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46702I want to make sure people are aware that there is a proposal afoot to wipe out the businesses at the corner of 116 and Stony Point including Cali-Kind Tye-dye and the Pond & Garden...

46230Since the fires, are you or someone that you know rebuilding and in need of support for installing your front yard landscape to code?

Daily Acts is looking for 4 host sites that are...

In response to your statement "they use no more water than a farm" here are some specifics. Actually cannabis uses a great deal of water. Much more than vegetables or many fruits.
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Below are...

The Barlow had a flood protection plan that was supposed to be automatically engaged when flooding was likely. The planned crew of 25+ turned out to be 5 or 6 poorly trained men who started working...

Your analysis is as usual accurate.

Everyone should be aware that when the flood stages reach the 40s, the sewer treatment plant on Llano road is often underwater. This means that raw sewage is...

I truly hope they can recover. Village Bakery is a part of Sebastopol legend and lifestyle not only in its location and restaurant but to all the businesses it has served and we bought from. Their...

Aerial drone flight over flooded Sebastopol

Here's a 2012 video that shows the "flood logs" used by The Barlow



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sgNa5hzwGTg&feature=youtu.be

At the risk of 'wading' into a 'flood' of comments;

When I first heard that the city was considering building in the Barlow, I assumed that they would build on pilings with parking underneath and...

Here are some photos of this year's flood (2019)
from WaccoBB's crack flood photographer (my daughter, Manna Chertov :hifive:)

See prior posts on this thread for 2017 flood photos

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Barry,

In response to your request, I'm not sure what questions you are trying to clarify but here are some answers to a few of the posts on this thread:

1) Converting the hospital to most...

Let the private market determine how many drinking establishments are needed. If these places are legitimate businesses they will stay in business and if they fail then there are too many. Let the...

Friends and Clients, Many people ask me if I am still here in Sebastopol, so I thought I would make a post to let you know I am here on Thursdays and Fridays, and occasionally at other times. You can...

I'm the Sebastopol newbie, so I don't know what your history with CVS is. It sounds bad, but may I offer a little different perspective? please without getting pummeled.

My daughter and I moved...

I certainly haven't heard any specific reasons that make this a bad idea. Laissez-faire goundwater management doesn't sound like a good idea since it's inherently a shared resource. I'd prefer that...

Monsanto has been trying to muddy the waters for decades on this. California does have label warning as there are scientific studies now showing a strong correlation to all forms of cancer,...

Tommy---if you're looking online, best to go to the research.
Here's an excerpt from a letter I posted on Nextdoor:

Roundup may not be illegal, but that doesn't mean it is safe to use. For many...

Ray50sfo, you may not know that Shepherd has been working many years to hold the Wine Industry accountable. Unfortunately, our county has elected, and continues to elect, supervisors who only drag...

<br><br>sure, they are pofp and not an altruistic charity. But corrupt? They seem to be a bit on the above -average side of the corporate -citizen spectrum to me. I'd rather pay higher taxes and...

Today's New York Times has an editorial by Alex Berenson with the caption "Don't ignore the Risks of Pot". ('What advocates of legalizing marijuana don't want you to know') This article sheds light...

The NE plan was not from a developer. It was a specific plan for the general plan put forth by the city. Yes, the main landowner hoped to benefit from it. When the plan failed he decided to do...

" were you here for the fight to stop the Barlow? It was not welcomed by many and many fought it. "

This is an interesting re-write of history. As I remember it, the huge fight was over what was...

Seriously? People in the Republic of Sebastopol are upset about Peet's coffee coming in?? For the past 30 years I visited the original Peet's in Berkeley to buy coffee when in the area. My daughter...

Thank you for posting this, Kealii, and thank you very much MikeH for putting this message out to the Wacco community! II am sick of the many "regular" people who sneer at the homeless and sick of...

I was just notified that the Saturday Graton meeting was called off as neighbors opposed don't appreciate what the out of town applicants are doing. On top of that the county has just said that our...

45081This notice is being posted on behalf of residents of 575 Petaluma Avenue housing complex who are suffering from cancers, neurological and other illnesses. Others have died recently. Their...

Interesting article on the subject:

Wall Street Is Spending Big To Protect Its Ability To Jack Up Rents In California

Tents are starting to pop up along the Joe Rodotta (bike) Trail again, from Dutton to Stony Point to Fulton Road. The tents had been almost completely gone for a while. They are using County Parks...

When I lived in Berkeley in the late 70s and early 80s rent control was voted in. Within a few years there were no single family houses for rent as owners didn't want to get stuck under the law. Soon...

Thank you for this post. My life now business wise is renting homes to people, that I own. I've always detested the term landlord because I believe royalty needs to either abdicate or have heads...

I'm going to actually share the very last thing, and the one before it. I hope to read responses from some of the compassionate people in our community. It may inspire a gifting community, like...

It is a minefield. IHSS has not had providers for me for years: they tell me to find my own! I have been blessed to have had several really fine helpers, but you must be very careful. I do not trust...

Thank you to Julie Johnson of the Press-Democrat for her article about the State Bar's investigation of DA Ravitch. Of course, Julie could not cover details in a brief report, so I have attached to...

What catches my eye is your opener"I was made to feel uncomfortable", since that is the excuse of the many white Becky s who have been calling the police on black people who are minding their own...

“Over sized holstered gun” that is standard issue, not anything unusual. If you are not comfortable with guns you will usually have an issue with any gun at all. I know this first hand. OC, Taser,...

Santa Rosa had a developer for railroad square housing but then fired them at first chance. They were outsiders, no political connections.

Clear and concise article. Right now the residential...

My reply to this, as it is to the abortion issue, IS: Get your politics our of my uterus.

Pity The Nation
(After Khalil Gibran)


Pity the nation whose people are sheep,
and whose shepherds mislead them.
Pity the nation whose leaders are liars, whose
sages are silenced,
and...

I can understand you being upset about Carmens', or that you think the Stark's new operation won't fit the neighborhood you dream of (which sadly is dying in a world with social media - not...

I sure hope people are wise enough to pass this and that it helps create more affordable housing for the county. I just read the article in the PD about talking away the homeless camp along Joe...

It may not be acceptable to discharge into a fish spawning creek but it should be fine to discharge elsewhere in a less sensitive environment.

Wastewater treated through the secondary level should...

The notion that the hospital has been mismanaged is a mean spirited deceptive narrative that insults the many, many hard working people who have done an amazing job reopening and staffing and working...

I just received the following link to a recent article in the SF Chronicle. Sonoma used to be an ag county--no longer. Only 4% of the veggies and fruit sold here are grown here.

"This is a good...

This link to a Greenbelt Alliance article provides a more informed look at the "housing issue." Mainly it challenges the Board of Supervisor's claim that 30,000 new housing units are needed in the...

Planning for the bond measure will be on the County agenda Tuesday May 8th. It would be a "General Obligation" bond. It will have property tax associated with it, the property tax being what would...

That's got some elements of truth to it. The problem is more complex, and it's not getting directly addressed. There are several goals and premises that get wide, but not universal, agreement: a...

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What is the most important issue that the corporate media refuses to seriously discuss? Well, take your pick.
It could be...

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That's why I have nothing to do with the sh-t stain that the Democratic Party has become. /// There is nothing progressive about Holocaust Denial. /// Israel has been inflicting a Holocaust on the...

When I was 12, an uncle, one of my father's brothers, was murdered when he came home after work and sat down to count the $ from his grocery store business that day. A man hiding in his bedroom...