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Thread: CVS Looks Better Than Expected. Category: General Community - 11-21-2016 09:52 AM
Re: CVS Looks Better Than Expected.
Precisely! The CVS boycott is just trying to speed up this process. :waccosun: It's also why the final screw-you from CVS (not designing a second floor that was agreed to) is particularly bothersome,...
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Thread: They got our number! Category: General Community - 11-21-2016 09:45 AM
They got our number!
Just like Sebastabubble!
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Thread: CVS Looks Better Than Expected. Category: General Community - 11-21-2016 12:40 AM
Re: CVS Looks Better Than Expected.
Barry,
First let me say that I have fought developments at times even when the lefties were all supporting them. I fought the O'reilly project because I thought the scale of the project was far in... -
Thread: CVS Looks Better Than Expected. Category: General Community - 11-20-2016 10:05 PM
Re: CVS Looks Better Than Expected.
BOYCOTT CVS!
First of all, no one hates the Pellinis. They did keep saying that there were no other viable offers and that was disingenuous. When I found out there was I wrote the commentary that... -
Thread: CVS Looks Better Than Expected. Category: General Community - 11-20-2016 11:56 AM
Re: CVS Looks Better Than Expected.
There is a lot to this discussion that confuses me:
1) The old Pellini site was an eyesore of immense proportions. Anything would look better than what was there.
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Thread: Analy Tigers' Football Chain Gang: Category: General Community - 11-12-2016 02:13 PM
Re: Analy Tigers' Football Chain Gang:
It's not like I can end 108 years of Analy High School football tradition anymore than you can end the tradition of training soldiers [who might suffer head trauma] at Fort Bliss, the U.S. Army base...
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Thread: Analy Tigers' Football Chain Gang: Category: General Community - 11-12-2016 12:28 PM
Re: Analy Tigers' Football Chain Gang:
Football playing can cause dementia. Allan Bernstein, M.D. writes the following in the Nov. issue of Sonoma Seniors Today, "Dementia...can follow multiple episodes of head trauma, such as 'dementia...
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Thread: Irish senator reacts to Trump victory Category: National & International Politics - 11-12-2016 08:35 AM
Irish senator reacts to Trump victory
https://youtu.be/pabjqmYWGkM
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Thread: you won Category: General Community - 11-09-2016 11:12 AM
Re: you won
I reject the notion that Hopkins has anything to do with Trump.
I still think she is a promising young leader (we're going to need a lot more of those!) whose heart is in the right place despite... -
Thread: SSU Student's journey to Standing Rock Category: General Community - 11-05-2016 06:43 AM
SSU Student's journey to Standing Rock
Following is a link to an excellent article by a SSU student in this week’s Sonoma State Star, as well as the first paragraph. For details on coming events this Sunday and later in Sonoma County &...
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Thread: Lynda Hopkins addresses our Concerns; Part 1 - Her Donors Category: General Community - 11-01-2016 09:33 AM
Lynda Hopkins addresses our Concerns; Part 1 - Her Donors
Lynda Hopkins answers questions
from WaccoBB members
:waccosun: :waccosun: :waccosun:
I took the opportunity to pose what I thought were the obvious questions and concerns of our members to... -
Thread: NY wine billionaire John Dyson bankrolls Lynda Hopkins Category: General Community - 10-31-2016 02:04 PM
NY wine billionaire John Dyson bankrolls Lynda Hopkins
Thanks to Will Parrish, investigative journalist, for this latest piece. Feel free share with your lists. Worse than anyone thought --fascinating piece by investigative journalist, Will Parrish,...
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Thread: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel Category: General Community - 10-02-2016 09:57 PM
Re: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel
1911 map of Sebastopol showing the U.S. Hotel located at McKinley and North Main Street. I will check the microfilm records of the Sebastopol Times newspaper to see what was written about this hotel....
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Thread: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel Category: General Community - 09-27-2016 12:31 AM
Re: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel
Well then let's talk about Land Use! I'm sure you've looked up this property. It's current Land Use designation is "Downtown Core." The intention of Downtown Core is described as...
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Thread: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel Category: General Community - 09-24-2016 02:03 AM
Re: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel
Thanks Rustie,
I have mixed feelings for this project. I have personally seen surrounding commercial rents climb steeply(doubled) after the barlow opened, even with the barlow then only 60%... -
Thread: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel Category: General Community - 09-22-2016 08:16 AM
Re: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel
Kitty,
Thanks to respond. Maybe most folks around here agree with you, that's what I'm trying to find out.
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Thread: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel Category: General Community - 09-22-2016 12:31 AM
Re: Project Proposal - Downtown Sebastopol Hotel
So you concede that you're hearing a lot of people say this is new news?! That should tell you something about how "well publicized and well attended" these meetings were. I too have attended most...
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Thread: Analy Tigers' Football Chain Gang: Category: General Community - 09-19-2016 09:23 PM
Analy Tigers' Football Chain Gang:
37587Here is a photograph of me and my fellow Sebastopol Gravenstein Lions giving back to our community by working on the "chain gang" at all Analy Tigers' home football games. The family of...
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Thread: Uproar Over Sonoma County's Handling of National Heirloom Exposition Category: General Community - 09-13-2016 01:48 PM
Uproar Over Sonoma County's Handling of National Heirloom Exposition
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/<wbr>news/6070316-181/uproar-over-<wbr>sonoma-countys-handling
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Thread: Harbin - A Year later Category: General Community - 09-13-2016 10:47 AM
Harbin - A Year later
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XAMSYmdlz0
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Thread: Ex-CFO: Sonoma West Medical Center benefactor said ‘cook the books’ Category: General Community - 08-05-2016 10:02 AM
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Oh my!
And after all those predictions of success.
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Thread: Two seats open for Sebastopol City Council Category: General Community - 08-04-2016 10:51 PM
Re: Two seats open for Sebastopol City Council
Oh no, I have been outed on Wacco.
Thanks for your post Barry [I think]. I am a little nervous of what will happen next.
Time to strap on my armor.
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Thread: Two seats open for Sebastopol City Council Category: General Community - 08-04-2016 05:15 PM
Re: Two seats open for Sebastopol City Council
I am excited to announce my intention to run for Sebastopol City Council. I am running because Sebastopol is a very special place and I believe by working together, we can keep the heart & soul of...
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Thread: Ex-CFO: Sonoma West Medical Center benefactor said ‘cook the books’ Category: General Community - 08-04-2016 04:11 PM
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More trouble in River City :tear:
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Ex-CFO: Sonoma West Medical Center benefactor said ‘cook the books’
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Thread: Why are rents going up so high in Sebastopol? Category: General Community - 06-21-2016 07:36 AM
Re: Why are rents going up so high in Sebastopol?
Because they can!
There are a multitude of reasons, depending on who you ask. But the answers won't change anything. When we ask "why" we may receive many conflicting responses, all of which... -
Thread: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol Category: General Community - 04-26-2016 09:05 AM
Re: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol
Sometimes, people believe that nothing can be done, and once that belief takes over, it becomes reality. It's a standard answer, unless the person asking for help is a "friend" or "relative", or...
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Thread: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol Category: General Community - 03-25-2016 09:33 AM
Re: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol
I just came across these two related stories and thought that they were worth sharing ... it would be nice if these problems lead us to an increased sense of "community" where we actually watch out...
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Thread: What do you think of Lynda Hopkins? Category: General Community - 03-20-2016 06:38 AM
Re: What do you think of Lynda Hopkins?
I think that age does make a difference, being 71-years-old, and feeling more aches and pains. Noreen Evans has the advantages of being in her 60s, which include, in her case, maturity, experience,...
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Thread: Tax Scam Alert! Category: General Community - 03-19-2016 03:27 PM
Re: Tax Scam Alert!
I got one of these awhile ago from an "IRS" agent with an Indian accent. I pretended to be a frightened older person and immediately pleaded to give him a [fake] credit card number. The guy got...
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Thread: What do you think of Lynda Hopkins? Category: General Community - 03-19-2016 10:27 AM
Re: What do you think of Lynda Hopkins?
According to Noreen Evans' office, the Sonoma County Alliance PAC "made of developers, landowners, and banks" has endorsed Lynda Hopkins.
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Thread: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol Category: General Community - 03-19-2016 09:26 AM
Re: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol
Why isn't everyone moving to Texas? Why aren't other states adopting the policies that make Texas housing and jobs so enviable? Some facts about Texas:...
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Thread: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol Category: General Community - 03-19-2016 08:50 AM
Re: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol
"Defunding code enforcement" and zoning is unrealistic, and favors only those who don't play by the rules. Favoring only those who can afford to live in a trailer is myopic - it doesn't consider...
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Thread: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol Category: General Community - 03-19-2016 06:49 AM
Re: Encouraging more affordable housing in Sebastopol
I hear this often ... get out, get out, get out ! ...
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Thread: What do you think of Lynda Hopkins? Category: General Community - 03-18-2016 09:05 PM
Re: What do you think of Lynda Hopkins?
Lynda describes herself as a "progressive." She attended the Morro Bay meeting of the Calif. Coastal Commission and was present when they came to Sebastopol. She is concerned about land use issues....
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Thread: Tax Scam Alert! Category: General Community - 03-17-2016 01:24 PM
Tax Scam Alert!
Just got two calls this morning, supposedly from the IRS, saying that they were filing a lawsuit against me; I checked with my tax person, who said yeah, it's a scam....
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Thread: Harbin Phased Rebuilding Report Category: General Community - 03-08-2016 02:18 PM
Harbin Phased Rebuilding Report
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Phased Rebuilding Report
March 2016
Since the Valley Fire swept through Harbin Hot Springs on September 12, our... -
Thread: International Women's Day, March 8 Category: WaccoReader - 03-07-2016 04:29 PM
International Women's Day, March 8
International Women's Day website:
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Thread: CVS Building Permit Issued - Demolition to start next week Category: General Community - 03-05-2016 12:26 PM
Re: CVS Building Permit Issued - Demolition to start next week
I have a confession to make. While I was in high school, I was a cook at McDonald's. Bad me! It helped put me through college. Years later, I wrote an article called "Confessions of a McDonald's...
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Thread: CVS Building Permit Issued - Demolition to start next week Category: General Community - 03-03-2016 07:35 PM
Re: CVS Building Permit Issued - Demolition to start next week
ah, the ironic sarcasm.
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Thread: CRV and recycling in Sebastopol Category: General Community - 02-29-2016 03:47 PM
Re: CRV and recycling in Sebastopol
The PD picked up this topic of CRV recycling centers closing recently and did an article on it here.
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Thread: Engineer's report on KOWS-FM antenna Category: General Community - 02-20-2016 09:06 AM
Engineer's report on KOWS-FM antenna
Following is a detailed copy of an engineer's report done in 2006 when the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center (OAEC) spent $3000 to ascertain if the same antenna intended for their organic farm now...
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Thread: KOWS-FM Sebastopol low power radio tower application Category: General Community - 02-20-2016 07:26 AM
Re: Defend KOWS radio from misleading information
Just wondered if this was being built next to you, and you did a lot of research, and found either conclusive or inconclusive evidence of danger, what would you do?
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Thread: KOWS-FM Sebastopol low power radio tower application Category: General Community - 02-19-2016 08:59 PM
Re: KOWS-FM Sebastopol low power radio tower application
I've been thinking the same thing. But the problem is, the tower is visible, Roundup isn't, so it's much easier to dismiss. I do wonder if the people who are upset about the tower obstructing their...
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Thread: KOWS-FM Sebastopol low power radio tower application Category: General Community - 02-18-2016 04:31 PM
Re: Defend KOWS radio from misleading information
Dear Shepheard
Mudslinging and personal attacks is your answer to people objecting to your proposed tower? I had to think long and hard about responding as I clearly will open myself and my family... -
Thread: CRV and recycling in Sebastopol Category: General Community - 02-18-2016 01:14 PM
Re: CRV and recycling in Sebastopol
I appreciate your sharing this. There are some of us that can't take advantage of most bulk foods. I speak for myself. I rent a small room, and have a small refrigerator section shared with two...
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Thread: KOWS-FM Sebastopol low power radio tower application Category: General Community - 02-18-2016 08:42 AM
Re: Defend KOWS radio from misleading information
I share your position on this. But I think that the belief that radio waves are safe and cell phone transmissions aren't is more related to the fondness for radio and distaste for cellphones than any...
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Thread: Young children molested and raped by Summerfield employee Category: General Community - 02-18-2016 05:49 AM
Re: Young children molested and raped by Summerfield employee
I'm glad that you posted this. I read this in the PD a few days ago, and was going to post, but hoped that someone else might do it.
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Thread: KOWS-FM Sebastopol low power radio tower application Category: General Community - 02-17-2016 08:16 AM
KOWS-FM Sebastopol low power radio tower application
Misleading information is being distributed by chemical grape growers Bob & Nancy Jenkins regarding KOWS radio’s harmless antenna moving from the top of a tree at the Occidental Arts & Ecology...
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Thread: Noreen Evan and Eric Koenigshofer considering running for Efren's seat Category: General Community - 11-09-2015 07:19 PM
Re: Noreen Evan and Eric Koenigshofer considering running for Efren's seat
Politicians and other public servants who abuse the power of their positions, should not be given a longer leash because they are minorities...yes, white male politicians and abusive or killer cops...
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Thread: Noreen Evan and Eric Koenigshofer considering running for Efren's seat Category: General Community - 11-07-2015 01:51 PM
Re: Noreen Evan and Eric Koenigshofer considering running for Efren's seat
this statement is meant to detract from effren as candidate. i was at a meeting just over a month ago where the guy went off on someone who questioned the agenda. he really is a scary person. and...

Sex for the sake of sex
There is a great line from Tori Amos' song called "Leather": "Look,...