In my opinion and that of many others, wine tourism to what used to be called the natural Redwood Empire and is now called the commercial "Wine Country" is a major threat to our local economy, roads,...

The Sebastopol Grange Hall is open

Grangers and friends,
The Sebastopol Grange--at 6000 Sebastopol Ave., Highway 12--is still open and available for animal evacuees, including donations of feed,...

The Grange Hall is open

Grangers and friends,

The Sebastopol Grange--at 6000 Sebastopol Ave., Highway 12--is still open and available for animal evacuees, including donations of feed, fencing...

I remember my circumcision 73 years ago as a baby. It was the worst physical trauma that my body recalls, even though I have been stabbed by a knife, beaten up in fights, knocked down in football,...

Enjoy your vacation, Barry. You deserve it. Taking such breaks are essential to our health, and to our contributions to changing the national balance of power, which is truly unbalanced. Please keep...

The following was sent to me, and I send it to you. We are at risk. Passing this along, from journalist Carey Gillam ...

As many of you may already know, I have spent the last two decades...

Today's PD has an article on yesterday's forum of candidates for sheriff. Did any of you go? If so, what was your take-away? After listening, whom do you support and why?

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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...

The following from sheriff candidate Jay Foxworthy announces his Nov. 16, 6 p.m. Campaign Kickoff at the Glaser Center in Santa Rosa. Note the first paragraph, which is an argument by many at that...

I have endorsed Jay Foxworthy, currently a deputy in the San Francisco Police Department. He lives here in Sonoma County. I have posted something about him elsewhere on Waccobb.net. He was brought to...

As I have done more research on cannabis cultivation, I have come to a similar conclusion as Wisewomn below. In fact, following is a rough draft of my next article, after talking with some of the...

Following is a letter to the PD editor from today's paper. On Sept. 27, Wed., the County's Cannabis Advisory Group will host a public meeting, starting at 3 p.m. at 2550 Ventura, the PRMD office.
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I just received the following from a Napa County colleague whom I work with in the multi-county Wine & Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org). It is a model which would be worth considering here in...

In addition to the five sites mentioned below that have published versions of my cannabis article, the Sept. Sonoma County Gazette version, with photos documenting the illegal grows in 2 different...

If you go to the website of Wine & Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org), you will find a list of wineries in the North Bay that are organic, bio-dynamic, or otherwise have good practices. They might...

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...

Following is a link to an article in today’s PD about the new Sonoma County Cannabis Advisory Group. Please consider attending this Sept. 27, Wed., 3 p.m. County meeting to consider how to proceed. I...

RoundUp is everywhere. It is a true killer, a Nazi killer.

We are loosing our county to outsiders, particularly corporate marijuana growers, who have lots of cash. I bought my food farm 24 years ago. Only the wealthy can now buy good ag land, which they then...

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...

Our immigration policy is not "an open back door." As a farmer, I would like to report that California ag. would not be possible without immigrants. Most white people would not take the really hard...

More evidence that RoundUp kills, just like cigarettes, is at the link below. Kill yourself by using it, if you please, but please do not support RoundUp by those who use it and deny that they use...

Journalist Chris Hedges compared the pending fall of the American Empire to the fall of the Roman Empire this morning. He spoke on KPFA-FM, 94.1, on their daily "Letters and Politics" program. He did...

Former Sebastopol Grange president Jerry Allen just sent out the following email, with a link on the importance of probiotics for overall health and as a defense against the substantial damage that...

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...

In response to Luke's question--Yes, I still consider Roundup to kill, especially the most vulnerable, which includes infants, elders, and those with compromised health conditions. It is simply not...

"Charm offensive" is how one person described the tourism cheerleaders. I must admit that I found most of the tourism team charming.

I also find others in the hospitality industry, including...

Unfortunately, Goliath continues to horde land here in Sonoma County, making life more difficult for the majority of people. According to Go Local, 96% of the veggies and fruit sold in Sonoma County...

Hi Gene and others,
I went to the website for today's Washington Post but I could not find the Russian River Resort Area article mentioned below. Would you, or someone, please send us the link, and...

Welcome to the Napafication of Sonoma County. Having colonized the smaller Napa County, the wine industry now takes on Sonoma County, with its rampant, destructive tourism. Napa vintners, such as...

Someone from Preserve Rural Sonoma County who was there felt that the intention of the meetings is to serve as "focus groups," so that they can decide how to be better cheerleaders for expanding...

Some of us from Wine and Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org) and Preserve Rural Sonoma County went to the tourism meeting today. It was instructive. We spoke up. I hope that others of you will...

I agree with Tommy. I have had friends happily living there over the years and I have been to appealing and nurturing events there. It is less expensive than some places, but still a credit to our...

We are loosing our small towns to these outside investors, often from outside the U.S.. These are important meetings to attend and speak out against our once ag. county turning into an alcoholic...

Charlotte Williams of Wine & Water Watch (www.winewaterwatch.org) just sent out the following information. I plan to go to the July 21 presentation in Sebastopol. Please join us at one or more of...

Cats are killers. Let's be clear about that. They kill birds and other animals. Birds are likely to outlive humans, who are threatening a nuclear exchange. Does that make the "damn stupid birds"? If...

Let's not forget that it was Rachel Carson's 1962 book "Silent Spring" that lamented the loss of song birds. This helped initiated a robust environmental movement over 50 years ago. It is good to...

How wonderful to hear that the male birds sing to the female birds, "in late January to February" and into the summer. Yea! Would that more male humans sing to the females. We have a lot to learn...

What a mean, anti-animal email. How can this person describe herself as "a big animal friend?" She also seems anti-male. How does she know that this bird whose sounds bother her is male? Cats may be...

On behalf of my dog and my sound trauma, I want to appreciate the Graton Fire Chief for this email. The loud and threatening fireworks at this time of year make our lives miserable here in rural...

The wine industry is anything but "sustainable," except to sustain their profits, most of which leave the county to the corporate wineries, which continue to buy up local vineyards, wineries, and...

Following is a link to our brave state of California rebuking Monsanto's Roundup by putting it on the Cancer Watchlist. This is the killer that the main user in Sonoma County is the wine industry. It...

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Thank you. Because of you and the thousands of calls made that flooded the offices of Senators Susan Collins,...

Kai seems to have found a new home with a family. Yea!

Thanks, Karen, for these important details. Driscoll is indeed a problem. I am not sure if those strawberries at Andy's are Driscoll's. Perhaps the next time someone goes by there they can take a...

I just drove by Andy's on Highway 116, near Occidental Rd. They are offering organic strawberries for $2.50. If you support this Highway 12 stand you are supporting dishonesty. It is bad enough that...

Though my time in Cuba was many decades ago and I have never had a cigarette to my mouth and I am allergic to cigarettes, they do not stand out in any way to me as an obstacle. At 72-years-old, Cuba...

Yes, cigar and cigarette smoking throughout Latin America and much of Europe is much worse than here. The reduction of these death and disease habits in the U.S. has been a major accomplishment.

I just remembered 3 other contributions that redwoods make to nature:

1. Redwoods are acidic. My boysenberries thrive on acidic soil, so I use redwood droppings to make the soil more acidic. We...