A really interesting conversation is taking shape on Townsy Cafe about what will be allowed on the discussion boards and what won't be. Please add your comments ... they are important to me and I am...

What are you talking about? Barry is not censoring anything. Moving is not censoring. This discussion (or "thread") is about COVID-19 case statistics in Sonoma County and nothing else. It is not...

Mayacaman, a long time ago I was fortunate to work with severely developmentally delayed folks institutionalized at a state hospital- I began to learn that there are many different forms of...

Your post, as pretty much all your others- both makes no sense and is not based on anything resembling facts.

Let's start with the Sheriffs budget. Like all county budgets- it is set for a fiscal...

Here you go-

From the California Peace Officers' Association:

The Health & Safety Code authorizes health officers to take necessary steps to prevent the spread of...

This from Wikipedia about one of the 20th Century's most influential thinkers, Ivan Illich:

In his Medical Nemesis, first published in 1975, also known as Limits to Medicine, Illich subjected...

I find quoting & referencing a website that promotes antisemitism and Holocaust denial deeply offensive. Aside from that, this belongs in the conspiracy category.

Better senility than imbecility!

Old Granddad

Over 43,000 US millionaires will get ‘stimulus’ averaging $1.6 million each

By Lee Brown
April 16, 2020


At least 43,000 American millionaires who are too rich to get coronavirus stimulus...

Because of Biden's stutter he will shift to a different word or phrase pre stutter which can appear as a logical incongruity.

Once you venture out and get some groceries, here are some good tips for how to ensure they enter your home virus-free:



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjDuwc9KBps

Coronavirus outbreak: Canadian WHO doctor returns from China with critical COVID-19 lessons


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUI6DIswmFk

Dr. Bruce Aylward, the Canadian head of the World...

As the creator of this thread...I would much appreciate if we stay with my intended topic, which is how we can act responsibly to the Coronavirus. That means helpful information that is calmly and in...

Has it occurred to you that this encampment is within the City of Santa Rosa?

While constituents in this area have Lynda as their Supervisor, she does not make policy for the city fathers who...

Thank YOU so much for posting this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=35&v=QzFZe7E6U24&feature=emb_logo

We are starting a campaign to ban Roundup in the wine country - we have the...

I wish there was a thumbs down button that had teeth because this post would get it.

Seriously? Lynda is probably the smartest, hardest working supervisor. She may not be perfect but let's be realistic....nobody knows how to solve the homeless problem and the housing problem and the...

Mr. Kiehl,

Is your dislike of the trail folks because you have real estate affected the encampment?

Supervisor Hopkins is working to remove the encampment from the trail and she will do it when...

The previous poster expressed a common frustration: communities focusing on nearly trivial sources of green house gases while ignoring the biggest contributors.

In fact, since something like...

Just bloody brilliant....

Let's see...natural gas. Berkeley is currently being sued by chefs because...let's face it- there are simply many ways you can't cook without fire. And, let's be honest-...

The editorial “Love it or leave it” by Sonoma West Publisher Rollie Atkinson in your July 25 issue is one of the best editorials that I have ever read in my over 70 years. I have also been publishing...

The editorial “Love it or Leave it” by Sonoma West publisher Rollie Atkinson in the 7/25 issue of the weekly, is one of the best editorials that I have ever read in my over 70 years. I have also been...

"There is a high percentage of homeless that choose to live this way because they are addicts. They cannot go into the shelters, because they cannot actively use there. There is enough beds in this...

This is, of course, a monopoly and not free market, and monopolistic utilities need to be regulated. The fees should represent the costs, plus a reasonable profit if the company runs it services...

My point is old refrigerators are getting dumped on the roadside and chopped up in back yards because of the high dumping fees. This is not in the public good. It is not as much a problem here in...

I've been out driving the backroads doing some photography. It seems every once beautiful back road has dumped couches, refrigerators,, and mattresses littering the shoulders. All these items have...

Chef JayTay,
Since your reply states that I can move to WV, am paranoid, can 'deal with it', pointing to what American Cancer Society & other sources state, it appears to me to be quite inflammatory...

I wonder if the planning commission that voted this in SERIOUSLY looked at the impact these lanes would have on traffic back up that was a problem already in downtown Sebastopol. It appears so...

You want to protest the Gaza killings? What about protesting the demonstrators throwing rocks with slings knowing that if they work hard enough, the only way to deal with them is with guns? Keep up...

42877Since we live in one of the Bluest parts of the country, the way to make a difference (besides just complaining) is to work to flip a Red district Blue!

Sister District does great work to...

A massive response may need to occur when and if the oligarchy actually proceeds with drilling for oil off our coast.

Here's a link to a story (with 63 photos) on how Californians did that in the...

Ideas are just ideas, without the power to implement them. Many ideas I've seen expressed here are intelligent, compassionate, affordable, and possible, but those in power have a different...

Thanks for keeping this topic open;

I just want to add a not so small perspective to the larger issue

I have seen (on a day I was taking a huge sack of survival equipment to the homeless in...

I imagine that the prisoners are volunteering to get out of confinement and do something else out of prison. I think it's a good thing to help out when it's needed. We pay taxes for those prisoners...

The caste-ing couch? :-)

But, yes, I agree that "justice" is for the wealthy and powerful more often than not. The Rule of Law got thrown out the window a long time ago.

Shepherd, I spoke recently with a small, "boutique" grower who said many long-time small growers are reluctant to apply for permits because they are simply prohibitively expensive and over-regulated...

I attended the Summer of Love exhibit at the de Young Museum. I was a participant in the summer of love and I knew Roland Jacopetti and his then wife Alexandra well. I was present at many of the...

Trump Says The Eclipse Is Nothing More Than A Hoax

https://www.WaccoBB.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2017-08-20_12-29-58.png"Dear God, if you want us to impeach Trump, give us a sign, like blot...

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This is THE sad TRUTH of a World that is RULED by corporate GREED & they poison EVERYTHING with their selfish insanity of putting PROFITS before ALL Life ...so very very FOUL & PERVERSE..:hello:

Charlotte Williams of Wine & Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org) just sent out the following information. I plan to go to the July 21 presentation in Sebastopol. Please join us at one or more of...

1) he was running an experiment; peer review comes AFTER.

2) economy collapse when people find the cause of their illness? Really?? Have you noticed that a lot of people are suffering from a...

As Robert Swan said: "The biggest threat to our planet is that someone else will save it".

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Critical Wild Coho Salmon Watershed
Threatened By Aggressive Logging Plan
...

There are pros & cons on the idea of part time jobs at a shelter. While it might lessen the boredom of the homeless, homeless shelters are not popular in neighborhoods, because they bring down the...

Although I've never actively "looked" for a relationship, I've been involved in many, over my lifetime. We've made a connection through a shared hobby, or work, at a house warming, a garage sale, a...

ChefJayTay,
The economics of recycling & trash collection are complex. They are subject to the limitations & problems of having a private company (w a contract w local govt) remove them, monitored...

This report is a hefty read yet incredibly informative to the breadth Amazon has taken in various areas of commerce.

It also serves as a reminder to feel grateful for being able to shop local and...

Here's are the 12 questions that both candidates address:

1: What are the three top reasons why citizens should vote for you to be our next Supervisor?

2: Do you support a zoning and code...

"Dick", if you are going to continue to make such aggressive posts, you are going to need to supply your real name and a headshot and take responsibility for your comments. You've listed "Dick...

As Trump calls Hillary a "bigot", so Evans and her proxies react hysterically to Lynda Hopkins looking them in the eye and calling out their "bullshit". She's "profane", they declare. Yes, she...

Because our parents never helped us out when we were in our early 20's right?
I'm so fed up with this faux-puritan work ethic--take responsibility BS. It's the sort of selfish materialism that one...