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...

Update on Ernie's Assessment of the Hopkins Campaign: Firstly, it's getting weird out there. Would like to be a fly on the wall when Hopkins learned that her campaign manager/consultant/handler Bob...

Yes, besides being adamantly opposed to poisons being applied to our food in their various and insidious ways, I am an advocate for wildlife INCLUSION in development designs. Agriculture is a...

Agreed ... "Pesticide drift" is not the only way that the use of pesticides can affect us all ... I'm really getting sick of finding dead and dying bees ... can't we just ban pesticides county wide?...

35658I keep hearing that Lynda is a staunch environmentalist and she is not in the pocket of business and developers- even though she is being funded and endorsed by the Sonoma County Real Estate PAC...

35526I went to the "Beyond the Vote" event last night at the Sebastopol Grange where 3 candidates for 5th District Supervisor (Noreen Evans, Lynda Hopkins, and Tim Sergent) did not discuss issues, or...

I offer my opponents a bargain; if they stop telling lies about us, I will stop telling the truth about them.
(Adlai Stevenson, 1952)

I will cry "Ouch" or "Uncle". Your questions are all good....

Your comments are on point and show understanding. Not sure what Noreen had to do with County pension problems. I have traced that back to a certain decision of a lame duck Board of Supervisor. That...

what's that cliche about free speech? "much as I deplore it, I defend your right to (blah, blah, mid-18th century blah equivalent..)"
as you say, Ernie's amused by it. Obviously not all posters...

yep, nothing like a measured, clear, reasonable argument when trying to win people to your position. I bet Lynda couldn't have hoped for a better endorsement than this one.

Politics is not an ideal debate form. It has evolved in North American as a peculiar art. Donald Derump has expanded the parameters to dangerous ground. Certainly, politics is not for the faint of...

>>>]And here is something telling:
>>>>>>She [Evans] said Wednesday she now supports a ban on GMO plants and crops in Sonoma County, saying there’s no proof that altered crops are completely safe...

Noreen Evans has worked hard for this County and the North Bay for MANY years. If you wish to disregard all that because of the Press Democrat (who hates her environmental activism) CREATED these...

https://www.facebook.com/HuffingtonPost/videos/10153784778656130/?fref=nf

https://www.waccobb.net/forums/waccobb/keep90days/2016-03-25_21-33-09.pngSonoma County Conservation Action’s Board of Directors announced their endorsement of Noreen Evans for 5th District Sonoma...

Thank you Marty, for the clarification. So it's ok to say because someone is endorsed by a realtor group, then they must be in favor of evicting tenants, even though they may not be in favor of...

Dear WACCO friends,
I just saw this item about SF banning plastic water bottles (city property). Concord, MA has already done it also. Let's do it! Such a small thing, but a start, and a...

One way to get some direct comments and answers from 5th District Supervisor candidates would be to attend the April 28, Thursday, Candidates Forum at the Sebastopol Center for the Arts on High...

I'm new to West County, but I've followed local politics for quite a few years. I am especially intrigued by this year's 5th District Supervisor race. I've been following this thread over the past...

CVS is a nasty corporation. There are many nasty corporations. Maybe we have to live with them. But we don't have to be polite to them or buy anything from them. I certainly won't.

That's the same argument that Donald Trump is using for his campaign. Experience in the private sector "trumps" experience in the government sector. I don't think so... unless serving at the highest...

Dr. Shepherd,
I go plant my Bodega Reds (Harmony Farm Supply get them now), fix the fence, hang a gate. hang with the pigs for awhile, visit with friends in the sun, go the the gym, the Jewish...

I agree with Shepherd's posts on this topic. It seems we have two fine women who would both well represent the 5th District on the Board of Supervisors. Personally, I plan on voting for Noreen Evans...

reading about Lynda vs Noreen, & the concern for dialog turning ugly.
think we can do better than this for discussion on the 5th district supervisor. how about opinions & facts that might be...

Lynda Hopkins is backed by the same good old boys who brought us Efren Carrillo. Supported and endorsed by the real Estate PAC and Sonoma County Business Alliance PAC and Eric Koenigshafer. Noreen...

Outside of county real estate interests spend $130,000 on Independent Expenditures sinking Debora Fudge in the North County race last year (that's only ONE pro-sprawl development special interest!)....

I try not to think about her. I think about the future of the Fifth District and the County. Do we need another untried person who moved into the District to seek office? How did that work out with...

I would expect that it was the Transportation and Public Works Department. I'm sure they have seen worse. I hope they spread it on the redwoods in Courthouse Square. Hey, politics is dirty.

Tom...

Much can be understood by learning who is endorsing who, and who is working for the candidates. Guilt by association holds true in the realm of politics. Cheap is talk these days, so words like...

Does anyone know, after Tom Lynch dumped the manure in downtown Santa Rosa in the 90's, who cleaned it up?

Well, Noreen Evans also has "the courage and determination to Do something about the things we care about" and the experience and knowledge needed to get these things done. And the energy. Yes,...

Thanks, this is the sort of info I was seeking. How does a young woman get the money to hire a professional service to call people to convince them to vote for her? Developers, landowners, and...

According to Noreen Evans' office, the Sonoma County Alliance PAC "made of developers, landowners, and banks" has endorsed Lynda Hopkins.

Do I have her name right? What do people think about her for our 5th District Supervisor? I received a call from someone promoting her, the young woman on the phone was unable to pronounce...

Candidate Hopkins,
As long as you understand that I have in no way criticized your values, ability to choose, your farming, your family, children, grass roots, your goats and alpacas, your pets, and...

I am glad to see a young qualified woman with a small business background and a family who is willing to enter the world of politics and speak the truth as she sees it, and is apparently not...

"You can fool some of the people some of the time...." (anon. but attributed to Lincoln)

Candidate Hopkins,
Thank you for responding. I admire that you are a mother with two children. There was...

Well, one candidate may be more progressve than the other. Hopkins is an unknown except she was encouraged and supported by the Fourth District Supervisor James Gore, to move into the district nine...

simply knowing who Koenigshofer supports, with the blessing of Carrillo also behind the scenes, makes me sick. as if either of those two have any credibility! Sell-Outs

There are some positive aspects to reuniting the square. #1 I think is it will slow or relocate traffic away from the heart of Santa Rosa. #2 is it will create a space for people to be, instead of...

after careful consideration, I've decided that this argument is convenient bullshit for the 1%. It's fatally flawed in the same way that analogies about the national deficit vs. personal debt are...

Just saw this and thought I'd share:

Wisdom from the death bed of Steve Jobs.
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This is good news. Efren Carrillo needs to go, and not be replaced by Eric K., his devoted stand-in. We now have two qualified candidates, Noreen Evans and Lynda Hopkins. Either would be better than...

Dear Friends and Supporters,

Today I received the exciting news that former State Senator Noreen Evans is running for Sonoma County Supervisor in the 5th District. I could not be more pleased...

Former state legislator Noreen Evans enters race for Sonoma County supervisor

ANGELA HART
THE PRESS DEMOCRAT | January 12, 2016

Former state Sen. Noreen Evans has entered the race for 5th...

Noreen has a very good reputation. Progressives I trust are hopeful she'll run.

Jon, surmising from the abundant history, evidence and testimonies posted on this thread, the "gushing" is amply justified and in full swing, much to your chagrin.

I have known and worked closely with most of Sonoma County's officeholders for many years. Out of all of these (and we do have some outstanding public servants), Noreen may be the one with the...

First, I need to apologize for my ignorance of "Eric Whatshisface." I have no idea who that person is or was.

Second, if this rude and disrespectful commentary was made by Carrillo (a citation...

Although I cannot say so for certain, because I am myself a Santa Rosa resident, it seems to me that Noreen is a political death knell for Efren.

Please correct me if I'm wrong, my dear...