October 2020

I don’t wish to dwell
on the oppressive heat, incessant smoke, and
uncertainty about whether to hang clothes in the closet, or
stuff them into a suitcase

Words can’t begin ...

Essick is not my favorite person or someone I particularly respect or agree with. However,calling him "scumbag" and "fascist" not only plays into your opposition,s" hands, but erodes the civil...

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Hello, Everyone: Yesterday a friend wrote to me about the stress Dr. Fauci is under, caused by the current administration, his lack of access to Trump, and how many of his TV appearances are being...

If there are any efforts to recall Essick I would like to help. He made an enemy out of me by the violent evacuation order last fall, a 2AM extremely loud siren and amplified voice from a sheriff's...

I am in agreement that Essick is a jerk with delusions of grandeur, but lets be sure while we are keeping watch on deputies actions, to show them respect and remember that their "leader's" decisions...

Since I posted the link above, the Sheriff has had yet another change of heart, and now says "“I’m not following this f--king health order, and my original statement that we’re done on June 1 stands...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOo1nQo2KYc&feature=youtu.be

Beautiful, Larry! Made my day, as you often do. Roland

Oceans


I have a feeling that my boat
has struck, down there in the depths,
against a great thing.


And nothing
happens!

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(podfish) Agreed. Stuart, you've made your points many times. If your intention is to try & get a recall, then perhaps you should just focus your energy on that rather than inflaming more. You've...

Reposted from Lynda Hopkins' Facebook page by Barry :waccosun:
In 2020, I didn’t think *I* was the one who was going to be impeached... er, “recalled.”
But recall paperwork has been filed against...

Forestvaros: that was a wonderful reply. Please know there are many of us who share your thoughts. There are also many of us who have given quite a bit of our time, money, open-heartedness and even...

I understand the frustration and anger. The situation is unpleasant, smelly, and dangerous, among many other things. It's also a false dichotomy to draw between the encampment "occupants" and...

Surely Stuart is feeling concerned and possibly angry, as are many of us, at the situation that Santa Rosa (and thousands of other municipalities across the Country) is having to deal with....

Seriously? Lynda is probably the smartest, hardest working supervisor. She may not be perfect but let's be realistic....nobody knows how to solve the homeless problem and the housing problem and the...

Thank you Lynda, for your post on Wacco, and for your courageous stand, on finding a solution to those camping on JRT.

I'd campaigned & voted for Noreen... however you have my full support...

From Supervisor Lynda Hopkins

Hi Stuart —


We’ve never met (at least to my knowledge). Rather than immediately launching a recall campaign against me, maybe you’d consider first sitting down...

[This is Lynda Hopkins' post from Thanksgiving posted on Facebook - Barry :waccosun:]

This Thanksgiving, I am thankful for a warm, dry house; a roof over our heads; a cheerful kitchen to cook in;...

I always loved their sandwiches but stopped going years ago due to their non-support of gay people. A few months back there was an article naming several fast food chains who support Trump in his...

On October 7th, Sonoma County Regional Parks expanded small dog hours at Ragle Ranch Dog Park so that these hours are now, 7 days a week, from 11am-noon and 3pm-4pm. This was done without consulting...

Say Yes

The moment I slipped my arms
into the poem of falling leaves
shrugged my shoulders just so
the threads of mystery in the fabric
pulled my body straight
...

Since we live in West County and were well over 10 miles from the fire perimeter, we packed the cars and stayed put. We planned to evacuate if the fire jumped 101, which it never did. We had a...

Well, I had to do some research on this... it seems this came from a viral facebook post....

It appears a Ugandan MP did say he intended to table a bill that would allow the death penalty for...

Saturday Uganda announced a bill to legalize murdering gay people. National Christian Organizatipon paid a preacher to go to Uganda and help their lawmakers with the bill.

Chick-fil-a funds...

I just have to laugh at this. Most of the time I feel like crying.....

I’ve been on the county’s affordable/HUD housing/section 8 list for 7 years and now I’m shoved off along with everyone else...

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Also, I am 80 years old. I believe I could be a savior of democracy but that is because my spirituality and my political and social beliefs are diametrically opposed to those of my demographic. Old...

Thank you for sharing this excellent video!
Emerald

When I was 12, an uncle, one of my father's brothers, was murdered when he came home after work and sat down to count the $ from his grocery store business that day. A man hiding in his bedroom...

Last October was awful for all of us in Sonoma County. We all hunkered down and nested at home to cope with the trauma and pollution from the fires. Unfortunately, that meant that most businesses...

I have written to CJ privately and have been in touch with Mayor Slaytor (who first alerted me to this thread). I do not have her phone number.

Dear Seajay, I am sorry for your pain and sadness. Please reach out as Barry suggests.
Eileen

Also here are links for local help. You can get help 24 hours a day, seven days a week by calling...

Barry, it appears that you read all messages and that this person has reached out before for help.
Do you really think posting a phone # is what this person needed/needs?
Maybe a personal message...

I saw John on last Friday

I saw him on last Friday. Trish told me it was his birthday--she learned from Facebook. I went to the square where he likes to drink coffee in the morning. He went...

Hi everyone- My daughter and I have been evacuated and displaced by the fires from the most horrible smoke imaginable. I have a serious heart condition and have to wear a mask now. I wanted to...

Hi wacco family- I can't believe what is happening around us. My daughter Jessy and I evacuated 2 days ago when the smoke and fire surrounding our apartment in santa rosa was sooo bad, I couldn't...

Chris's comment below makes a lot of sense. If I would have received it earlier, I would have asked her permission to quote it in the following article. It is scheduled to appear in print and online...

Shepherd, I know you are writing specifically about California growers, so you do not address the red-white-and-blue elephant in the room, the Federal government. As more states "legalize" cannabis,...

Sometimes I really wonder when these poems were written. Many seem to come from today's headlines and yet I know they might be much older. would you consider adding the date ?

thanks
Joy aka...

From Lynda Hopkins (5th District Sonoma County Supervisor) facebook page:
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -MLK

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I am touched by this memory poem.Today, Memorial Day, I think of my father who wasn't just called to service, to kill Germans and Japanese humans, and without question... it was more of a huge...

Very sad her poem is not published widely. We can make up our own minds about the content. Truth is an endangered species in our country. The US was just rated number 43 in freedom for the press....

I want to appreciate graduating senior Dee Dee Simpson for speaking truth to power at the SSU graduation by reciting a poem condemning racial injustice. So-called president Trump can threaten people...

When I was in seminary, we studied the holocaust. Among the words that stood out to me were the following by German theologian Martin Neimoller. Another brave theologian was Deitrich Bonhoeffer. A...

Dian, I don't think it's possible to "change the conversation". People who are hateful, name calling, and angry, use their words and actions in a violent way, which sometimes results in emotional and...

Welcome to the Start of the 3rd American Revolution: The National & Santa Rosa Women’s Marches

The first American Revolution was lead by white men. They defeated the powerful British Empire and...

Loved S. Bliss' sense of this being our 3rd US revolution, led by women --thanks! Marcia Singer

“Isn’t Santa Rosa wonderful?!” exclaimed the bus driver. We were four passengers, me alone up...

CVS Grand opening this Sunday 1/22, at 10 am.

I don't think CVS is any more "evil" than any other corporation. But I think the person with the recent post is missing the point. CVS has had a...