I know I said I would write only once on this thread, but I feel compelled to respond to this. I realized I can no longer walk the tight rope of political correctness in order not to hurt a friend.
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You have already decided, so why do you bother pretending to want new information though? If you really wanted to have a specific question answered by either candidate it would be pretty easy. It...

1. Both candidates moved to the district in the past year. Both say they did so because they like it here.

2. Your candidate is backed by wealthy developers and big wine. Noreen is backed by...

I think I'm being baited. No thanks.

These last two posts are some of the value of Wacco, info & expertise about our community, in simple terms.
would hope Shepherd you could expand on the "chipping program". have lived in a rural part...

The threat of devastating fires is another good reason for voting for Noreen. The County currently has a curbside chipping program, which is limited in its funds. It is important for fire prevention...

from The Press Democrat, 10/14;

A vote for Evans
EDITOR: As a second-generation property owner in Graton, I believe sustainable fire management is the most important issue in the 5th District...

from Sonoma West Times and News, 10/13:

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I have made inquiries about the hit piece on Noreen Evans by speaking to Neal Fishman, a former Coastal Conservancy employee. He is well informed about the roles and duties are (and were). Neal gave...

is there a double gratitude button i can push.
Eric Koenigshofer really must be the bulldog-pitbull for Efren. As IF this whole superPac isn't a deliberate attack
on Noreen to discredit her work...

Thank you Kate for the thoughtful post.
Truthiness, a term coined by Stephen Colbert, is essentially that if something sounds or feels right, it must be true. Half truths and fabrication fit into...

Lynda Hopkins may be an organic farmer with a fresh face and a couple of “Ivy League West” degrees, compared to Efren’s one. Like him, she represents the good old boy network. And it is her campaign...

Not only do I find Lisa's comments appropriate but they are spot on! Do your homework and you will come to understand the underpinnings of how this County operates!
I find nothing offensive but...

In the past week, I've heard that someone has made a negative statement about Noreen Evans' work in the state legislature. In fact, Noreen kept a daily record of everything she was doing, in the...

the tell-tale sign, EXACTLY, where are Hopkins signs and where are Noreen's signs being displayed? who has a modest sign and who has a gaudy, Yuge sign!.... How hard is it to really figure this out.

I drove all around Sebastopol yesterday. The preponderance of signs, in front of homes, were for Noreen, including homemade ones :hi5:

Great question.
If I was her campaign consultant- ("former" republican) Muelrath with over $400,000. at my disposal, I would certainly hire all the paid workers I could to paper the county with her...

God Barry where are you getting this thing that Noreen supported some action by the board of supervisors in 2003?? She wasn't on the board then and had nothing to do with it. I really can't believe...

A thing that really troubles me that I have heard several times from Hopkins supporters is that there is this inevitable "wave" of population that will hit the West County and there isn't anything we...

I wouldn't call Noreen no growth. She favors appropriate, planned, city centered growth. She totally agrees we need more housing, but we have to do it right.

That is great. We see that happening quite often. Noreen's chances are on the upswing.

jerichsalud, Pretty much sums up the way I feel and will vote. Corporations and big money salivate when they view West County. It makes me very uncomfortable that these are the folks donating...

The fact that Hopkins is supported by real estate, wineries, developers etc is the final straw for me when it comes to voting as someone who has seen West County change dramatically with skyrocketing...

Hmmm..... the actual quote reads: "former Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart, who is married to Sonoma County Regional Parks Director Caryl Hart. She also received several donations from Lucy Kortum,...

And Caryl Hart is not Mickey Hart.

From the PD:
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From today's Press Democrat:

CLOSE TO HOME
Three steps to address our housing crisis
By
NOREEN EVANS AND JULIE COMBS
Our need for housing in Sonoma County has reached crisis proportions. Our...

Mickey Hart is not Caryl Hart.

Exactly right, that is what has kept the West County such a beautiful place. Plus we need to realize that there are still many many unbuilt parcels of land in West County that will be built on. When...

Right - city-centered growth is what our General Plan is all about. New housing should go in the city (and town) centers where services and transportation is already available.

I absolutely agree with you uke, and was thinking the same just today.
Our crumbling rural roads cannot handle any additional traffic, such as would be created by adding more rural units and...

So allow everyone to make their house into a condo is a good Hopkins plan?............oh hell no.......that would be a disaster........you would be basicly urbanizing all these little county lanes. ...

Here's my campaign sign.

It sums up the 5th District Supervisor's race in a 2-word puzzle,

37704

You can figure out what this puzzle means if you research who's paying for the campaigns.

From the PD: "In the most recent filing period [end September], Hopkins received maximum donations from the Sonoma County Alliance, the county’s largest business organization, as well as the...

Are you serious? It is all here - but not up to date because the new reports just go in today and she has been getting max-out donations ($2894) every day....

Do you mean if he is with Hopkins? Koenigshofer has been advising Hopkins since the very beginning. Now he has formed a PAC that will funnel TONS of development money into a campaign against Noreen...

from The Press Democrat, 9/29:

Land-use battles continue
EDITOR: Some individuals are attempting to fool people into believing that environmental/land-use battles are vestiges of the past. One...

Federal law grants workers the right to form labor unions and collectively bargain for better wages and working conditions. Labor unions are not corporations or businesses.


"Corporations and...

That's just a ridiculous and massive stretch there.

You provide a meandering description of an event three years ago, without any citation, I ask for details and this somehow reflects poorly on a...

I was the person who made this request to Barry, and I am in nobody's camp. I have listened to and met both candidates, and have followed their campaigns both in the primary and since. I have also...

Or the elected supervisor could just do her job and represent us using her own good judgement. Seriously, do the people who keep reminding us of how out-of-control spending is on county employees,...

The difference is that Noreen has a 20 year track record where you can actually SEE what she has done. Lynda, with no experience at all in government, can say whatever she wants with no evidence...

Barry

I am requesting that you ask Tom Lynch to moderate the tone of his posts on this thread. I, for one, find them overheated, rude, hostile appeals to emotion rather than reason. He makes...

On the topic of campaign contributions, I believe Lynda Hopkins and her supporters are missing (or obscuring) the point. They do not deny that she receives a substantial degree of support from...

A couple of things about her "resume". She was at Farm Trails for less than a year and let go, I have no idea why. I believe she held that position some years ago. "Leadership Circle" for Community...

I apologize in advance for the length of this message. :wink:

I have been reading this thread and need to make a few of my own observations. I originally entered the race for 5th District BOS, in...

Tell me you did not just compare Hopkins to Obama. The audacity of Hopkins.

Even Mr. Obama took an entry level job in his time and had congressional experience. I guess she will be substituting...

Facts though-- she still has never had to seek a full-time job, work her way up professionally anywhere, and her resume is still a big ball of fluff.

Being given a parcel of land isn't the same...

Thank you Beshiva. What is the problem with getting some experience and show your leadership skills before running? The unions that support Noreen gave us a 5 day work week, worker safety, 40 hour...

There is plenty of negativity go around on all sides. This is politics. Barry, have you ever seen an important race like this that didn't have negativity. Let's see um... Clinton/Trump? ...

Oh and by the way she lied. Only one developer supports her? Do you really buy that?