These questions are regarding new guidelines currently being drafted jointly by the Sonoma County Health Department and Animal Control for Unincorporated Sonoma County to more clearly define and...

So I guess that means pretty much everyone in Sebastopol is privileged, so why don't we see more of them at meetings?

Listen here, buddy! You need to back up and sit down!! I, one of the "negative naysayers" spent this very afternoon with one of the founders of the Trailmakers, in person, at a park, at her request,...

Meddling is not innocent. Ever see the "Goonies?" Or how about the new movie "Earth to Echo?" The premise of these films are based on developers coming in and destroying peoples homes to put in...

I did talk to the tractor shop owner. I called him immediately upon learning about the workshop. I asked, "Are you looking to go out of business, or be relocated?" He gave an adamant, "No!" I also...

funny, I kinda like junkyards - gives us the rural, hillbilly look. I find too much flavor of a suburban paradise makes an area uninviting; signs of people's activities are interesting. I actually...

Lemme get this straight...the storing of old tractors and parts is an eyesore, but artsy-fartsy junk in the same place is OK. whatever.

How 'bout the Tractor guy just puts up a sign saying...

Anyone ask the Tractor guy how he feels? Maybe he would like to keep selling tractors.

Sebastopol doesn't have a terrible parking problem. The problem is that people are unwilling to walk a few blocks. The parking lots at the Vets/Art center always has some space. Please don't advocate...

please bring your donations during business hours only ... if you leave the donations around the back after the store is closed then they will most likely be stolen ... I witnessed this happening a...

Well, yeah. But what Carrillo is modeling now is how to be publicly humiliated WITHOUT acquiring any humility in the process. He has a long road ahead of him and many people want him to do it out...

An attorney once told me that since violence against women brings up a woman's vulnerability and fear, they are more likely to see the woman as having a cause in her own victimization, which makes...

Here's a link to the Board of Supes meeting today:

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140506/articles/140509711?title=Carrillo-faces-critics-at-supes-meeting#page=2

I think EC's refusal to...

Personally, I take issue with the premise that none of the women on the jury were, " intelligent, educated, liberated, independent women".
Smacks of condescension because they don't agree with you....

Verdict: Carrillo not guilty (w/video)

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20140428/articles/140429569

I'm totally in shock...

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I am basing both these 'should have been charged' purely on lifelong observations of what charges have been brought on people for what, and frequently being surprised about how something...

(Frankly, the reactions I saw on WACCO after the incident happened tapped into my existential sense of hopelessness. The environmental, civil rights, anti-war, and especially the feminist movements...

You may remember my post about the value of knowing your neighbors through Nextdoor.com? I received this post yesterday about a hit and run. We can read about it in the paper, or onlne or see it on...

Hi everyone. I have not yet responded to this thread until now because I have tendinitis and cannot type (using voice recognition software is a long exhausting and painful process). But I am...

Podfish, I think Hummingbird IS saying it's ok to be swindled since there are higher values being served...not in so many words of course, and H please correct me if I'm wrong.

But let's put this...

ok, if you're going to prejudge us because of our gender, I'll cop to being a man right off. (I never thought I'd be on Joe Manthey's side of an issue! weird..) Sure sounds like you're disparaging...

I thought it might be helpful to state again what a pyramid scheme is. I think that what's key to protecting ourselves and others is to recognize the form, whatever name it goes under. This isn't...

Bottom line is that the District attorney considers these "gifting circles" Pyramid schemes and scams. And this comes back every time the economy tanks and people get desperate for money and it...

Pickles,

Thank you for your acknowledgement. I wish I wise enough not to keep learning these recent lessons, which took me down to a dark place, only 3 months ago. I won't repeat that story, and...

here's a really good article about the ashland version of this thing, along with the name of the originator...back to google to see if i can find her. thanks to shandi for pointing me northward.
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I tell everyone what to do, in the sense of insisting that no one victimize others. I tell robbers, rapists, murderers and swindlers of all genders not to do that. I notice you're trying to tell men...

Kathy, there are lies being told. Pyramid schemes could never get enough recruits to function at all without misleading recruits about the likelihood of their profiting. They are not just idealistic...

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Yesterday there was an employment offer for "intern" (read that as free labor). As I understand the labor-law, you cannot have an "intern" and not pay minimum wage unless it is part of a certified...

Interesting stuff, Victoria!
Folks, here's the item from the article linked above that's most relevant to this thread:
"The store I worked at would make some of its sales very specific...and, in my...

The Grocery Outlet was recently sold. The former employees were all fired right before the Holidays. "Merry Christmas" The GO needs to be reported for fraud which is unethical and very possibly...

Unfortunately, no one can keep the women of Sonoma County or any women safe. Predators exist, and will prey on the weak. We are a vulnerable gender, but there are things that we can do to keep...

I've shopped at Grocery Outlet in RPk for several years, and haven't noticed any deliberate mis-leading prices. I do know that in any store, we have to be very vigilant about prices on items.
Also,...

https://SRWeb.SAR.DC.publicus.com/apps/pbcsi.dll/bilde?Site=SR&Date=20140227&Category=OPINION&ArtNo=140229643&Ref=AR&MaxW=445&border=0
Supervisor Efren Carrillo in court alongside attorney Chris...

...i agree with you and with victoria about the choices we have in how we eat and where we can shop in our town. because i live on the south end of town, i still manage to patronize the same stores...

Victoria,
Thanks for your thoughtful response. I wasn't only defending a personal situation, but speaking for those homeless people I've met, and helped, last year. Although I'm much better now...

Many people who "complain" about organic food being expensive may be on an extremely low food budget. For many elders on social security of $800-$1000, this amount has to include rent, non-foods...

Sorry, that was a sarcastic remark, not sincere at all, and very unlike me! But I'm glad to see people speaking up about WF, even though they still shop there. Habits are are to...

Thanks so much for the details, I'll have to check it out when I'm in the area. My phrase that "Whole Foods needs our support" was actually tongue in cheek sarcasm.:wink2: (Shame on me!)

Whole Foods needs our support, now more than ever!

really?

wow! i am very interested in shandi's last line in her post that states the about re: WF needing our support now more than ever...i...

I haven't studied both sides of the fluoridation issue, so am pretty much neutral on it, but I must take exception to this reasoning. The fact that something is waste material, industrial or...

Fascinating stats Kamal.

The thing about wine is it's not food...or necessary (not to even address the fact that many folks have issues with managing their alcohol intake). Perhaps if all of us...

While it is easy to blame vineyards for 'sucking us dry,' we should not overlook animal agriculture as THE LARGEST consumer of fresh water resources. E.g. while it takes about 800 liters of water to...

I have a vague recollection that California and Texas are the only two states that have excessively lax laws on well water.

The issue has hit many Sonoma County residents very hard in the last 15...

A new vineyard just went in across the street from my house. Paul Hobbs has another that'll be planted this spring next to the 5 campuses near Apple Blossom School. Twin Hills ranch will now have...

yes the police say he had been drinking and was not highly intoxicated, they did not test. the calls were just before 4am, the arrest after 10am, bailed out by 12. the cops took their time and...

I'm still looking for an example of "mob mentality" that a couple of posters have referred to. In case they were referring to me, I reread my posts several times, as well as those of others - still...

just tonight, i ran into a woman who i'd met at the sebastopol grange 5th district meeting, called to voice our thoughts and feeling about what to do about 'our' supervisor. she reminded me of the...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2013-12-26_10-40-34.pngHere's a belated update to Efren's case: He pleaded "not guilty" to the peeking charge on Friday, December 13th as reported by...

While your point is worthy, Nancy, (though I think misplaced regarding Sara), your venom is not welcome.

There's lots going on the CVS issue. It's a big chain right at the center of Sebastopol,...