Regardless of the virtues of Medicare For All, speaking just politically (as in winning elections) I think Medicare For All (MFA) is a losing proposal.

Even with the Democratic party it does not...

Let me take a wild guess... this information came from a web site that sells you all these materials. Duh.

And this Gerard Hyland bio is BS. Nobel nominations are done by invitation in secret and...

When this project was first proposed Sebastopol Water Information Group (SWiG), went to the city meeting and told and showed with maps that Zimpher Creek had been buried underneath the Barlow. While...

The conversation on the homeless & Courthouse Square is complex, and difficult, with no easy answers. I notice at the Starbucks on 4th St, the tables and chairs that used to be outside, have been...

how quickly facts are forgotten: yes, a larger square without a street cutting it in half is better, but the square is diminished in significant ways -
actually LESS public space, LOSS of several...

As I recall, there was a huge protest to this, and it didn't change a thing. They sweep us aside as if we're just fallen leaves on the street. Not feeling encouraged to protest when it feels so...

If you didn't already know it's all about PROFIT.... See article in North Bay Business Journal

Also... how much can you *really* care about your vineyard workers when you flippantly suggest we...

Early results from Sonoma County are VERY GOOD!

First, congratulations to Neysa and Michael for the late results, which indicate they hold substantial leads and will be Sebastopol's next City...

In Tom's posting, he says that the Commission approves or disapproves wineries. However, there is rarely a disapproval. Tom said that in many smaller wineries, "...use less water per year than a...

Who knows who really supports Lynda Hopkins, because it looks like she lies about her endorsements. This just in, Lynda Hopkins refuses to take down Paula Downing as an endorser when asked by Paula....

Russian Riverkeepers cannot endorse a candidate but I do know that no one in the office is voting Hopkins. I find this thread on the river very disingenuous. Noreen has held panels on lowflow and...

I’ve lived here for only a few years and this election for 5th District Supervisor has been a real eye-opener for me. I’ve gotten to know many local people, a long list of community leaders and...

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...

I took your advice and skipped to 5, since this seems to be your favorite. I found a letter to the editor that contained no references, and completely misrepresents Noreen's proposal to use some...

I disagree. As a professional journalist who has taught journalism to college students, it is not unusual for editors, or in the case of social media, moderators, to express their personal political...

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...

Yes, this is such an important point that it justifies following up on it.

There seems to be vast sources of money to defeat Evans beyond what is expected in one county race. This points to two...

Well, I had to reply to this but please don't think this an attack on Tom Lynch, the person but instead a critique of Tom Lynch, the Planning Commissioner.

He is one of the majority who time...

Correction: Lynda's funding is now apparently over half a million, much of it from Big Wine.

As an organic food farmer for the last 24 years, my biggest fear is that we are losing our county to...

No one has ever found Lynda to be the problem. She's an average smart woman, with very little job experience from San Diego who brags about going to Stanford a bit much but other than that seems...

Hey, you could just watch baseball like a regular person right now and save some words for later.

Noreen is the better qualified candidate. I voted for her already. So according to my random and...

I don't know who that person is pretending to be a monkey but as many others who attack Noreen's legitimacy, they are posting to sow disinformation. Hopkins does have signs on vineyard properties,...

Jenner and elsewhere on the coast are full of signs for Evans. They include diverse, home-make signs, rather than the only one expensive corporation-made sign which the nearly half a million dollars...

In fact I answered your question at some length, which you even gave me gratitude for. Perhaps I was too verbose, so here is a shorter answer, leaving out the false equivalency part.

Yes, it is...

Yesterday I received yet another silly and deceptive mailing from the Hopkins PAC stating that Lynda “has lived in the West County” for 10 years while Noreen Evans just moved to Sebastopol in 2015. ...

from The Press Democrat, 10/30
Letters to the editor:

For Evans, Yamada
EDITOR: Currently serving my third four-year term as Petaluma mayor, I have worked closely with Noreen Evans as well as...

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...

For those who were not here some 24 years ago, when I moved here, the author of this letter, Ann Magnie, was a former Sebastopol City Council member and mayor, who worked hard for Sebastopol and the...

from The Press Democrat, 10/29:

EDITOR: Congratulations in advance to Noreen Evans and her supporters for the exemplary way in which they have conducted themselves during the 5th District...

At the risk of climbing into the middle of a personal battle, I would like to offer the following:

Both Lynda and Noreen are imperfect beings like all of the rest of us and while each will bring...

"in bed with Monsanto" is a bit of hyperbole. It was a $1500 contribution years ago - they support research into MS which many in her family are afflicted with. In this campaign, Noreen has...

It may very well be that Lynda Hopkins, in her heart of hearts, would like nothing more than to "protect our coast" as it states on one of those little yellow add-ons to her signs. But the big money...

I take issue with the blanket statement "only old people and luddites", because I think they have a better voting history than your target population, tecchies. And this voter hates garbage ads in...

Well, it's understandable in a presidential campaign. What I object to is the unprecedented amount of money going into a county supervisor's campaign -- $163,000 raised by just 9 Hopkins' supporters...

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...

Thank you, Marty. I agree.

Lynda is very bright. She certainly is passionate. She has new ideas.

Someday, Lynda may prove to be a wonderful public servant. But for now, Lynda needs to begin...

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...

Hey, come on, I'm Mr. "Fair & Balanced"! :wink:

Actually, thanks for the catch, Eileen. I had intended to post the article in its entirety since it is rather important and speaks to our current...

So many people tell me that this thread disgusts them, because of the unnecessary attacks by members of both sides. They cause damage to Wacco's credibility, which then loses readers. I wish that the...

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Ridiculous. No lines changed. Lynda moved from her farm in the fourth district into her house in the fifth district about a year ago.

It's still pretty bad.

And please let Erik the K and Lynda know that the recent negative campaign against Noreen has moved me from supporting Lynda to undecided. Sad.

i want to express, as in "finally", that i wish to dial back the rhetoric. First, off let me say, i am not a HE Barry, i am a she, as in Marni. I also don't believe, Barry, anyone "has it coming"....

There are posts here that claim more extreme river gravel mining will improve the river, that celebrate a candidate's ignorance and lack of experience, and frame her thin skin and shrill temperament...

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Challenge accepted. Erik Koenigshofer's PAC has reportedly raised $105,000, and so far spent $85,000 on Lynda Hopkins' behalf. You can see the details on Noreen Evans' Facebook page. And...

Lynda's campaign has huge bucks to send all these mailers out and hire national poller's like Rand Corporation who have called my home twice now. First time was for rating our concern over the coast...

Again its interesting that Barry, Johnathan and Dan are afraid of unions (which are simply working people in collective action) standing together and aggregating their individual interests as...

I agree that Lynda Hopkins currently lacks the temperament that is needed for a Supervisor, the County's highest elected office. I do hope that she can develop a less shrill response to criticism as...