Even though Marin County doesn't have factory farming, there is plenty of it in the rest of the state, including in Sonoma County. There is a Dairy farm on High School Rd. in Sebastopol just about a...

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Message from the Yes on 12 Campaign

It's still legal to sell veal from crated calves in California.

Prop 12 will ban the sale of veal from factory farms that use these cruel crates,...

I never even was aware of the relationship of the dairy industry to veal calves until about a couple years ago when I came across "Mercy for Animals" videos. Never liked the idea of veal, killing...

We do have factory farming in Sonoma County.
Check out the about 200 containers of calves
at the end of Rohnert Park Expressway and Stony Point.
I imagine during the 90 and 100 degree weather...

The 'never cannabis' cabal has made many factually incorrect and hysterical claims though their website and wherever they can bend an ear but I feel it is time for me to address this nonsense put...

Thanks for remaining a hater- I am as well (and there are many of us). CVS rates our anger for, among other reasons, the manner in which they deceived the City during settlement negotiations to...

WF is the 800 lb gorilla in the natural foods industry. I was working in the industry when WF launched 365. Here's how it works: Someone spends years and lots of effort developing a product and a...

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Dear Supervisor Gorin, Carillo, Gore, Zane and Rabbitt,<o:p></o:p>

Wine & Water Watch (WWW) is a group of concerned citizens that focus on water and natural resources in...

YES , while I do indeed rent a home in the third district- a great many of the working people in SEIU 1021 live in the fifth district. It's everyone's right to participate and have a say in local...

The Right to Farm should not be interpreted as The Right to HARM, which is what the over-grown wine industry here does. It is the main user of the cancer-causing RoundUp and other deadly poisons,...

The Board of Supervisors has the power to adopt standards regarding vineyard development and their environmental impact. The County of Sonoma bends over backwards to assist vineyards. Regulations are...

Following is Dr. Laura Morgan's "Vineyard Infection" letter on the possible coastal invasion by more vineyards, published in today's PD, as well as my response. The link to read the letters and...

BILLION.

SONOMA COUNTY PROPERTY TAX : $ 76.6 BILLION
CALIFORNIA TOTAL 2015 SPENDING: $454.0 BILLION

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This PD headline....
Sonoma County’s property tax roll...

Wine Empire replaces Redwood Empire

By Shepherd Bliss
WaccoBB.net

Sonoma County has been known as part of the natural Redwood Empire. Wine industry lobbyists re-branded it as the commercial...

I watched the 10-minute video and found Sam Harris's and Michael Shermer's eloquence mostly off the mark. They did not understand Deepak Chopra's language, they displayed their arrogance with calm...

The World According To Monsanto (full-length film)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6_DbVdVo-k

The Truth About GMOs (scientific article from our website)...

Big Wine Fails to Dry Farm
During California’s Drought

By Shepherd Bliss
WaccoBB.net

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Gov. Jerry Brown at Iron Horse...

Sour Grapes in ‘Wine Country’— Intense Challenges to Wineries Erupt
By Shepherd Bliss
WaccoBB.net


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Site for the...

Something to think about:

Some years back, the treated waste water was all being used to irrigate crops in the area.
With modern treatment, this stuff is actually pretty clean (at least good...

I was part of the Free Friday event. We sat on a couch in the alcove of the entrance of the old show-room and dipped cider and tea and discussed what the current situation with CVS was and what could...

Pharmacy alternatives to CVS in Sebastopol and the West County:

1.) Rite Aid Pharmacy 218 N. Main Street Sebastopol (707) 829-3007
Store Hours: 8 am-9 pm Pharmacy: 9 am-9 pm (9 am-6 pm...

My comments at last evening's Sebastopol City Council Meeting:

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I grew up with horses and our farm in Oregon is next to an internationally known stables that specializes in Dressage and boarding these types of horses, who alternately are stabled and put to...

This is in no way typical for dressage, or any other responsible method of training, but unfortunately not infrequent in the horse world, and typical of too many horse owners. Like all beings that...

Well I would rather see folks "hot to trot"..then too much of ignoring abuse of an animal or a child....As a therapist, I have heard too many horror stories of abuse...and those in the family,...

What I think is: If anyway witnesses anything that appears to be abusive to an animal and of course a child....do as you did ....check out your perceptions with those who are experienced......and if...

HELLO,

I think you should report them to the Humane Society and let them decide.
It sounds like a horrible life for a horse and I'm thankful you are concerned.
I can tell when an animal is...

I don't know much about horses but this does NOT sound good. I would get a hold of Humane Society or search for horse organizations here in the county. If all those things you described are going...

you are right shane...you don't have all the facts...and for many many people they do have the facts, and Jill Ravitch's trashing of Andy's character and the mention of being under the influence of...

Helen- No flame or dumping, but in several decades of knowing people who smoked pot, and using it myself quite regularly at one time, I have never noticed people became more aggressive on it. usually...

Conrad, I've read that when the Europeans first came to California it all looked like wilderness to them, though the natives had been living here and tending it for centuries, even millennia. You...

John was an important elder in our progressive West County Community. He maintained, and modeled, a mild demeanor, and a compassionate, understanding civility. I consider myself one of the many...

John was indeed a progressive icon. :rip:


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SSU professor, progressive icon John Kramer dies at 75...

Friends, I am heartened by the concern for saving the life of the Bunya, Bunya tree, and thank you for your appreciations for my poem.

I ask you to also become aware of the plans to cut trees the...

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Yes, I'm being forced to the next step, thank you very much for your input and that link.

In unincorporated Sonoma it's just one other person that you need to join you. I can just...

Thank you for this post.Very timely.

Michael

[Posted with permission from Bo Bryant of People's Music:]

I think this whole idea for CVS/Chase in our town

at that corner of town or any where else in

town is crazy nuts insane and should...

A few facts:</SPAN>

When Efren Carrillo first ran for Supervisor, he ran on a promise to stop all gravel mining in the Russian River. After he won the election, he not only let mining continue,...

CVS & Chase remind me of Mephistopheles in Faust's tale who sought out those who sold their souls to the devil (metaphorically speaking.) For this reason, we must be unwilling to be led by others who...

What Works: 'Habitat For Humanity Tries Big-Scale Approach to Housing In Oregon' - NYT

By KIRK JOHNSON - NYT
Published: May 11, 2012


PORTLAND, Ore. — John D. Gray, 92, got wind about three...

This issue became about design but, in truth, that was never the real reason why people are opposed to this move. CVS is a big warehouse for cheap products made by large manufacturers from outside...

As a member of the Santa Rosa Cycling Club and someone who rides our bike paths a heck of a lot, I can assure you that the unfriendly behavior of the cyclists as described by the original poster is...

[I'm posting this for Paula, the Sebastopol Farm Market Manager]

To Melissa and Deb and Barry and All our Wacco friends...

This is Paula, manager of the Sebastopol Farm Market. I can,...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M8fOwHnwg0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M8fOwHnwg0

Good for us, Sebastopol...for everyone involved in this solution!

Here is an important reminder why all companion animals should be spayed/neutered:

"His Name is Sam"
After I was discharged from the Navy, Jim and I moved back to Detroit to use our GI bill...

I greatly appreciate architect Paul Fritz' article. As someone who currently uses that area to shop at Frizelle-Enos, to go to garage sales at the old Pellini building, and to use that short road...

I recall seeing you, your husband and your son at the show (I was the sound engineer) and had a nice moment when I realized the random music I was hearing was your son playing his instrument. I'm...

There are only a couple more days to sign the petition before the Planning Commission meets on Tuesday - let's make it a long list!!! https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/sebastopolcvs/

It's also worth noting that the Self Magazine article in question lists 3 foods as being high in omega-3 fatty acids: avocado, nuts, and olive oil. Avocado and olive oil are both extremely high in...