It is extremely disingenuous of you to say that Noreen Evans, rather than Lynda Hopkins, has "taken the most political donations over the course of their political careers". Evans has been working...

Oh, pleez, spare us all any more of this “naive farm waif” drivel.

As chair of the Sonoma County Democratic Party, I met with Ms. Hopkins at TinyTown in Forestville on Jan. 15, 2016 at 10 am and...

Here is a passionate and eloquent letter sent to the PD editor from John Starkey, regarding his support for Noreen Evans in the upcoming Sonoma County Fifth District election:

The...

Noreen has a PROVEN voting record of support for environmental issues over many years in pubic service, and contributions be damned. Hopkins has a pleasing demeanor and promises only. THAT is the...

Barry, you know better than this. In past campaigns Noreen was running for statewide office, in races against Republicans, when she was the standard bearer for the Democratic party. Candidates in...

Whoa, Barry! This has everything to do with fundraising. Particularly from big wine. I have personally spoken with pro-GMO winemakers who have donated significantly to the Hopkins cause. Hopkins...

Barry! This is a different race. Local developers (and nonlocal winery owners) are pouring money into a local race where they want to extract local resources. The state legislature is a totally...

Here's an interesting piece from today's PD on two major Hopkins supporters:

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/6225339-181/santa-rosa-garbage-firm-facing

"To date, the county has fined Ratto...

Barry has stated several times, along with others, that the mudslinging started with Noreen or her supporters attacking Lynda first. Could someone supply the context for this, please? It seems to me...

Then there is the devoid of real facts mailers coming directly from her campaign. My favorite is the one that says in big letters "A History of Protecting the Coast" What history?? I know of no...

"A couple thousand feet" or as we call it, about a half mile.

I guess when you get the gift of of a large parcel of Sonoma County real estate, what are a "couple thousand feet" give or take,...

The devoid of real facts mailers that Lynda's super pac is sending out is turning off many folks. Lynda keeps saying that she is running a positive campaign and has no control over her prime backers?...

from The Press Democrat, 10/24:

Follow the money
EDITOR: Contributions in the 5th Supervisorial District will exceed previous ...

I've been really turned-off by the size, sheer quantity and tone of Hopkins-supporting mailers and signs, not to mention the hype.
As a voter who voted here during the '70's & '80's to limit the...

Nice. Thank you, Scamperwillow, for this fact-checking site. I found this especially interesting:

"Noreen was a strong opponent of the Preservation Ranch development proposal, which would have...

from The Press Democrat, 10/23:

Evans: The real thing

EDITOR: As I was driving around the west county, I noticed that most of the Lynda Hopkins campaign signs have added bright yellow signs...

Please provide the public, Jonathan, with who makes up your "Progressive" group. I know at one time previously you did list the names only, with no background or level of expertise. I, for one, was...

Ken Sund brings up a very important consideration. When I first met Lynda Hopkins, she was a reporter for the Sonoma West Times/Hbg Gazette group, and since becoming a candidate she has told me face...

I think the problem here is that you have an unreasonable expectation of the kind of answer a candidate can honestly give. In fact I would say that if a candidate was willing to give you the kind of...

I liked the forum put on by the league of women. They had an handout suggesting we look at who the behind the scenes financiers of the candidates were. Not just who they list. I was surprised that...

thank you for this thoughtful post.
we have to end these divisive & ugly posts on wacco. between the hospital, w. those "feeling the bern", & this supervisor race, we have gone off the rails.
we...

Dear Neighbor Richard,
For me, it depends on the tone and intention. It was not my intention "to bash Noreen supporters." It is one thing to raise questions about who did the 1% tagging, which is...

To get back to Barry's question regarding undecided voters impressions of the forum videos, I watched most of them and have heard the candidates speak on other occasions. While I am not totally...

Refugee

They have no need of our help
So do not tell me
These haggard faces could belong to you or me
Should life have dealt a different hand
We need to see them for who they really are...

I agree with a lot of the concern about Sonoma County (and most of coastal California) becoming increasing expensive. Increasing property values, rents and gentrification are subjects I've been...

You are wrong. Noreen Evans was one of a very few in the legislature who OPPOSED the Graton Casino. I know this because I SUPPORTED it and lobbied her as did many of her labor supporters. She...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2016-09-19_21-44-12.pngCurrently, the Joe Rodota Trail is closed for maintenance just east of Sebastopol. As a result, many cyclist are using Highway...

I have to agree with Dan here and also Rue Furch whom I admire greatly for selflessly working for better government for decades,( alot of that work without pay) with her thoughtful endorsement of...

in sebastopol, and all around the country, WF (AKA Whole Paycheck) earns BILLION$ IN SALES OF GMOS under the guise of being a healthy, organic store... BS!
...

The Real Work

It may be that when we no longer know what to do
we have come to our real work,

and that when we no longer know which way to go
we have come to our real journey.

The mind...

I find this anti union invective very disturbing. Certainly there have been serious abuses perpetrated by unions, usually when the upper management lost touch with their membership and became another...

I am not against business interests unless they are trying to put their private profits and thirst for money ahead of the beauty of our environment and the public commons. I am against them having...

No wonder business interests want to work with hopkins.

Business interests don't pick who they want to work with based on who sounds the 'most open'. They pick and give money based on who they...

Well worth a watch on this Memorial Day Weekend:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWjgrYrvp1g

Linda Hopkins has come under fire because much of her funding comes from interests that seem to be at odds with her professed values. I watched the video of the Sebastopol forum, and in particular...

I have no idea what caused Detroit's demise, but to point to unions as the cause and basing your stance on a few quotes from Forbes and USA Today is just shoddy research. Here's a few quotes that I...

I think this answers your question Barry. I saw these going around on Facebook and figured it was pretty telling of who's backing who. I also really appreciate that Noreen seems PROUD of her...

I sure appreciated what Lois Pearlman wrote in the PD (4-3016.) about the Hopkins campaign.
But Wow. This "What do you think about Hopkins?" has turned into what do you think about her running...

I’m really getting sick and tired of Lynda Hopkins accusing people of running a “dirty campaign” and accusing people, like myself, of spreading “rumors” about her.

What really is a “clean...

Zeno, I must correct some of your assumptions. Largest of them is that Noreen did NOT come back with some sort of "war chest". She actually came home with some debt. She immediately resumed her law...

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Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dan, for taking this step.

I have been regretting my participation in this thread, so I want to explain why. I have not always had good relations with the police,...

I agree totally with Gypsey. I have found Seb. Police Chief Jeff Weaver to be very responsive to the community that he serves and protects. He is a good listener and acts appropriately. This is why...

I ran this by Chief Weaver and he replied:


Folks who have concerns about the conduct of a Sebastopol Police Officer, whether related to their driving or otherwise, are encouraged to call or...

Wild Common Prayer


I dreamt you were whole again, radiant, calm: your hair still golden but
tinged with red — a halo of rosy, burnished light — and your hands
untrembling in your lap. I was...

Here's an article from the Washington Post about how Americans are drinking themselves to death.
...

Lead

Here is a story
to break your heart.
Are you willing?
This winter
the loons came to our harbor
and died, one by one,
of nothing we could see.
A friend told me

My appreciation to Jim for entering this theological discussion and providing important historical details. It reminds me of my ordination, 1967, where I agreed not to smoke or drink alcohol. I have...

This is a response to Tommy's and then Shepherd's comment on Tommy's post. It is true that Jesus drank wine. And he turned water into wine. No argument there.

This issue has come up in...

Thanks, Shepherd, for posting this. A few times I have posted here at Wacco my belief that we need to look at our own complicity in alcohol consumption as this is the driver for winery expansion in...