In answer to the good question of why the videos and answers we cite did not include Tom Lynch:

Tom had the same full four week window to receive, in advance, our 12 questions, and to schedule a...

[/COLOR][/CENTER][/URL]And (the royal) we excluded Tom Lynch from consideration because......

Thank you Richard for this post.
This disparity in pensions and benefits is the dark side of unions, of which I am generally strongly in favor of, along with too many people at the top making fat...

From the just published June 2016 Progressive Sebastopol Voter Guide

This is one of the most difficult endorsements that Progressive Sebastopol has ever made. Five excellent candidates, all of...

you're not the first to think so (sorrry).
I heard it's associated with techies..

"In his 2001 book The New New Thing, Michael Lewis noted that programmers always started their answers with...

California Form 496 records a donation of $49,671.41 by S.E.I.U. Local 1021 Political Action Committee to "support" Noreen Evans. You can parse out the semantics as you wish but if it looks like a...

It seems that most of the candidates agree more or less on the issues presented in the video conference.

But I still can't get past the fact that Hopkins got the bulk of her funding from the...

First: ad hominem attacks are extremely unbecoming. I am not lying. I am not xenophobic. I have no agenda against immigrants.

Do you advocate completely open borders? Do you advocate that...

I've got no problem with private sector unions, to which your quote above refers, but you completely ignore the situation with PUBLIC SECTOR unions, which have no "Big Money" interests fighting to...

I retract my withdrawal of calling you a Bosco Boy. I think you are just a tired old capitalist DINO hungry for power. Noreen is quite happy to represent working people, accept donations from...

I have been a self employed resident of the 5th district for the last 25 years and have often disliked seeing formerly diverse farms resort to growing only grapes for the uncommon good. Since it has...

I thought it was his wife who contributed. It is possible that she has a mind of her own.

I'm shocked. Do you mean to tell me that Noreen is backed by the big time developer and local power player, Darius Anderson? I guess we know who will be pulling Noreen's strings... :wink:

We progressives in the WC need to keep pointing out who supports who, and the fact that Noreen is a social and environmental progressive. Thank you Lisa, for speaking out for working people. My wife...

I request that the "frontrunners" get their signage off of the Joe Rodota Trail. We go there to decompress and relax, not be reminded that two candidates have over $100,000.00 to burn. Then again, if...

I like your fence sign immensely. Because some signs (e.g. in downtown Forestville) block a driver's ability to see--is Palm Drive trying to drum up more business? Is Sergent trying to take out any...

Yea! Thanks to Teri for this suggestion. Let's stop picking on the youngest person running. This is the single worst thread that I have seen in my years reading Wacco. What a disgrace. We may need...

From what I've heard, there is a good case for relaxing regulations around 2nd units, as was done in Novato.
There could be a moratorium on 2nd units, where people could come forward, without...

Agreed! I am sick of deleting that other thread from my in-box!

I heard Tim Sergent give his opening statement in the debate last night, and in Spanish. How refreshing is that! Not a prepared...

Completely agree for private employee unions. they are on the opposite side of big money and owners. Owners watch out for themselves, unions watch out for members, a virtuous tension exists.

But...

I need to attribute "through the history of our country, unions - groups of workers - are the main democratic force, standing against complete control by big money" to Noam Chomsky, from his recent...

Yes, yes, the public sector is no place for a sense of humor, much less sarcasm. We need humorless policy wonks, I just can't imagine what Tom was a-thinkin..........

I know, tl;dr but in my post I said "If any person or group has non-financial interests, but money to spend, they might act similarly."

you're positing "most progressives" as caring about the...

in the interests of balance myself - I don't share the opinions of many who see nothing but evil self-interest in campaign contributors, but equally, I don't share your optimism about the sunny...

Marion is the real deal too!!

I would have to disagree. Being a Buddhist for the last 30 years, I have sought balance in all aspects of my life, including running for office. All of my contributions have been spontaneous acts...

thanks, lisa.

lynda's support FROM GRAVEL MINING COMPANIES PLUS REALTORS AND BIG AG AND WINERIES (plus EFREN'S ENDORSEMENT)... uhhhh, what part of this do people not understand?

does anyone...

OK yes, transparent California is provided by the Nevada site, and all it is is public data of public employee compensation. What a great resource. Also has nothing to do with new sonoma, which is...

Perhaps it's an oversight on the Press Democrat's part :):, but among the biggest donors to Noreen Evans' campaign is the wife of Darius Anderson, aka The owner of the Press Democrat.

are you saying the chart isn't accurate? or just the websites they linked to? unfortunately, the "discussion" here on wacco about these two candidates has been very low on data except for...

I used to be a member of SEIU, in the 70s when I worked for the state govt of PA. I support unions. Workers have been totally screwed since the 60s - that's one of the issues that Trump has based...

I ran into some old friends, really intelligent West County progressive types at Aromas last night... who told me they really like Lynda. I was shocked. They know that she's backed by bad people...

I think the idea Tom Lynch has raised, of allowing 2nd units in existing dwellings, or cottages in the back yard... as he says they're doing in Novato, is a great way to create more housing. It...

The Sebastopol City Council will hear KOWS application tonight, Tues., to move its harmless low-power antenna to Pleasant Hill Rd. The meeting will start at 6 p.m. at the Community Center on Morris...

You may want to connect with Sonoma County Conservation Action and the Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy (ecoleader.org). Both groups have been addressing these issues for many years.

Notice that Erik's FB profile contains no photos and there's nothing there that would say it isn't somebody's sockpuppet.

I was hoping for someone like you who actually knows him. I am not on facebook. It actually does not matter to me whether someone writes under their own name or several names, though knowing who...

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Yes, but getting anything significant done in a democracy requires people to get up and get organized. Power concedes nothing without a fight. And change never happens as a gift from on...

The old PD forums are gone, it's just a who said situation. Ep can prove he is real by a reputable reference. If you want to debate on the issues answer my question; are the county pension reports...

There are substantive differences, evans is actually an outlier. I appreciate info about endorsements, but other stuff put out by evans and some of her supporters is stinky mud. Let sweet 02 turn it...

You were outed on the old PD forums and when challenged, denied and got nastier. I don't know if you are ep, but the recent account and Google are suspicious. Do you know him?

I think Tom's...

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2016-05-02_10-43-28.pngRecently Napa Vision 2050, a coalition working to protect the quality of life for the Commons, held a forum on the...

Seriously!

Everyone acts like there are only two candidates in this race, but the only reason people are talking about them because they have each spent almost $100k on their campaigns to date...

The 5 candidates all have the same positions more or less, on all the key issues, except maybe the pension stuff. I'm not sure it is negative to identify where candidates get their endorsements and...

Tom, thanks for your measured response. I withdraw the Bosco Boy portrayal. I've respected your role in the community over the years. However, I do wish someone could explain why Lynda's campaign...

Lisa has been known to write under pseudonyms. A bantam mma fighter from mexico? Totally her alter ego!

A funny thing happened today while I was walking to the boot shop. I crossed paths with Noreen Evans and Una Glass canvassing Sebastopol and struck up a conversation with both. Noreen said [as she...

Sounds like what Trump would say. Swat us all down for daring to challenge the entitlement of the rich and priveliged to put their person on the board of supervisors.
I think former supervisor...

YES , while I do indeed rent a home in the third district- a great many of the working people in SEIU 1021 live in the fifth district. It's everyone's right to participate and have a say in local...

This morning as I was reading the Tom Lynch thing on Noreen, and after attending the Sebtown Forum, I realized the Tom is actually a Bosco Boy plant to be Lynda's dog in the fight, so that she can...