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The waters still run! The trees will be reborn! As I join many, many friends in Northern California and around the world in feeling deep sadness over the burning of the structures of this...

How wonderful to wake up to light rain today, ... hopefully it will help just a bit ...

Two things ...

I found this video on-line and I want to post it to make a point ... it's a video of...

Here are several updates:

1) Valley Fire we will be holding a donation drive on Monday 9/14 at the Barlow Community Market. More info here.

2) The Sonoma Gazette has a good page of "Lake...

I believe the fire crossed the Sonoma County line this morning and parts of Healdsburg are on notice for possible evacuation. That's close people! Whew! Scary. Here's the link to stay informed:...

Shock is the right word. News reports I'm reading say that Harbin is either mostly or totally destroyed. It was right in the path of the fire. Harbin was a precious and irreplaceable resource in our...

Redwood Credit Union is now accepting monetary donations to aid the relief efforts and assist individuals and families whose lives have been disrupted by the fires in Lake County.
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Andy's Produce is accepting donations for Valley Fire victims. Clothing, linens, food items, blankets, towels, etc. PD is also very helpful for updates. I phoned Whole Foods, Safeway, Fiesta and...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2015-09-13_17-26-37.pngI'm in shock as I read that Harbin has been "destroyed", along with many surrounding communities that was home to many dear...

FWIW, Gilbert Flores gets shot between 57 & 58 seconds into the video.

One way to stop this destructive trend would be to protect whistle blowing cops ... I'm seeing story after story of good cops facing ruin because they are reporting abuse in their precincts ... this...

I come from a law enforcement family with one cop and three soldiers in it ... these were good guys who honestly wanted to keep our world safe and they were putting their own lives on the line to...

'any' is a strong word. There are plenty of positive stories - this echoes the common complaint that newspapers never print anything nice. They do, actually, but bad news is more likely to be, uh,...

How wonderful that you've never had a negative experience with law enforcement. It's possible that most people haven't either. But you must be aware of the increased police abuse of innocent...

Has a complaint about this situation been raised with the chief of police and higher officials?

The Rohnert Park police department is fraught with problems, starting with the fact that it is not an actual police department, it is a combined police and fire "public safety" department. It is one...

More trouble in Rohnert Park:

Rohnert Park Cops Raid Home of Man who Criticized Them on FB Over Co-Worker’s Viral Video Incident

Rohnert Park police have managed to find themselves in the...

what do you think about cops on duty having body cams? i guess that this is why the officer was irritated by being recorded. there are no law enforcement agencies in sonoma county which equip...

How much do you want to bet the family with 100 properties has owned them since before June 6 1978 the date proposition 13 was passed and pays 60% less in property taxes than the young couple who...

Rossmen,

These numbers are greatly exaggerated but it is true that more river corridor parcels are owned by people who live outside of the area and either rent their property or use it for...

Hey Rustie,

Can't believe everything you read in the paper (or even on WACCO!)

Actually, the article was correct at the time, we were hoping for the district to be able to make these funds...

And the object of this thread is to discuss the re-opening of the hospital and the various considerations, which Rustie's questions and Dan's answers have been helpful to explore.

Let's leave the...

>>>my gut says it will fail again.<<<

I'd have that checked. You're probably okay, but you never know.
-Conrad

Jonathan - thanks so much for your careful and thorough reply to Rustie's vendetta to discredit Dan, Joan and the new hospital that's a-birthing at this very moment in Sebastopol. You put together...

I appreciate Dan taking the time to provide a point by point response, and for his and Joan's generosity in sacrificing so much time and money to restore an emergency room for ALL of us in West...

Rustie,

Rusty, I think you made clear that you wished Jim Horn got elected and the hospital stayed closed. You are certainly welcome to this opinion but at this point, it is not terribly relevant....

Save our local organic composting facility!



​We are halfway to our goal of 5000 signatures. ​Not only would our County lose a valuable resource, but hundreds of tons of yard debris will need...

Yeah and what happened to the Patric Amiot sculpture that used to sit on that corner by the amazing tree?
I suggest that sculptures and fun paintings all around is our nature,more that "oh wow a...

Wow. So THAT's what happened to the beautiful mural? That really sucks.
Well - once California legalizes recreational pot (and it will...) some of those empty, unrented warehouses would make some...

YAY finally someone remembered the GUYAKI Mural! It WAS beautiful , and I was appalled when I heard Barlow required it to be removed so they could set a new "post industrial tone" for Sebastopol. YUK...

The (site-specific) thing about this particular Dairyman location (called Sebastopol) is its unique “Ecosystem” location. This micro-region is the “outer Western edge” of the Valley floor. (A...

i think perhaps you have divined the meaning of barlow. and the fish, brilliant! are we not just fodder for corporate feeding? wither or not, we are eager to (be) consume/d...

For the signage to be truly appropriate and organic with the architecture of the Barlow, I would suggest that it consist of huge block letters, the full length of the tin walls, saying SARDINES.
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The Barlow sign came before the DRB this past Wednesday. Three alternative sizes and locations for the large logo were proposed for consideration. After considerable discussion, the Board denied the...

I have designed and built many Commercial Projects in my career. Prior to the Design Stage, I ask many questions of my customers of their needs and desires for each development. I apologize to Mr....

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Ted, thanks for this thoughtful and articulate post. When I think of delightful visual art in conjunction with Sebastopol, I think of the Coyote mural on the blank side of...

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When I was about 10 yrs. old, my dad said he was taking us to church...

I think the current design for the Barlow signage (the design - as in the font and the B, not the size and placement) is in keeping with the general design aesthetic of the Barlow development. I...

Part of the problem with small mock ups on paper is that when you're close to something it's usually more legible. The best part of the BARLOW mock up is that it's sized to scale, so we can really...

The problem with graffiti art is that it's not that legible. I always thought that about "Hardcore". When designing signage, it doesn't seem wise to sacrifice legibility for creativity. It is...

Still seems way overly large to me. Compare to Guayaki sign.

Joy

Correction: the last email is confusing and the link at the bottom is incorrect. Following is a correction:

I did a google search, and discovered the following links that document that the Wagner...

Nancy, I agree with those thoughts absolutely. But I'm not clear what flows from that. I've only been here 15 years, but my impression is that industry & variety of employment wasn't chased out by...

What a clever idea, about limiting size to previous sign size! It seems there should be a limit to how many signs Barlow can have altogether... otherwise, we may come to be known as "Barlowtown"...

There's the new mural in downtown, there's the street paintings, I think that a mural would be much better and able to express much more about the Barlow than just a giant logo.

One way to convert a sow's ear to a silk purse is through the use of tompe l'oeil (fool the eye) imagery.
Images below are just sample illustrations NOT proposed images.
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Another...

Speaking of the moon, and the stars and the planets too...
I like a dark night sky. It is one of the special qualities of our "countryside" and though it may not be among the top five things that...

agreed. the original barlow signs were plenty big. these are way out of scale. unless maybe as we age we need magnified signage.

thank-you for opening this issue up for discussion with the community. Here are my thoughts.

1. The Guayaki building needs some enhancement visually as it is not an attractive structure in my...

To my eyes the design samples posted make the buildings look like railroad cars or shipping containers; hardly inviting. But there is no reason that a beautiful welcoming, museum quality graphic or...

To continue on my previous post.
The Feed Store signs are an iconic part of honoring Frizelle Enos. The business has been a part of Sebastopol for over 80 years.
The Barlow is a new development....