banned.

The Bunya Bunya tree lives 500 years. It could live another 400 years and probably much longer. Probably a lot longer than the Barlow Buildings will continue to stand. And it looks a lot nicer than...

I have two large raised beds of asparagus. Tthe gopher wire is 15 years old and the wood is warping and cracked. I know gophers live directly under the bed. Gophers have eaten considerable amounts...

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There’s new evidence in the “My son was racially profiled” thread, and what better time to address it?


The transcript of the (police, dispatcher, reporting person) communications is online...

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You assume a great deal, Imagery. I have several relatives who chose law enforcement as a life path and I totally forgive them for having been violent racists. It's easy now because they're dead,...

I don't carry ID when I walk. If everybody carries ID then it might as well be the Law of the Land. America is the only country in the world where you don't need ID I believe. Bravo America! ...

(quote from Nico) (I think I'll take my Kalimba and wander around the pubs around 1:00 am and see if I get in trouble. Maybe we just need to get them used to it... But I'll be SURE to bring my...

When police act badly, a lawsuit is the appropriate response.