I just recently emailed Josh Hart from Stop Smartmeters who was discussing about the rise in delivery costs and CPUC allowing PG&E to only read the meters every other month for opt-out customers....

Yes, my bill doubled. I called Pg&e and the way they are setting up this billing (no smart meter) you cannot check the validity of your usage and your current bill....every other month is estimated...

I read about this, but can't recall if it was the Gazette or Sonoma West, but it's actually been in a lot of news media and on the radio, that rates were increasing about 7%, I believe. They may have...

Yes, I am being charged just for the of 420.00 for the last three months..which did not show up on my previous bills..Also I don't have a smart meter so they estimate and then come out later! ...

I can understand your point (and won't stone you for it :wink:). Yes, there are much more important things in the world to be outraged by. But, for me, this is about a sense of place, and the fact...

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I made this video because I love Santa Rosa, my home of 22 years. I love the beauty of our natural world,...

sorry, another thread digression.. but if you read the publications linked here, the first lists damages which are essentially limited to tissue heating and sunburn-type damage from the highest...

Misleading information is being distributed by chemical grape growers Bob & Nancy Jenkins regarding KOWS radio’s harmless antenna moving from the top of a tree at the Occidental Arts & Ecology...

I appreciate the investment of time and caring shown by you and several others in our community, who are watchdogs for our rights. I would name names, but I don't want to leave anyone out. The...

Sad to say that I have suspected you are a dolt. What you just posted is shameful and should have been taken down from this site. I am disappointed Barry did not deal with this, but he probably...

https://www.hlfteam.com/monsanto-stunned-california-confirms-roundup-will-be-labeled-cancer-causing/

Monsanto Stunned – California Confirms ‘Roundup’ Will Be Labeled “Cancer Causing”

Healthy...

Once again, SF leads. Go away plastic bottles! Fossil fuels are what they are made of. My bee keeper refuses to use plastic bottles, because they can contaminate the honey and worsen its tastes. I...

More good news from California. (This may not be considered good news by those addicted to the convenience of buying water in plastic bottles.) San Francisco bans the sale of plastic water bottles! ...

This is indeed good news and a good use of this thread. My appreciation to arthunter. We could benefit from more such good news.

When we see examples of horrible things being unacceptable, and yet being revealed and resisted, or even small victories over them, that's progress... and inspiration that there are more people out...

I think that some "good news" is a good idea. However, there is another concept that I would enter here--"perilous optimism." I learned it from Richard Heinberg of the Post-Carbon Institute. I will...

If you want unequivocal good news, go here: https://www.yesmagazine.org

My response to BECKY JANSSEN that I'll respond to in the PD:

Because you're uninspired by the trees in Courthouse Square says more about you than the trees. It's really about perception. And it...

It's about perception. Glass half empty or half full? Like the blind men and the elephant; we can only perceive from our own position. If we're thirsty, and are handed a half glass of water, will...

Well, here's some...
https://www.gmwatch.org/news/latest-news/16602-venezuela-passes-national-anti-gmo-and-anti-patent-seed-law
And in the Hague:...

I read the entire article, and what you say is true. Token reparations coming from corrupt companies may not make a big difference, but I'm hoping that it may force even a small effect on...

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A group strategy meeting was held this afternoon and the morale among our collective intelligence is HIGH! We will move forward with steps to slow down reunification of The Old...

I like this idea, and hope that other members do too. Good news gives us hope, and we can all use that! Although in the political arena, what some consider "good news" might not be viewed by...

Cool! I have an avocado seed I've soaked for a few days; I can put 3 toothpicks in it, let it root and plant it in a public place.

Jennifer, I so appreciate that you have gone beyond, in digging up this "disheartening dirt". I wish someone with some "true grit" and power would step forward to help the ordinary citizens who...

As I read posts about rents going up, sometimes several times in under 2 years, forcing some into facing the worst case scenario of homelessness, I'm compelled to reach out.

My focus is on those...

I remember hearing many years ago that the key to success was not to "work harder" but to "work smarter".
But most people don't know what that means, or how to do it. I only had an inkling of what...

Many of us have had to let dreams go that we've held on to. Being "stuck in senior housing" is something that many of us wish we could say. It's hard to know how fortunate we are with what we have,...

I believe that you speak to a truth that many can't bear to admit. It means seeing the reality of ourselves as pawns in this game of life, here in Sonoma County or any place, where the King and...

I've posted on this subject in several local online forums, as well as here on waccobb. As a native Californian woman in my early 60s, with a 30 year+ history of living here in Sonoma County, I'm at...

from a colleague. please take a minute - the TPP is TOTALLY local AND global, affecting everything from internet freedom to food labeling to medicine affordability to EVERY ENVIRONMENTAL LAW being...

Does anyone believe that the government will protect us, when we are seen as profitable and disposable? In what ways do we think, feel, believe that we are protected by our government? We see...

Question: how soon after the initial symptoms did you get diagnosed, and when did treatment start? Immediate treatment is said to be very effective, but once the bacteria have had time to migrate...

Just 'cuz the CDC says so, does not mean it is true... their track record is not exactly sterling. The CDC has been rightly described as "a cesspool of corruption."

Lyme's disease is caused by a...

From her partner, Dan Frost, on Facebook:

To the Friends and Family of Patti. "Today we lost a bright Star, a wonderful, caring, loving, giving, human being. Patti maintained a positive attitude...

I'm curious about how you fought it. Many people could benefit from your experience.

The organs are being forcibly taken from prisoners of conscience including people who practice Falun Gong, an ancient spiritual practice, Uyghurs, Tibetans, and House Christians. The film reveals...

"...the canary in the coalmine." This is how Lori Wallach, Director Public Citizen's Global Trade Watch, describes the lawsuit brought by TransCanada over the Keystone Pipeline. The corporation is...

I think that our power comes from being "aware" of the realities of how our power is being taken away. It's not really true that "what you don't know, can't hurt you". Being aware is the first...

Was 2015 happier and more prosperous for you than 2014? Then you may be among the 1%. Although your wealth can't guarantee your health, you may have had some set backs there, but money goes a long...

I was living in Berkeley years ago when a serial rapist dubbed "Stinky" was on the prowl. His activities were not publicized for quite a while at the request of the PD. In fact, we women were only...

I fully understand what you're saying, and experiencing and all of it in service of this paragraph from Whitehead's article:

More Fascism: "As a Princeton University survey indicates, our elected...

Growing up in Detroit, I learned the following procedure for vigilance and protection that I shared with my step-children, one of each gender. Simply stated: watch your back.

When I am walking, I...

So, what I am hearing here is that the "wording" will scare away the tourists and scare the children. Gee, i wonder how the victim feels...or how any other actual woman weighing in here who has...

I think this is a very worthy conversation. I want to point out a few things. First, in Alex's original message she stated:


As I stated, and the flyer states, this was the second attack in less...

I have to ask myself "What are the reasons women may be targets for "attacks"? I come up with only a couple. One is theft of a valuable item which could be a purse or cell phone, and the other is...

If you have the Sebastopol Police Department direct dial telephone number programed into your cell phone, it will provide the fastest response time in the case of an emergency within the city limits....

I think the women of Sebastopol appreciate being warned about a rapist on the loose. I'm a little offended that both naysayers of the waring flyers have been men. Men have the freedom to walk places...

Today, I was witness to one of the "RAPIST LOOSE IN SEBASTOPOL" signs posted downtown on Main Street. The headline wording instills fear in Sebastopol citizens and tourist shoppers, and my fellow...

I don't agree with the below message. If a woman is raped the women of the community need to know it was rape. Women everywhere are at risk if there is a rapist, and need to be vigilant. The word...