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Wine Enthusiasts Magazine, an organization devoted to the Wine Industry,(wineenthusiasts.com) nominated five individuals as Person of the Year, among them, Joe Wagner. The awards will be...

I have no quarrel with wineries that produce wine, using sustainable methods that include environmental protections, do not exacerbate traffic and do not insist that they have some senior,...

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The Walt Ranch Project is one that would convert woodlands into vineyards and accompanying "disturbed land", a wonderfully descriptive and apt phrase to use in scenarios such as this....

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This may see off-message, but I find it interesting, to say the least, that the top story on Page One of the PD today, above the fold, is about the custody battle for a cat, which pits a...

E-mail messages re Dairyman's to Jennifer Barrett. Deputy Director of Planning, working in the County's PRMD division, have been declined. We will attempt to find out why an employee of the County...

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Important Update on:

Dairyman’s Winery Event Center

From:

Neighbors to Preserve Rural Sonoma County

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This is not the location for a project of this type, of any size. The water, the event lighting, the left turn through opposing traffic, the inevitable stacking of cars at the...

I agree with Shepherd. Violence begets violence. When California invokes the death penalty in criminal cases (which has not happened, recently, I am happy to say) I say "not in my name." When "we"...

Wow! I just read what I wrote couple minutes ago on this subject and see that I didn't say who my provider is: It's Sonic, of course. Sorry. They are much more efficient and alert than I am,...

We pay $56 per month for email for one main account and a sub account and one land line. Period. It's called, I believe, their Fusion Plan. And of course, as always, their tech support for email is...

At the risk of sounding extreme and vindictive, money penalties mean nothing to people/corps like this. I think the CEO's ought to spend time behind bars. Couple of those would get the attention of...

Please act on this now


DAIRYMAN WINERY &

EVENT CENTER


THE PROJECT: JJW Real Estate agents for Joseph Wagner of Rutherford, Ca. has requested a use permit for a huge winery and...

The City of Sebastopol has no jurisdiction over sites beyond the city limits. The project site is in what I think is termed the city's referral zone; that offers the right to comment on the benefits...

Right, Allorah.
It is important to speak to the reality that, while Dairyman says that the footprint, that is, the boundaries of the built area would not be expanded, what would be built within...

Thanks, Ernie. I just did email Tesconi and ask to be on notification list.

FYI, it should be noted that CalTrans never issued an encroachment permit as applied for by CVS for left turns across...

I think, Barry, that you are being very generous as to the definition of the footprint because it has remained the same. It is not relevant. The parameters of the area developed may not have...

There appears to be either a naive or ingenuous attitude adopted by the applicants.

Addressing only one aspect of this application:

From Sonoma West today


“The plan proposes removal of...

Michael - I've always been clear, upstanding and accountable in my opposition to Jonathan since his ballot statement, fraught with mis-statements and hyperbole was published. As have others. As...

Sorry, Michael. I don't buy your assessment of the mailer as character assassination. It was truth telling. No one has said Jonathan is a bad person. What we've been saying is that he embroiders,...

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Ah, but no one has said the Council speaks with one voice or point of view or always votes 5-0. Members of the public in attendance learn quickly that what happens is respectful...

Dusty G prioritized my list. I did not.

If the human element were not involved in city government, staff could make up an algorithm for each issue that needed action; however, the human element...

Well, to me a team player, as a member of the City Council is one who listens to other council members' opinions and concerns, gives weight to that speaker's experience and expertise, listens to...

Sorry, Gus, I cannot accept your analogy. I spent a few minutes looking for a description of the Council's charges, unsuccessfully. But I will look again and I hold that my description is accurate....

The City Council 's charge and responsibility are the welfare of Sebastopol citizens. The Council's only duties are to represent and care for our community, and collectively they must act for our...

From Clare Najarian
Former Planning Commissioner
Member General Plan Advisory Committee

In 1992 Sebastopol completed a study of its downtown, the result of which is our Downtown Plan –...

To Peggy Karp I respond:

“Jonathan's exposure of the faulty CVS traffic report was incorporated by Helen Shane into Small Town Sebastopol's lawsuit against CVS and provided perhaps the strongest...

Well, I’ll make one more attempt to communicate regarding Greenberg’s role in the CVS lawsuit. I will address that and no other issue he may and probably will raise. I cannot spend hours at my...

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In my own words:

Editor:

I’ve been active in local politics for many years. As a practice, I support candidates I believe have the best interests of our town at heart, and have the...

Glass
Gurney
Slayter
for Sebastopol City Council

I support the re-election of Glass, Gurney and Slayter to the Sebastopol City Council. Please join me and vote for them.

I’ve been Council...

by Helen Shane
Updated 10/12/14

28478On June 14, 2011, Sebastopol's Planning Commission voted 4-2 to reject the proposed CVS Project. No findings were submitted to the City Council to explain the...

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Sebastopol City Council candidate Jonathan Greenberg's ballot statement lists among his accomplishments: “provided leadership” in challenging CVS.

Perhaps he was in the leadership...

First time I have commented anywhere on the Andy Lopez shooting by the police. I didn't have all the facts, so did not feel I had enough information to have an opinion. I did wonder why so many...

Thanks to all who've expressed gratitude for our perseverance. I wish we could have achieved the ultimate win of persuading them not to build there. We took our best shot, and I believe this outcome...

Small Town Sebastopol settles with CVS

SEBASTOPOL, CA, July 1, 2014 – Helen Shane, for the Committee for Small Town Sebastopol announced today that it has settled its CEQA suit against CVS....

Summary of March 25 General Plan Update Kickoff Public Meeting

Last night about 50 people attended the first public meeting of the Sebastopol General Plan Update project where Ben Ritchie and...

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I urge community members to go to the Sebastopol General Plan website and follow link to the existing General Plan and Zoning Ordinances and maps at...

I care for the same reason that I care about the Citizens United issue. I think we should always know who are the people to whom we give our trust and sometimes, financial support. The only reason...

It has always bothered me that some writers insist on being anonymous, and hide behind pseudonyms. I brought this up early in the life of Wacco, but it received little traction, so I dropped it. ...

I have sent occasional emails to Merlo, CEO of CVS/Caremark and they've not bounced.Try this address:

[email protected]

I do encourage all to write to him.

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Helen...

Hi Dave -:balance:
Please reconsider. Please do not reward CVS for doing the right thing by no longer selling tobacco products. I am disappointed, in fact, that you apparently have continued to...

Hell, just pour about a tspn. full of soda in the palm of your hand, sprinkle a little water on it, use your toothbrush to mix it up and viola, that's it. No hocus, no pokus. Just do it!. Smile ...

only if they have an official disabled person placard from the DMV...

Jonathan's analysis and resulting statement of the right of our community to decide, within legal limits, the disposition of the use of the land within our town is, in my opinion, valid and...

Update on the Small Town Sebastopol vs. CVS Case

The suit charges that an Environmental Impact Report should have been prepared before giving CVS the right to proceed with processing the...

Now, Tom, while we are just joking as to the seriousness of the crime, "we", and that is of course the royal "we" are not amused. It does seem disrespectful, and song singers and movie makers...

Dear Tommy - No, I don't think castration is in order or that it is a viable remedy for the behavior that Efren demonstrates, more than once, any more than I think that capital punishment is a remedy...

Okay, that's it. No F'in way will I accept the F word for San Francisco, where I was born and raised. Your use of it raises grave doubts on your judgment and intellect and sense of decorum, so I...

Reeealy Dixon, don't you think we have enough on our wacky wacco plates without borrowing trouble? As to changing the name from Sebastopol to something else, given my three Russian grandparents, I...

Shepherd is simply right, friend Larry. Puddles are an endangered specie(s); as Sebastopuddlians, it is our duty, nay destiny, to protect, defend and enhance them whenever and wherever possible....