Three blocks north and the ambiance is entirely different. It's the blend of town and market that is so much of the magic of the market.
So yes, three, not so short, blocks makes a huge difference.

I believe if we have any integrity, we do have consistent standards that we apply, regardless of our opinions.

Whatever happened to objections to the traffic that CVS was projected to generate (and which doesn't seem to have happened)? TJ would generate an enormous increase in comparison, but nobody seems to...

I must say I don't see much rhyme or reason to the flow and configuration of the new bike lanes through downtown. Someone told me they believed Caltrans was responsible for the design but who at city...

I find it astounding that some people are still so focused on the harm that the new CVS would do (virtually nothing re traffic congestion) while still giving a great big pass to the harm The Barlow...

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https://curiousmindmagazine.com/harvard-psychologist-says-adhd-largely-fraud/

Unintended consequences can be a bitch.

Thirty years ago I sat on a task force convened by the mayor of another Calif. city. Our mission was to formulate and implement a community plan to address the perceived "Homeless Problem". It was...

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...

Gluten-free diet may have 'unintended consequences' for health

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/315846.php

Written by Honor Whiteman
Published: Wednesday 15 February 2017

A new...

Hmmm. Interesting observation indeed.

I have to agree with others that the very worst congestion and diciest traffic is at the WF cluster****. Traffic at the CVS junction has been particularly bad, both east and west, on Hwy 12 for...

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7i7Lwg3w_zU

What's done is done. Let the cards fall where they may and let us all pledge to get behind and support whichever of these worthy women carry the day.

Linda has publicly denounced these mailers. She is legally prohibited from having any direct communication with the PAC that has produced them. She has publicly stated that she believes they have...

She didn't answer a single question! Pure rhetoric.

Today's PD

An organic farmer’s vote
EDITOR: Ernie Carpenter incorrectly stated that Lynda Hopkins has received “no money … from organic farmers” in her campaign for supervisor (“Follow the...

Great. So now disagreeing with some of you folks equates to "posting to sow disinformation". Furthermore, you take giant leaps of logic to paint a picture of Lynda supporting an agenda she has...

Today's PD

Using Trump
EDITOR: I find it interesting that Ernie Carpenter by inference has raised the specter of Donald Trump and interjected...

We all seem to have a defining issue that motivates us. Lynda's supporters seem most concerned about Noreen's being beholden to big labor at the expense of the rest of us.
Noreen's supporters seem...

Today's PD

Measure J question
EDITOR: Why are only the unincorporated areas being burdened with Measure J, a proposed half-cent sales tax increase, when more than two-thirds of the county...

When has Hopkins ever indicated this is a priority of hers or that she would even support such an agenda?

The PD had a feature story on Measure J today and an Opinion urging a "NO" vote.

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/opinion/6217878-181/pd-editorial-the-good-the

Measure J would create a new tax to...

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Lisa's frequent disrespectful and boorish posts have likely alienated far more people from her Union cause and the Union's candidate than anything said by her opposition. Stereotypes of Hoffaesque...

You guys whine about the Union leadership being portrayed as thugs, all the while behaving thuggishly.
You declare "Damn he sounds(and even looks a little) like Trump."

"I'm not going to hold...

Based on the support expressed on this thread, I'd say your numbers are consistent with the wacco demographic, which is not necessarily representative of the 5th Dist. demographic.

I've never been aware of the SCT promoting the sort of agenda with the potential to produce an extreme tourism boom, but I've surely seen Regional Parks pursue such an agenda, although it appears...

Amid the well reasoned posts by many Evans supporters there is a liberal sprinkling of hate speech by an energetic minority epitomized by Lisa's frequent outbursts. Open, even contentious, dialogue...

Richard, I'd be wrong, but for the previous poster providing a literal wink:

"As a reader of the twisty plots genre, it makes perfect sense during the heat of an electoral campaign that a Hopkins...

Then there's the Noreen constituency that believes it's ok to desecrate Lynda's signage, as reported by Chris Smith this morning. Difficult attitude to reconcile. I don't mean I believe it to be...

And Caryl Hart is not Mickey Hart.

From the PD:
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I have a question for any legal scholars out there. Regional Parks Director, Caryl Hart, is an official appointed by the BOS. This is not an elected position. Is there no ethical conflict in such a...

Striking contrast in approach on this issue.

Noreen seems disconnected from our 5th Dist. rural character when she espouses urban-centric solutions. It shows her heart and head remain in east...

I said "unions" not "people in unions", which is a world of difference. Unless you agree with Citizens United. I guess if corporations can be people then unions can also be people.
I'm stumping for...

The description I provided was as concise as I could manage, given the broad scope of what was proposed. I assume a certain familiarity with recent west county issues and events (in my book, 3 years...

You seem to overlook the fact that Noreen is completely beholden to the Public Employee Unions, and they are a very big guy on this block.

The fact that you appear to be unfamiliar with this illustrates a concern I have about Noreen. She likely also would be unfamiliar with it as I suspect most Sebastopol residents are as well, yet it...

I just wish I was getting paid. Should anyone be interested, they can contact me here and we'll arrange a meeting. :thumbsup:

One has to look no further than 3 years ago, when, Regional Parks endeavored to sneak through an ambitious plan to turn a string of West County communities between Bohemian Hwy. and the coast into a...

Barry receives a request from Noreen's camp "to moderate the tone of his (Tom Lynch) posts on this thread".

Barry obliges and further states: "I do have a problem with his (and other's)...

Roberta,
I've been appreciating your thoughtful posts with their sincere resonance. Clearly you choose to think things through without distraction by the occasional howls of partisanship on this...

if you truly believe Lynda Hopkins is mainstream compared to Evans, you have been stuck in West Sonoma County for a very long time. :wink:

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As Trump calls Hillary a "bigot", so Evans and her proxies react hysterically to Lynda Hopkins looking them in the eye and calling out their "bullshit". She's "profane", they declare. Yes, she...

From today's PD:

At the beginning of her race for supervisor, Lynda Hopkins made it clear that she would run a thoughtful and reasoned campaign. She has done just that by focusing time and...

A simple review of Scamper's comments reads precisely like a paid operative. Harping on Lynda Hopkins' campaign contributions that have been discussed endlessly, with no real factual conclusion...

Right. They keep repeating "Hopkins, Wine Industry" often enough and some folks just assume it to be true. Ironic to observe the "progressive" faction following the Trump template so assiduously.