Flood recovery has followed the same path as fire recovery, regulatory standards becoming increasingly onerous. So a flooded business is red tagged. That means everything inside gets thrown out, sure...

Silly buildings. Flood plains are for water

Having the hospital be an (enhanced) urgent care center is clearly the right answer.

However, what does that mean for how to vote on Measure A??

I'd love to hear from Jim Horn or others ...

I'm hoping that Trader Joe's comes to the old CVS location. I'd love to not have to drive into Santa Rosa to do a bulk of my shopping. I will still use Community Market for some of my shopping, but...

Wow - from the title of this thread, I thought I would be reading something encouraging. It is hard to believe the venom and hatred here coming from PeaceTown.

I for one, will continue to shop...

I disagree. As a professional journalist who has taught journalism to college students, it is not unusual for editors, or in the case of social media, moderators, to express their personal political...

by Jonathan Greenberg
view full post here at the Huffington Post
November 4, 2016

Oedipus Trump: Understanding Donald’s Dark Shadow


Unearthed 1980s Interviews Reveal How Trump’s Father and...

Posting on WACCO is not what I do but I do read the posts of others pretty much every day. I don't remember ever posting before. But as a 30 year resident of Sonoma County and one of the thousands...

This is a great example of ossified old school us vs them politics that I think Lynda can help transform.

This is from the PD:


Hopkins said extracting gravel from the banks of the Russian...

FYI - Palm Drive Hospital had a contract with San Quentin prison, to provide outpatient/day surgery procedures on inmates. This was a money generator for the hospital.

They would arrive on...

Jonathan - thanks so much for your careful and thorough reply to Rustie's vendetta to discredit Dan, Joan and the new hospital that's a-birthing at this very moment in Sebastopol. You put together...

Thanks to Dan for playing Devil"s Advocate in this monumental effort to reopen our hospital. I love the mountain climbing metaphor. When Royal Robbins pioneered the use of hexagonal chocks instead of...

I attended the presentation by SWMC CEO Raymond Hino at the Grange Tuesday evening, along with a full house of around 100 people. I was impressed by the plan that he presented for re-opening the...

>>>But why are you still doggedly trying to shoot down Dan's plan now?

This is the question in many minds, I think, and not just in my own. It emerges again in the latest Sonoma West coverage,...

Jim,

I understood and appreciated your critical analysis of Palm Drive's situation and prospects during the campaign and election for the Palm Drive Health Care District.

But why are you still...

You can see the Sonoma West Medical Center's Business Plan by clicking on the image below:


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(Click to see plan!)

Here's a copy of the letter I sent to the editor of Sonoma West Times & News, in protest of the yellow journalism (full of mistruths, nasty, provocative) of their front page article this week, Dec....

I want to thank all of you for participating on WaccoBB so thoughtfully and, for the most part, respectfully in the recent election cycle! I feel we helped explore some key local races and issues!
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Jonathan Greenberg's Concession Statement:

I congratulate the three incumbents on winning re-election. I applaud their dedication and commitment to our wonderful city. I feel as though our...

As someone who has been a member of fire/rescue for a West County Fire Department I am keenly aware the extra 20 minutes plus to Memorial can literally be a lifetime. Sometimes you need the advanced...

There have definitely been some other last minute scandalous hit pieces is the past, but they have come from the "other" side, the pro-development, conservative side. What makes this piece so...

An Open Letter to Craig Litwin and Larry Robinson:

Dear Gentlemen:

You have both been online today [Friday 31 October 2014] at WaccoBB.net.

Please explain yourselves to our online community...

I am sorry to see this mailer. It's an example of ugly politics. The only thing that would make it even worse would be for it to be anonymous. However I have to say that I am disappointed in the...

"Fiscally responsible and sustainable"??? just get it done! 13% is more than enough. We're not talking about money here, we're talking about human lives. Ask the people who are anticipating their...

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I want to thank both Jim and Dan for adding such useful and well articulated information to this critical public debate. I see that my political contextualization and opinion belongs on its own...

Remembering Michael Kyes, Sebastopol's Most Courageous Leader

By Jonathan Greenberg
For WaccoBB.net
May 26, 2014

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Thank you to all of you who post. I am particularly grateful for the insightful and informative post from farmerdan. As someone who is a third generation Sebastopol resident, the closing of Palm...