Waccoville:

I just want everyone to know that there's special permit dispensation for a trailer or cottage which houses a caregiver for a client on the same property.
Contact me for the...

I found this article from 2015 in USA Today about this:

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Should fliers worry about pesticide spraying on planes?

43382I confess that CVS is not as bad as feared, thanks to our city council's design changes (thank's in particular to Councilmember John Eder in particular). I still resent CVS's strong-armed and...

Hi Wacco friends- I just received the following message from my friend who is living in the Fema trailers for fire survivors behind the fairgrounds- (there are small Fema trailers parked behind the...

Tashi Dargyal has completed the glorious ceremonial thangka - 5+ years in the making.
It will tour parts of the world before arriving at its mountain monastery home.
Your opportunity to see it here...

How CVS Conned Sebastopol
by John Eder, former Sebastopol City Council Member
Part 4 of 5

(See Part 1 here)
(See Part 2 here)
(See Part 3 here)

The Settlement

Thank's for posting the links. I'm not involved at all,being neither producer nor consumer, but I hope that this is a first step in a "not too long" road to legalization of all mind altering...

I have reported the following dangerous traffic conditions around the new CVS store to Caltrans and Sebastopol City officials:

1) Despite a "Trucks No Right Turn" sign on NB 116 prior to...

Thanks to the 15 people who expressed gratitude for the local flood photos by my daughter!
She's got some real nice reflection ones from today:

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Here are some photos from WaccoBB's crack flood photographer (my daughter, Manna Chertov :hifive:)

Wed Jan 11, 2017


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jbox,

I will let Jonathan answer for himself but here is the (long) answer to the question you asked me:

Joan and my support was never tied to the use of HarmoniMD as the hospital information...

If you don't mind, I will answer this question.

Joan and I are 69 and 70 and can't take it with us to the grave so we believe we have made a good investment in our community whether the hospital...

A Personal Thank You

We often talk about the hospital in an impersonal way but for the people whose lives are saved or who receive care, it is the most personal of experiences. Having recently...

This book review is from The Economist and worth sharing, I think.

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I would have to disagree. Being a Buddhist for the last 30 years, I have sought balance in all aspects of my life, including running for office. All of my contributions have been spontaneous acts...

The number one reason we lack affordable housing in Sonoma County, are the policies of Sonoma County and many of the cities. We make houses less affordable with punative affordable housing fees, and...

<section class="main-image-box">https://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/5068787-181/close-to-home-wine-industry ~ BRYAN COOPER</section>
I run a wine and dine club with more than 2,000 Sonoma County...

The following letter in support of the Dairyman Winery and event center appears in today's PD. Comments can be sent to the following link:
...

From a journalistic point-of-view, note the difference in the pro-wine industry PD's article, which has substantial quotes from the Dairyman attorney, painting Wagner as a victim, and the Dec. 16...

Thanks for this balanced and fair response. Regarding the post comparing wine to cocaine, let's remember that cocaine, meth and heroin are addictive in themselves. Comparatively, addictions to...

Although I am concerned about the expansion of the wine industry, this logic seems oversimplified and extreme. Over consumption of almost anything - not just wine - can ruin lives. Wine is an...

From the Sonoma Independent read the full story here

Just one week after the October 30 ribbon cutting ceremony in which the Sonoma West Medical Center made history by becoming the first community...

from today's Press Democrat:

by Paul Payne:

The former Palm Drive Hospital in Sebastopol will open to patients Friday after a months long delay, the facility’s operators...

A post from my FB feed:

THIS IS FROM A DEAR FRIEND WHO DOES NOT WANT HER NAME MENTIONED:

My friend and I filled up a suburban and a large pickup truck with donations for people at the tent...

Lost & Found Pet Resources, Valley Fire 9/15
Found Horses - https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MAoZegpZ6bElS1wED5zqaA_wvg2oVNpSFfylNnKk6DY/edit?pli=1
Friends of Ukiah Animal Shelter...

Following are what appear to be all the letters to the editor in today's Bohemian. They are in response to Will Parrish's front-page article “Fish Out of Water: Russian River Wineries Imperil Salmon...

Welcome to the 21st century again, all y'all Waccoites!

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For iOS: Sonoma County Report It...

An overflow crowd spilled into the lobby at California State Senator Mike McGuire’s August 13 promised Town Hall. Many were alarmed by an article at the top of the front-page of the prior day’s...

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Sebastopol man invests heart, fortune in reviving hospital for western Sonoma County

August 15, 2015, 11:29PM
BY MARTIN ESPINOZA...

Here is a link to the article in today's Press Democrat about State Senator Mike McGuire's Town Hall meeting scheduled for this evening. Please consider attending. It will be at 575 Administration...

Beach showers across Northern California and throughout the state were closed last week for the first time in history, using the drought as an excuse. A just published expose in the Sonoma...

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July 18

by Martin Espinoza

Former Palm Drive Hospital poised to reopen as Sonoma West Medical Center...

Rustie,

Answers below:


We were informed that the state does not allow an opening date to be announced until they have done a survey and approved the hospital license for opening. This makes...

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...

I received the following link from Bryan Cooper, who is a wine industry insider at the Sonoma Wine Shop, which has 4,500+ members.

He is one of the increasing number of people within the...

My letter to the Press Democrat (June 6) and Sonoma West Times and News:

I've been reading about the folks who don't want to pay a parcel tax to support Palm Drive Hospital (now Sonoma West...

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...

Apologies to poets everywhere...

A Salute to the Impossible.

It would be easy to call it impossible.
The pundits say so and the politicians hope it.
(The former hate the tax and the latter...

I appreciate that you keep the dialogue going, I am affected by the tone more than the questions. Also, I just want to provide a different perspective in this thread...
Peace out,
Diana

Thanks for the link, Dan. I think its very helpful for many of us who are interested and concerned but may not have the time to go to all the community and board meetings (busy being movie stars and...

I have been reading the latest critiques with a heavy sigh, as few people get to see what is happening at the hospital to insure that it will open with a different model for success. Everyone there...

Nancy,

The business plan with financial projections is here:

https://sonomawesthealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Our-Mission-1-20-15-with-edits_04_09_2015.pdf

Having two left feet, I...

Shandi,

In the past, Palm Drive had a contract with San Quentin for certain diagnostic procedures. This contract lapsed well before the hospital closed and SWMC does not anticipate providing care...

My brother Dan and his wife Joan elitist and building a hospital for their elite friends?

I've know Dan since the day I was born 62 years ago and Joan close to 40. Elitist they are not. Our...

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....

Hi Rusty: you make a lot of good points - but - I also want to suggest LARGER FONT if not a darker ink. It is hard to read, truly; perhaps put out the same letter in a more legible way? Still -...

Rustie,

Some answers (as best I can) to your questions:

Will all services available at the medical center, hospital services as well as the “specialty institutes”, be accepting Medi-cal &/or...

Wine Empire replaces Redwood Empire

By Shepherd Bliss
WaccoBB.net

Sonoma County has been known as part of the natural Redwood Empire. Wine industry lobbyists re-branded it as the commercial...

Here's a starting list:

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Always good to think long and hard about what you need, odds are that the cheapest will be adequate unless you...

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... after much controversy... is now for sale for $5.2 mil. ...