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Six Reasons to Vote No on Measure A, the “Marijuana Hypocrisy Tax”
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I noticed that my friend Barry decided not to list my investigative story about CVS and the singular role that a suspiciously rigged traffic report played in bringing getting the CVS project passed. ...

This stunning short film explains why more than 300 Native American tribes, the largest gathering in human history, have joined together to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline.

In the film, Native...

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Five 2016 Election Results that Prove
Sonoma County is ALREADY Great!


(read the full story on the Sonoma Independent here)

Historic Local Victories for Women, Library, Hospital &...

Early results from Sonoma County are VERY GOOD!

First, congratulations to Neysa and Michael for the late results, which indicate they hold substantial leads and will be Sebastopol's next City...

A hearty shout out to say thank you to Tom Lynch. Kudos and gratitude, Tom, for your clear minded, level headed, articulate and entirely civil championing of the need to rethink our pension system...

This sweet surprise greeted me in today's Press Democrat Letters Page:

EDITOR: Jonathan Greenberg is plugged in. To what, you might ask. To us, and to our well-being. He must spend 12 hours a...

A few weeks ago, Jane Nielson made a number of comments challenging my record of advocacy during the past five years or so, with a series of questions that require complex answers. I have been...

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...

Three days ago, in response to Jim Horn's protests (below) about my misinformation and criticism of his policy (which he, and his supporters, characterize as "personal attacks") , I publicly called...

My consistent advocacy for a City Council that actively supports our hospital and life saving emergency room, and my consistent criticism of those like Jim Horn, and the City Council members who have...

Follow the bouncing logic of Horn and you will see that he that despite his post repeating his deceptive logic, he will not refute his basic strategy to force our hospital to close, along with its...

Palm Drive Board Candidate Jim Horn's Campaign of Deception to Close Our Hospital

October 29, 2016
By Jonathan Greenberg

This post first appeared as a column in the Sonoma Independent here
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Dan, I am glad to hear that the operation was a success and that you are recovering well.

As I have campaigned and spoken to neighbors and fellow parents and seniors all around town, I found...

(Jonathan Greenberg writes: I know that may of us in West county have a special place in our heart for Maui, Hawaii, the Hawaiian people, and Native Americans fighting for our ecology in North...

Please find the printable 2016 Progressive Sebastopol printable Voter Guide attached, or on our website at www.ProgressiveSebastopol.com.

Responding to "Pickles": We feel comfortable with the...

Before I respond to Jane Nielson's mysterious vendetta against me, the only person in this race who is an active environmental activist, I would like to take some time to respond to Shepherd's...

Thanks Lilith! Here is a copy of the email that I sent to more than a thousand library petition signers for Measure Y. Two years ago the turnout vote on this issue was less than expected and it lost...

Situations of injustice? Really? Lynda Hopkins as an example of the "oppressor" that the great Desmond Tutu refers to. This reference is an insult to Hopkins, and Desmond Tutu, and the real battles...

Progressive Sebastopol November 2016 Voter Guide: Local Candidates

Palm Drive Health Care District Board Gail Thomas & Rob Cary

This is by far...

Jonathan Greenberg for Sebastopol City Council here, wanting to express what I mean, and do not mean, by our City Council needing to take a more active role in supporting our opened hospital. And,...

I love the work that Credo does and I sign their petitions sometimes.

But I did not love the service or reception that i got from it here in sebastopol, or when I was in san Francisco. I switched...

Beshiva, you ask:

"$$$ is squandered on Justice Services. Why aren't you beating down the door of the BOS to complain about THAT?"

I find it ironic, because, in fact, on behalf of our ...

So let me get this straight Beshiva:

Sonoma County's local businesses, whether it is a small restaurant or an organic farm or a winery or tech company or store, are intrinsically evil and bad...

Lisa, it is not "bait" to ask polite and specific questions regarding the position that you are paid to express, which is that Sonoma County's pension costs are under control, nothing to worry about,...

Goat Rock Ukuele,

I (Sebastopol City Council candidate and Open Our Hospital advocate Jonathan Greenberg) could not agree more with your sense of dismay that there is indeed something very wrong...

Lisa: You know a great deal about pensions and salaries and the Big Picture; a lot more than the 99% of us (I know that does not make you THAT 1% :).

You have heard me express this sincere request...

I did respond to this; with this commentary in the Sonoma Independent that places this lawsuit, and its irresponsible promotion by the Press Democrat, here:

Why Did Press Democrat Run Extortionist...

Marty, you present the "let's choose experience" argument simply and eloquently. I have heard it before, so let me try to answer this.

The reason that I, and many thousands of our neighbors,...

During the past five months, a number of people have yelled at me, often in an uncivil and unfriendly manner, about the unanimous decision by the nine members of this year's Progressive Sebastopol...

It is shocking that anyone would run on a platform to CLOSE OUR HOSPITAL AND EMERGENCY ROOM and continue to take our tax dollars for other purposes.

Yet this is what Jim Horn. Marsha Sue Lustig...

The reason we taxpayers got a great deal, and the reason we have an open hospital right now, and the reasons that people's lives have been saved in the reopened hospital during the past year is...

Who says running for City council can't be fun? Check out this video segment starting at 3:00; by 3:30 I am laughing so hard that I can't keep talking. That's rare for me :)


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I do not know who 'Black Widow" is, and I agree that people ought to add their names to comments like that.

What surprises me is that Barry has decided to endorse Craig Litwin for City Council.
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In light of the latest revelations, i updated my recent HuffPost column

Trump Manifests Everything Wrong with American Men and Shames Our Gender


with this:

Donald Trump brings shame to...

Big and important news on the attainable housing front: Governor Brown and the State legislature are showing the kind of real leadership that has eluded bureaucracy-focused county supervisors and...

My latest Huffington Post column-original here (from Jonathan Greenberg)

Trump Manifests Everything Wrong with American Men and Shames Our Gender

Donald Trump brings shame to our entire gender....

ChefJayTay, what is confusing to me is what your problem is?

You seem to be suggesting that there is something that Sebastopol's head of public works knows that the thousands of other decision...

I think that returning the fines is a wonderful idea! I see in today's PD on the front page that the head of the County Health Dept has resigned. I hope that the county can both return the fines, as...

Who paid for the Sonoma Independent's Candidate's Video debate video editing work, and web page creation? The same person who has been the main financial supporter, and volunteer editor and main...

As part of our Informing to Empower mission, our non-profit media website, The Sonoma Independent, has revised our Candidates Video debate for 5th District County Supervisor to focus on Evans and...

After months of discussions and exploring modifications, I have decided to support the Sonoma County community separator initiative that is on the ballot this November.

This issue has been...

I appreciate the calls to civility on this board by JudeIAm and Sealwatcher.

I join the many in our area who like to consider our community as Peacetown, USA.:thumbsup:

It is disheartening to...

I took the photo below today at Jack London State Park. These quiet, emission-free vehicles cost far less than the next diesel truck would for our city fleet, and it would not impact the city's...

Cost benefit analysis?

Glad you asked.

The all electric vehicles that are sold on this website are similar to those bought by the many, many cities on the world that care to join the 21st...

Responding to JBox : Jonathan, why are you focusing on Public Works? Public Works needs trucks. You don't bring a weed wacker in your Prius. If you want to make a difference get the Police...

Responding to ChiefJayTay: first,l thanks again for engaging in this dialog.

Second, as an aside: This is the exactly the sort of conversation that I think ought to be held between our elected...

Thank you for your thoughtful response ChiefJay Tay.

I am aware that electric vehicles are not appropriate for every use that Sebastopol's Dept of Public Works requires from its fleet of eight to...

Sebastopol City Council Candidate Jonathan Greenberg Public Comment on the General Plan Not Mentioning Electric Vehicles for our City Fleet:

When it comes to responding to a widely shared belief...

First off, the reference you cited is far from national press. It is the blog of an unpublished attorney that is two days old; mysteriously timed to coincide with the negotiation of this shakedown...