The following was posted elsewhere and relates to this thread. According to GoLocal, only 4% of veggies & fruit sold in Sonoma County is grown here. This is a serious food security threat. I am a...

42877Since we live in one of the Bluest parts of the country, the way to make a difference (besides just complaining) is to work to flip a Red district Blue!

Sister District does great work to...

It is down to only three at this point, UNFORTUNATELY. I'd vote for Mutz, arriving st that by the process of elimination.

Here is the Press Democrat summary of the recent debate.
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Don't pay it! If landlords want this area to become a big $$$ area let them live in it by themselves!!!! Live alternatively and don't be mad at me for saying it!!!

I honestly think that the more housing that's built, the worse the "housing crisis" will get. That is not to say more housing shouldn't be built, but just how I see it.

Why would that be, or is...

The reality is that there is a dire need for housing. I was born in Sebastopol, have a Masters degree and am a working professional, and it is really difficult to find housing in Sebastopol let alone...

Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose
For we were young and sure to have our way...

oh yeah there is. It's impossible to argue that there's enough housing in the area - and there's nothing unique about this area in that way. There's not enough housing for people. This is too much...

I saw John on last Friday

I saw him on last Friday. Trish told me it was his birthday--she learned from Facebook. I went to the square where he likes to drink coffee in the morning. He went...

Yes I had a sucky experience at big"O" years ago

AMERICA'S TIRE near Coddingtown is honest and efficient!

and here is my best story of why I go there One day about 9 years ago,I needed two new...

John spoke openly with me about his inner pain and struggle with depression. We'd meet by chance in town, at the Market, at Ragle Park. He was always very touched by our exchanges as was i. i was...

I met John at the tail end of a HAI Workshop at Harbin in the Spring of 2005. He'd been living in Sebastopol by the laguna for about a year and had not met many people yet; i'd recently split up...

42172Susan Campbell gave me permission to forward the following email regarding John Taylor. I think that it puts John’s decision to take his own life, in the same way that that his sister did, in a...

Dear Friends,

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2017-12-24_13-48-08.pngAs some of you know, it has been confirmed by police that on Dec. 22 my long-time friend John Taylor took his...

I just read this article. It is the most spiritual approach to cannabis of the many articles on cannabis that I have read. This article is wise counsel. I picked up a free copy outside Whole Foods in...

Friends or Foes?

So many drugs, so little time.
Coffee and sugar come to mind.
But let's not forget to bring on the wine,
along with other spirits that make us feel fine.
Add to that mix a...

David at Sonoma Chocolatiers, (formerly Infusions Teahouse) the winner of the Best Chocolatier in Sonoma County for the last eight years, winner of numerous first place awards at the County Fair, has...

https://youtu.be/T1GCzu4JEdE

last night's SR City Council meeting. some really wonderful articulate people last night-
issues discussed- Safe Parking, keeping public informed on daily basis with...

Hello neighbors of Sonoma County,

THE HOMELESS POPULATION ARE OFTEN ON MY MIND. I see several reasons for the problems. There are several solutions that come to mind also. As we move forward in...

Tent cities Work.

They did during other times in people history.

It may be, the BEST we can do is to allow well-run tent cities for all the millions of homeless people in the US.

Why would...

Homelessness is a very complex problem. There are no simple answers. Whose fault is it, what are the solutions....As Jesus reportedly said some years ago "the poor you will always have with you"....

went underwear shopping w. my daughter today. Target was a veritable meeting place for people who had lost their homes.
hard to have adequate supplies at donation centers (if they do have it), and...

I don't know about you, but my hands are "dirty". I'm on the Data team for Swing Left Marin, I've been to CA-10 (Modesto/Tracy) twice to canvass, plus my wife put on a major conference, Rock the...

Here is a perspective I agree with in the Current Sonoma West Times And News about the new hotel proposal written by Marsha Sue Lustig.

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As many of you know about me, my family is the most important part of my life. My husband and my children are my world. It...

Chris's comment below makes a lot of sense. If I would have received it earlier, I would have asked her permission to quote it in the following article. It is scheduled to appear in print and online...

#SarcasmOn Nice ad hominem attack; very well played. #SarcasmOff;

You irrationally oppose housing that would relieve the housing problem. Then when someone points out your irrational...

it's so unbelievable to me the lack of compassion for those of us who just aren't ever going to get a piece of that lovely pie or realize any american dream because while it's all going down like the...

I believe that "affordable" means the rent is somewhat lower than the going rate for rents. "Subsidized" refers to housing where the tenants who cannot pay the affordable rate get financial...

gender where?

I always feel more secure when a woman stipulates things without documentation.:duel:

In 2003 the Sebastopol City Council recognized that the old apple processing district in the northeast area of the city would eventually come under pressure to develop. The General Plan at the time...

I always feel more secure when a man explains things to me and he knows that his opinion is well-documented.

Any reports from the planning commission meeting? The City of Sonoma just rejected a boutique hotel in favor of housing and I think Sebastopol has similar needs whereas another boutique hotel would...

https://www.WaccoBB.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2017-09-08_22-37-17.pngDo you have a young man age 13 to 20 that you would love to see have Rites of Passage, fun, honor, integrity taught as a way...

My appreciations to Ronaldo for his post below. The Sept. Sonoma County Gazette is scheduled to have an article on illegal cannabis growing that is twice as long as the Bohemian article. I also have...

Your experience is valuable info here. We also have a trash crisis, or is it chronic? How can government/thecollectiveagreementforviolence help Us? Capitalism is a dirty word, and yet we benifit....

i want to respond to Lynda Hopkins, that i'm on the side that i have been on my whole life- as i am 68 years old..I don't click on the cute Cat Story....i Know how i feel about white supremacy,...

I was a student at Sonoma State in the early 70's and Sebastopol was just a sleeping farm town.
The train still ran down main street.

One of my professor's wife opened a store near the south west...

From Lynda Hopkins (5th District Sonoma County Supervisor) facebook page:
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” -MLK

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tommy said:
" not many jobs, not much happening in the area, & pretty quiet... probably not cosmopolitan... more hicks, if you're comfortable with those down home country types. "

I guess...

Indeed, you are wrong. I am not affiliated with PG&E in any way. I am I guy who lives in the woods, and for some reason PG&E just got around to installing a smart meter. Since I have access to very...

You are 100% correct Santa Rosa has created a policy 'Housing First" where there are not enough beds to house the current homeless population. Then they close the encampments and safe parking pushing...

Environmentalists say proposed cannabis grow rules fail to protect wildlife

GUY KOVNER, THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | August 9, 2017

Four environmental groups have faulted proposed state rules for...

Is there not a significant criminal element in the homeless population? Perhaps driven there by need, but also perhaps behavior brought some individuals to homelessness. Is it inappropriate to...

Really, is it criminalizing homelessness by prohibiting "aggressive" panhandling, defecating in a persons doorway and such? There's a big difference between someone discreetly peeing on a tree and...

"Only governments can handle runaway tourism. Few major industries fall so squarely into their hands – local, regional and national. Governments decide who is eligible for visas: how many cruise...

Rico Martin was a great soul, a presence for good, and friend of many in the West County area for the past several decades, and places far beyond. He was my dear friend and brother. He will be deeply...

There are different kinds of capitalisms. We are experiencing brutal capitalism. It is my opinion that the American Empire is coming to an end. My hope is that the values of the American Republic and...

Have you been homeless?
Many do have jobs.
Have you looked to rent an apartment? Not just a room? I am luckily in Burbank housing. I've looked at moving. It costs more than twice what I pay to get...