Jonathan,



Yes, you are missing something; the humor of it all!
The good guys against the bad guys has been around forever.

Barry and Jonathan,

Thanks for the info.
If what I read is true, SEIU is likely the largest contributor in this race BY FAR and away.
I like unions too but when they buy loyalty from politicians...

Marty, you present the "let's choose experience" argument simply and eloquently. I have heard it before, so let me try to answer this.

The reason that I, and many thousands of our neighbors,...

Lynda has spoken about how she was to reframe the stale debate between environment and business (1min 19 seconds):


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHr5jcA-ifA


When faced with a traditional...

Now that I reread your post, I guess the 'you, Hollie Hobbie Farmer' that you were referring to was Lynda, not me as in 'who were not born on 3rd and think they hits triples (looking at you, Hollie...

Mouse,

Thanks for the info though not the for the insults.

For the record: I was born in East LA in 1946 and my family moved to Petaluma in 1949 and lived in an army surplus tent for two years...

Ok, i did. Your description is bs. Mine? A year and one half, a few a month, political propaganda. Was norreen an effective member as our local representative in the california assembly and senate?...

I have found myself stirred up by all the "talk" about not only this Sonoma county election, but of course, the national picture. There is no end to the words people can use, and we are all...

It is important to remember that your opposition has positive intent.

The other side believes that they're supporting the best candidate. With so much acrimony in national politics, remembering...

I've never been aware of the SCT promoting the sort of agenda with the potential to produce an extreme tourism boom, but I've surely seen Regional Parks pursue such an agenda, although it appears...

Amid the well reasoned posts by many Evans supporters there is a liberal sprinkling of hate speech by an energetic minority epitomized by Lisa's frequent outbursts. Open, even contentious, dialogue...

These comments by Dan are certainly among the best on this thread. They are rational and persuasive--a good example of how to influence opinion, rather than merely attack a person.

I want to point out that the article referenced above was a guest opinion piece in the PD and was written by an SEIU member:

"(Earl Gwynne, a staff member with Service Employees International...

An interesting letter from this week's Sonoma West:

Empty chair


EDITOR: I attended a Fifth District candidate forum in Monte Rio and asked one of the first questions of Candidate Evans why she...

Dan,

Thanks for the response and well articulated argument. This is the kind of discussion that makes people like me, who are somewhat on the fence, think a little more and carefully consider...

would say
there is such a thing as Unhealthy / Healthy; Toxic / Vibrant; Greed / Generous; Insecure / Secure; Poor / Wealthy; Negative / Positive Etc, and All the Shades InBetween. Different...

Then there's the Noreen constituency that believes it's ok to desecrate Lynda's signage, as reported by Chris Smith this morning. Difficult attitude to reconcile. I don't mean I believe it to be...

Improving roads needs to be priority and also, Jr. Apartment suggestion, I think is brilliant by Lynda, sure, it likely was proposed previously, but if she is elected she is saying this is where she...

The above quote was in response to Lynda Hopkins proposal for Jr. second units that allow an existing home with unused bedrooms to be modified to be turned into a separate unit low/no county fees.
...

The above video is really worth watching! Lynda has got some fresh new ideas that seem really good to me, while Noreen is talking about 2 ideas each of which has problems:

Inclusionary Zoning has...

Striking contrast in approach on this issue.

Noreen seems disconnected from our 5th Dist. rural character when she espouses urban-centric solutions. It shows her heart and head remain in east...

You do twist words lisa. The groups lynda proposes are modeled after the river redevelopment board which was elected with a lively democratic process. So your surmises are nasty claws shredding the...

I just wish I was getting paid. Should anyone be interested, they can contact me here and we'll arrange a meeting. :thumbsup:

Actually, Lynda has made a point publicly to give out her cell phone currently and does respond personally to email.

Noreen has not promised this that i am aware of. Instead she has talked about themed town halls as the way to hear directly from citizens. The agenda would be fixed. Effen has been busy and careful...

This just in!!

Vesta Copestakes, editor of the "Sonoma County Gazette" has endorsed Lynda Hopkins for 5th district Supervisor. :thumbsup:

What did she vote no on? Was she in the assembly or senate? Noreen and her supporters don't share enough of her record. Yeah its all public record, so we could look it up, but if you want to make a...

Tom's posts are the grounded reality of waccobb. This guy has laid it down for the rosa aristocracy. Shit is the basis for fertility. Suppress it and you just show how out of touch you be.

Hi- I viewed this videos in full
I appreciated the tone of the candidates. Yes if only our national candidates
Could be so civil right.

Each candidate gave an intro of themselves,...

I don't think Tom's posts are out of place here, but some of them overstate his case and I think do not serve his cause or reflect well on him. For instance:



I do have a problem with his (and...

Healdsburg is considering an initiative, Measure R, to encourage more affordable house to be built. It looks pretty interesting to me, though I've only first become aware of it, thanks to Nancy's...

See #81 on this thread. Perhaps I was a bit harsh, sorry Richard.

I think who to vote for is simple, its about what the voter thinks is best. Evans i think of as a no growth candidate. Current policy trends and the challenges created she will carry forward.
...

YOU wouldn't characterize it as a hit piece because you are in her camp.
I'm kind of shocked, that as the moderator of this forum, you would take sides.

And you ain't seen nothin yet as Lynda's...

I feel pretty confident the Lynda's heart is in the right place and will stay there. The big money players had 2 prominent candidates to pick from. Just because many of them picked Lynda doesn't mean...

It was definitely a hit piece. Hyperbolic? Maybe, maybe not. I just don't see the developers taking over and the Russian River to be mined again with Lynda's blessing. I suppose I just had a gut...

This is not true.

You can see Lynda's professional background here, including founding and running an organic farm practicing community supported agriculture (CSA) , being a reporter SonomaWest,...

Hi JBox,

Thanks for the post...and, I've been thinking the same thing along the lines though of how KPFA Radio is stuck in it's own religion and can't see outside the box of it's purist creed of:...

I am struck by how we, as an electorate, are really tired of politics as usual, and how we wish we could change the dominant paradigm. The approval rating for Congress at the national level is at...

Ken,

To put my post in context, it was a response to Shepherd's post where he made note of Kathleen Schaffer moving out of town after she lost an election. My post was somewhat tongue in cheek but...

I want to echo what Dan says below about the Grange gathering. I also attended Lynda's Town Hall. I was impressed by how democratic, vibrant, diverse, and inclusive it was. Lynda's answers to...

I attended Lynda Hopkins' "Town Hall" at the Grange last Wednesday. I liked much of what I heard. (Lynda sounds progressive.)

Here's my take-away: Beginners should start at the beginning.

In...

Glad that you have piped up here at last, Barry.
IMHO, It's high time for ALL who engage in conversation here at Wacco do so under their actual names.
Everyone registered without that ought to be...

Typical stance for a Sacramento political hack, raid money earmarked for one thing and try to spend it on another. Interesting she would take her union backers money for this "investment". How does...

Connie is indeed Hugh's widow, and *rumor* has it that she got a job at Codding Enterprises specifically to meet him and marry him... you can fill in the rest of the story. She is about the same age...

Tom, you are joking right? Everyone knows that Connie is Hugh's widow as it says right in the column. Connie was never a developer and to complain about Coddingtown is laughable - built so many...

Touche Barry. And thanks for letting me know what "nom de plume" means. :thumbsup:
Unfortunately, modesty prevents me from providing a headshot, so I will bid you a fond adieu (goodbye).
Good luck...

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...

Here is why it matters. Lynda finally calls out the bullshit from Noreen's camp.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I1-Q6R8XT-Y

Yes, I was excoriated and censored for calling Scamperwillow a shill for Noreen. It's nice to see I was right all along.