the incident is uncomfortable for me as well. i'd like to offer a different perspective. some people see birds nesting in buildings/eves in the same category of wasps and gophers. (it took us...

it would be a good start.
coffee catz has them, on occasion they run out. king falafel has them for water & coffee.
starbucks has them, but seems to keep them a secret. (so you have to ask!!!!!)...

my partner dry farmed grapes in mendo in the late 70's and on for years. they sold go good wineries (edmedes, navarro, when sugar was off sharfenberger).
you are right about production.
we have...

This bear, seen at several different locations, west Santa Rosa, Sebastopol, etc. is likely the same bear. Maybe s/he makes his/her home in the laguna.
We have had mountain lions here. never any...

In my almost 30 years of living in west county, (& my partner in philo growing 10 years earlier), neither of us know of violence. we know of four break ins where people stole plants. (3 years ago, we...

Thank you! Gratitude is not enough. i have been thinking about finding the time to respond. Grateful that you covered many of the points that i wanted to address.
I was one of the small minority of...

thank you for laying this out.
i am a green zone/open space/agricultural advocate (which means higher density in town) given that i want more housing.
the key is compromise. we have stagnation...

good to know. i have never had a challenging parking experience in Sebastopol. (outside of major events when i expected difficulties and was able to plan for parking. i opposed cvs. i understand that...

i believe we have handicap parking spaces for those who are not able to walk short distances. last sunday i was at hop monk (there was a benefit/event), and i went past 3 such spaces to park by cvs...

Think it is disingenuous to say it will kill the hop monk as a music venue. i have no trouble parking and walking a block, or two, or three to visit or see something i want to see.
since parking is...

gratitude is not enough for your well thought out points. i have been thinking many of the same things, and grateful that you have voiced them for me in such a well thought out way.

i believe we...

a safe place for teens to hang out is important.
having a Y [ymca where many of us went after our high school let out was critical for me. we had a juke box, hung out and talked w. friends. there...

We want everyone to know that we love volunteers. One does not need to be horse smart (though farm smart is wonderful). We need volunteers to:

lead tours for visitors, farm trails, and special...

Hi.
we have a horse rescue in west Sebastopol. We have lots of great horses that need care, feeding and exercising. we have jobs for the novice and experienced.
We have a volunteer team of...

Cody boy, is your response sincere, or sarcastic?
hoping it is that latter.
(in case the former sf has good services. other places do as well. it is called humanity. doing the right thing. by the...

Habitat for Humanity ( www.habitatsoco.org ) had a event today for fire survivors. today, and for the remaining Sundays in November they will be giving away $100 gift cards to their store & have...

only horse rescue with a central location, where all can learn and help, needs volunteers now. Well Trained Horses, saving horses, changing lives, based in sebastopol, has had our volunteer pool...

went underwear shopping w. my daughter today. Target was a veritable meeting place for people who had lost their homes.
hard to have adequate supplies at donation centers (if they do have it), and...

i don't know about co.ordination.
everyone who is staying here lost their house this morning. after rushing around, & taking care of people, horses, dogs and cats, i am numb.
like smoke from a...

those of you who are safe, please check on your santa rosa neighbors and open your homes.
we have filled out bath tubs, horse troughs, and all containers w. water in case we loose electricity (we...

wonderful idea. for those of you who aren't able to take a week off, calling from your home several hours a day is a great way to help an election as well.

sad how Hillary is a target (in a way that men would never be). fascinating when a foreign government interferes/influences our election (to what extent we don't know), how the ethics lawyer for the...

thanks Shandi. appreciate the ideas.
i am doing all i can. if someone wants to find the resource that is great. beyond dropping my friend off when i go out, & picking him up, and things that come...

thanks for the suggestions, someone also emailed me privately.
posted this because someone on wacco, (several people?), had said they wanted to help homeless people individually. think that is a...

several people have expressed interest in helping people individually.
we help out 3 homeless people on a regular basis. one is currently staying on our property. he needs a working bicycle if...

there have been a couple of pieces on 60 mins on german prisons, which are not based on punishment, but on healing.
it is hard for people to come out of our systems whole. the lack of sleep, the...

the major shutdowns occurred with Regan as governor, they were never reversed. there are virtually no places/options for people.
this is one piece of the problem.
we need research to look at...

You are right to mention mental health--the largest common denominator with homelessness is mental health (brain chemistry imbalance). Addressing this would also be a tremendous step toward reducing...

recognize anyone you know?


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dW1coUd90YA

The supervisors have done a lousy job on this issue. they have already brought in 2 large outside companies (out of state). one of the larger local grow businesses is starting up in San Luis Obispo,...

vote vote VOTE!!! TODAY.

All candidates are flawed. those that are courageous & are principled get little done in office (but make great former presidents--Carter).
Feinstein has major flaws, but has taken important...

update for marchers to Feinstein's office:
Some emails are bouncing back, glad that things are busy.
please try 3 -4 times, you may try faxing (202) 228-3954
FEINSTEIN WANTS 2-4 SENTENCES FROM...

Thought this was an excellent article. thank you for posting. said these things during the election, & after. nothing to disagree with.
perhaps bernie supporters, obsessed, "do protest too much."...

if you marched, or know anyone that did, please let them know the following:
because you marched on 1/21/17 Sen. Dianne Feinstein wants to hear from YOU.

She has gotten a week's delay of the...

https://techcrunch.com/2017/01/28/tech-companies-react-to-immigration-ban/
must read.
uplifting.
two excerpts:
"clear powerful statement from CEO of Lyft, backed by a million dollar pledge to...

fun for a parlor game.

bernie didn't support the best healthcare plan as it was too progressive/gutsy for him, just as he will never support "sensible gun control", nor did he have a plan that...

thanks for saying this.
i have felt this so much this year--we begin to sound like marin county.

the bernie stuff (oh no hillary!).
then switch to hillary (oh no the donald!).
the bike path,...

i supported rent control in san francisco for many years, until it got outrageous, & it did.

if you look at rents there, out of sight, you will see that it doesn't work. i was a renter &...

We always need skills riders at our horse rescue Well Trained Horses. i am looking for a working student in exchange for lessons and riding. would love to hear from your daughter,...

the green party isn't, if they are supporting the climate denier Donald Trump

hard to imagine someone scarier than trump. (nightmares came true w. bush vs. gore...who wants to take that chance).
...

Thank you for asking, and for your generosity Diaba! You can send a check to Well Trained Horses, 11114 Falstaff Road, Sebastopol, 95472, or you may use the donation button on our website to make a...

37917Well Trained Horses, a horse rescue, will be hosting a Barn/Yard sale in Sebastopol, Saturday 10.22. We need a coat rack/clothes rack to hang some of the nicer clothes that have been donated to...

hi Lisa!

it is i! worked in the battered women's movement for almost 15 years. my words here have strong threads to my work then. now focus on horse rescue, & the healing ability it has for the...

Lisa.
your points are well taken in terms of unions/political baiting.
think they would have been more effective posted clearly, simply, and with out the bold.
we need to remember in much of the...

These last two posts are some of the value of Wacco, info & expertise about our community, in simple terms.
would hope Shepherd you could expand on the "chipping program". have lived in a rural part...

thank you for this thoughtful post.
we have to end these divisive & ugly posts on wacco. between the hospital, w. those "feeling the bern", & this supervisor race, we have gone off the rails.
we...

this is the type of post that moves us forward, easier to read. lots of room for a response from a Hopkins supporter as well. thanks for the thoughtful post, & the orange & black reference.
fun to...

haven't been on wacco for a week--busy!
these kind of interactions make me want to not be here. perhaps you might want to deal privately, or let it go. if we can't do better here, in our own...

i don't think ANYONE can afford to be "tired of presidential politics." the supreme court appointments (remember Gore vs Bush, & more recently Citizen's United). we have made some important gains in...