The populist uprising that elected the Doc and the Cop to form a Palm Drive District Board majority ready to work with the Foundation to reopen our hospital defied the endorsement by just about every...

Not too long ago, I meditated on the question: "why have the most powerful and influential men in the United States been gathering in our vortex at Bohemian Grove since 1893?" What came was that my...

The 15% figure published by PD is perhaps a diminished perspective because the percentage of all votes cast is different from the percentage of voters. Each voter could vote three times. 2354 people...

Jonathan Greenberg's Concession Statement:

I congratulate the three incumbents on winning re-election. I applaud their dedication and commitment to our wonderful city. I feel as though our...

I have lived in Sebastopol as a homeowner for 30 years, and have never seen anything like this recent flyer. It is obvious that the same tactics used by George W in his 2004 campaign, of having...

OK eeeeeow, you suggested that people be called out for deceptive behavior so I am calling you out (whoever you are.)

Let's start at the top:


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1) Helen Shane's comment is clearly...

That is a valid point.

If it were me running for office however, I would counter any "deceptive or inaccurate" statements by another candidate by contacting them personally to ask them to correct...

One last post. Hopefully, I will be through. Obviously many disagree on the subject of "Jonathan Greenberg as a team player." Please, someone define for me what is meant by the term "team player."...

I must disagree, and the issue is very important. And the more I read the debates here the more important it becomes to me than Greenberg be on the city council. I apologize for the length, but its...

Barry wrote:

"Can the city fund the Sebastopol library? I think it can (correct me if I am wrong)."

Barry, the answer to this question is pretty complex. The Council cannot pay for augmented...

If Sarah Gurney compared an elected city council to a law partnership, this is truly appalling. A law partnership looks out for the good of the partnership. Members become members because of what...

Barry,

Thanks for your response.
It is important that we all speak out.

Whether we agree with or support Jonathan Greenberg for city council is not the question.
We have seen the 'swift...

I am shocked by this scurrilous mailer. I believe the people of Sebastopol will have a similar reaction. The Press Democrat also begs to differ from the anti-Greenberg faction. This is from today's...

The 2014 Progressive Sebastopol Voter Guide, which I was part of creating, strongly endorsed Dennis Colthurst and Richard Powers for Palm Drive District Board, as the best candidates to reopen a...

I am sorry to see this mailer. It's an example of ugly politics. The only thing that would make it even worse would be for it to be anonymous. However I have to say that I am disappointed in the...

Thank you, Council Member Eder, official liaison for Sebastopol's City Council to the Palm Drive District Board and partner to District Board Member Marsha Sue Lustig, for informing the public of...

I would like to add a few comments about Jonathan Greenberg. Facts are he was a financial reporter for more than twenty years for a big financial magazine. He came to Sebastopol from the Big Apple....

If elected, I am looking forward to working with for other excellent Council Members, and helping empower the Council to practice more responsive and transparent government. I have full confidence...

I have also known Jonathan for years, most intimately for the last two months I have been living in his home, babysitting his two adorable boys, and assisting in his campaign efforts as a precinct...

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Jonathan and Shepherd,

You guys are the most fun I have ever had on Wacco!
'I did more on CVS than you did! You did not! I did more on leaf blowers than you did! You did not!'

I get an image...

Hats off to all of the candidates running for the Sebastopol city council and for the sincerity of their civic engagement and their willingness to offer their talents and energy in serving on a...

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Challenger shakes up Sebastopol council race
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/3002971-181/challenger-shakes-up-sebastopol-council#page=0...

I feel the same way as Pamela, Gus and Sandoak, and just about everyone I speak with in our community. The earthquake article was a shocker.

The most important reason to vote in this election is...

Richard,

I remain hopeful that when the dust settles, the entire community will be at the table to talk about the 'how' of it, not the 'who' of it (which is frankly quite boring.) I am pleased...

Shepherd and Jonathan,

At the risk of joining a private fight without an invitation, (something no self respecting Irishman would do), I would ask you both to stand down and talk to the issues...

Did you bother to read the post? There is nothing in it that is beyond the power of our City Council to start doing ASAP.

Sebastopol will be literally driving into the future with the 2 trucks which are in the current budget - budgeted but not yet bought.

Thing is, the ones being planned to be bought are the same...

Regarding the last election--and this one, Richard:

Below is Progressive Sebastopol's voter guide for 2012; which focused on electing Eder and Jacob as the central local issue in that election. We...

amen.
and, regarding council relevance to hospital re-opening, this is pertinent as well:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnNgMKkBz74

yes, LET'S be replacing an incumbent un-environmentally...

Glad that you asked that...

here is the hospital part of my answer....
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During the past few months, as I have run for City Council and for a more responsive, transparent government, a number of members of Sebastopol’s political establishment have challenged my contention...

I want to commend Progressive Sebastopol for their excellent voter's guide and for their integrity and bravery to change their mind.

I think it is quite unfortunate that politicians are routinely...

I have to say, this is a great voter guide, even if I did play a small part in crafting it :). No-nonense, honest progressive assessments of the candidates and issues. I hope it gets a wide...

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Why I’m Running for Junior College Board
By Jordan Burns

I’m running for our Junior College Board to bring...

This three minute video, taken from a few responses during out debate last week, lays out why, and how, I think our City Council should support, instead of undermine, the challenging effort underway...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2014-10-11_11-05-54.pngI so appreciate Mayor Jacob and Councilmember Eder for their votes, the tone of this letter, and their advocacy of a boycott. ...

From Mayor Robert Jacob:

Boycott CVS

28449The council majority begrudgingly approved the CVS settlement as there was little recourse. I honor my colleagues who have voted YES, as our city...

For people living in the City of Sebastopol. Measure R will create four new 3.75% taxes on our monthly bills: our phone landline, cell phone, cable and garbage bills. The ballot measure is being...

It was surprising and unsettling for me to read Helen Shane’s post above, and her identical letter in Sonoma West, challenging my leadership role in countering the CVS project.

It was my...

My gratitude to Jonathan for taking the time to write such a compelling article and starting this thread on such a critical and timely issue! I applaud Mr. Greenburg's courage in speaking some hard...

The debate over what Sebastopol’s City Council has, and has not done, in responding to the unprecedented, sudden, and enormously impactful closing of Palm Drive Hospital, is an important one. I...

I want to start by thanking John Eder for stating clearly and publicly the astonishing position that our City Council has taken in response to the greatest health care and job loss crisis in modern...