"I also hope the rooms aren't too expensive or else people will still flock to the AirBnBs of the city"

What does this mean? That AirBnB rentals in Sebastopol are a problem, possibly deflecting...

Sure, we can say that its peoples fault for not coming and informing the process, but all too often we know that they don't make it to the table. I think this article, The Key to Making Economic...

I disagree. My interpretation is that the problem may be exacerbated by the GMO [growth-management ordinance ] but the article focuses on the growth as a tourism hub as the main contributing factor....

I just wanted to mention that we are not alone in this quagmire; Maui comes immediately to mind, where many local native Hawaiians work two or three jobs to pay their rent, and a growing number are...

As someone born in Sebastopol struggling to be able to stay here like so many other young West County people, this hotel project seems to not meet the needs of the residents of Sebastopol. Sebastopol...

With regard to citizens being uninformed and the lack of attendance at events that organizers work very hard to set up and publicize, I’ve started another thread listing resources here.

This project is a bum rush, and the bums are our city leaders, in cahoots with local developers for the rich. Just look at the architect renderings. They show nothing of surrounding existing ...

Jacob,

Thank you for the time correction on the September 27 Public Hearing at the Youth Annex – 7pm

This public hearing, as Shepherd noted, is a Planning Commission hearing not a City Council...

I couldn't have said it better myself... Aggression? Lack of composure? I must be reading the wrong thread. I don't see any of that. Maybe someone is mis-reading a difference in opinion as aggression...

I didn't think people wearing big-boy pants were that sensitive... somehow I lack the emotional intelligence to see the excessive aggression you mention. Or for that matter, any lack of composure in...

Wow Rustie! You are certainly not alone in your concern with this project. I really appreciate your thoughtful post.

Rustie, as you suggest and I agree with wholeheartedly, Sebastopol should be...

37567Anyone familiar with this? Apparently not, or perhaps few care enough to comment..... thank you to those who did. Interestingly, the small handful of folks who spoke up don't appear to be in...

What many don't seem to get is our manure and how we dispose of it also stinks and comes out the top (hopefully), of any building with modern plumbing. Co2, hydrogen sulfide, methane and ammonia,...

a similar thing happened to a bunch of people over a wide area:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Nyos

but gasses by their nature diffuse really fast. It really isn't reasonable to worry...

I'm confident that the local dairy farmers are aware of the dangers of "manure storage", they have kids too. However, the thread is about the use of manure as it is spread onto the fields and not...

This thread got me reading up on shit, shit stink, cow waste and the like. Somethings of note from that reading.

Everyones smell sensitivity is different and can be vastly different. By vastly...

Dick and sealwatcher are listening.

Okay, maybe a bit hyperbolic, but two years is still "years"... :wink: Although that slice of property has been on the city's radar for development since the days of the NEAP.

City council had...

We are losing Sebastopol and Sonoma County to wealthy tourists. In addition to this hotel, the nearby Barlow may also soon have a hotel. Add those two developments to the giant CVS being constructed,...

Nancy, you forgot the most important part of the complaint. This shit is TOXIC !!!!!

I see several people seem confused. The fertilizer you smell this time of year is not toxic. It is poop. It is cow poop, to be exact. It is part of living in our beautiful county. The farmers pump...

Years ago while driving through heavy industry along the NJ Turnpike I commented to a friend about the acrid smells. June Taylor who held a PHD in microbiology relied, "Don't worry about those, the...

I've lived in Sebastopol for 35 years. Every year around this time, one can smell the manure wafting through the air. I personally don't mind it. It usually coincides with our late summer heat...

I would really love to see even one example of this so-called "smear and innuendo" that Noreen is constantly accused of. If you mean stating the facts about who is giving money to whom, I don't call...

I realize a lot of the current hospital employees haven't been here very long, but a good way to get up to speed on what's been happening at Palm Drive (both as a district and as a hospital) is to...

How about this: "Rabid Hopkins supporter resorts to smarmy mud-slinging tactics after being unable to face the fact that either Hopkins or one of her supporters stoops to dirty tricks."

Dude, if...

First of all, how could I know for sure it came from the Hopkins campaign? As I clearly stated in my original post, the person conducting the survey would've divulge who funded it. As I said in my...

And anyone who has read the articles over the past 10 years -- both in the PD and SWT&N -- as a continuum rather than each one being a single piece in and of itself would know that, or be able to...

Those "Thank you Sonoma County" stickers on Hopkins' signs after the primary were most likely intended to have just the effect they had on you. Although the election resulted in a virtual tie,...

And maybe we could get Monsanto to weigh in on the safety of GMOs while we're at it. I'd rather hear from city council candidate Jonathan Greenberg.

I don't think one has to understand software to see that something is not quite right with this whole situation. And whatever happened to the rip-roaring success we were promised by the businessmen...

I agree with you about wood smoke, however, if you have suggestions how people could kick the wood habit to heat their homes, please offer those suggestions or solutions. Some people don't have any...

You and Jonathan can believe what you want to believe. The PD merely reported that a lawsuit had been filed by the CFO under the "whistle blower" status. I read this lawsuit and also read the one...

the barlow was supposed to be a mix of light industry (guyaki fits that mold), haven't seen or heard of anything else that does.
there are billboards for the barlow in sr, sf (lombard st), & it is...

I appreciate that you've lived here for 40 years. Sebastopolians are some of my favorite people.
That said, how many Palm Drive board meetings have you attended in the past seven years? I've been to...

this is so disgusting- what more can one say, except-
I Can't wait to get out of Sonoma County. So much for sweet West County. Hey, let's Build Two Mega Hotels, not just one. if you think that's...

yeah well i guess this CEO found out pretty quickly, that spending time with family, just ain't gonna happen.
what a mess.
"A third party healthcare provider"- are you kidding me! whose gonna...

It's almost like no one could have seen it coming.

Point well taken Podfish – in that spirit the original post should not have had any further comments. It was in fact simply a notice about the upcoming public hearing and an appeal for folks to...

Thanks for pointing out confusion in my description. Let me clarify. In SLO, the box stores were placed in a long-developed zone next to the 101 reeway, not in the "boonies." They replaced the failed...

Rustie always gets to the details that are mostly overlooked by statements coming from impassioned community members who are fearful of losing what they love and cling to, from the past. This is a...

The only Ace coop members are other Ace store owners of which I believe there are none locally other than the one store in Sebastopol. To my understanding there are several other Ace stores...

Bravo and thank you Linda! While in all honesty I too would not be happy to see, nor would I encourage, big box/formula stores to be moving into any neighborhood, I wholeheartedly agree with your...

it's not 'the' solution but it's still worth doing. Your other points are the main ones, though. Turning us into Oxnard isn't any solution. The quote about the chains' formula being low prices is...

How about "limiting" the amount of non-organic vineyards, boutique wineries and wine tasting rooms in this town? How about addressing the housing issues--lack of affordable housing, exorbitant rents...

Rustie,

This response and others that you've made seem to show intelligent and rational thinking. Even those who don't agree on some levels, have to see the wisdom in your questions and requests....

Jonathan,

While I resent paying for Palm Drive with my property taxes, and I will never use the facility, I sincerely hope this current incarnation will succeed. If, after the appropriate amount...

I know from personal experience that inmates of San Quentin were regularly brought to Palm Drive Hospital for colonoscopies and various other procedures. My observation was that there were...

I don't think assumptions are being made. We are using the information given. I can only speak for myself here; I wasn't trying to jump down your throat. I was merely saying that sometimes we don't...

my gut says it will fail again. logic also has powerful warnings. what we lose is more money. swmc has its chance thanks to a democratic process, and the fundraising seems to be slowing short of the...