Roger, I appreciate your insight into this.

I hear what you are saying about their conflict in values, and bad environmental policy of drive thrus in general. It makes a good point. But I think...

comparing public debates about climate, vaccination, and also fluoridation is silly. the use of science can be both beneficial and a mistake. in evaluating scientific claims it is very important to...

My post wasn't an argument for or against anything. I was just sharing my personal perspective.

You're right of course, not everyone believes in a religion. Not everyone believes in science...

Corporate media again. No reading of what has been posted... just corporate rhetoric. No independent peer review studies.

Corporate-tied scientists + lab results not expected or wanted – lack of...

Here's the link. It's rather involved. Doesn't sound like anything is going to happen soon, but productive work to sort out the complicated project is continuing.

Again this we discussed at the...

The proposed bike trail is a good idea in my opinion. The more it can go through the countryside instead of paralleling the highway the better. Obviously in this materialistic society we can't go...

Larkin, I wrote a very detailed response, hit submit, but it appears to have not gone through, and I don't feel like going through it all again. So I will be even more brief.

I'm sorry you felt...

Here's the full agenda.

79Paul--That is GREAT news! Actual feedback from actual residents. The negativity of naysayers aside, I am really happy to hear that this kind of asking has been done and that the proposed bike...

I am grateful for the continued discussion of this topic on this site. That said, I believe that it does us well to remember that it is just that: a topic of conversation on this site. The people...

Rustie, Larkin and Nancy,


I am one of the Sebastopol residents who grew up here in the 50s and 60s. I have followed this thread and weighed in once or twice myself. I must say here how much I...

I am optimistic that we can make wonderful trails where every legitimate issue is satisfied.

In a conversation with me, supporters of the trails last week, and representatives of Gold Ridge and...

OK, I'm going to weigh in for the first time. I just moved to Santa Rosa from Boston, and I love it here (especially the kinder, gentler culture). I also knew there would be some adjustments. What I...

that's actually a great idea. Spend the extra fifty grand on five robot drivers and it's the same price! unfortunately for the comparison, google drivers aren't ready yet so the cost of operating...

My comments at last evening's Sebastopol City Council Meeting:

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I didn't say 'every' but this is one of the more obvious ones. I know because I've done my homework and sometimes now the tipping point from wondering to knowing goes quickly. But I also know I...

https://waccobb.net/forums/images/misc/quote_icon.png GardenGoddess wrote: https://www.waccobb.net/forums/images/cielo/buttons/viewpost-right.png
These are weighty social issues that must be...

Sue Kelly is out of the office until August 12, according to the auto-response I got when I sent her an email.

And just as a personal aside, I'd like to ask you all, when you write or call the...

Dear Ray,
I am sorry you didn't find what you were asking for from our conscious community. In my experience with WACCO, people are generally very willing to help those in need when they can. I...

Letter from Bret Martin regarding the farmer's market:

My name is Bret Martin and I am a minority partner at the Barlow. One afternoon many months ago after reading the Press Democrat story about...

this is one of your posts which makes your point really well. yeah the sfm board is a collection of paula whipped farmers who are happy to stay part of a lucrative scene. they serve at her will. you...

Wow! The reaction I get from so many people when I talk about this walk really highlights why the topic is so important to talk about.

This has nothing to do with "size acceptance and...

Mammaj, After reading your post and those of others on this board I am pretty discouraged. Lumping all grape growers into one category and using nastiness, insults and sarcasm to make whatever...

It's been pointed out to me that my post at the end of the earlier thread on this topic (which helped kicked off this current discussion) which characterized a Sunday farmers market at The Barlow as...

By my count there have been 33 people who have posted to this thread. That's not bad (and thank you all for chiming in!) , but I agree with you that more would be better! If you haven't posted your...

While we may not agree on a Barlow Sunday Market I really appreciate the way you expressed your opinion without vilifying opposing points of view. One of the things I appreciate about Sebastopol is...

So. OK... what does the rest of the community think of this wearying thread? I am finally weighing in:

I’m a new vendor at the S F M where I sell my hand-crafted jewelry. It’s a tiny little...

Thank you for your positive thoughts on this subject. It is a breath of fresh air to see such sanity on this Thread.

Even if all of the members of this Board were involved in the discussion, it...

I tried to find some background material so as to better understand this issue, and found the following write-up on the Barlow's website:

Farmers Market


We are extremely proud to be the new...

Sorry it took me a while to get back to this thread. I spoke with my wheelchair-bound friend who had this accident. He indicated that some of the problems in maneuvering Sebastopol streets are that...

Allorrah Be,

Surely you meant Hostel, and not Hospice? Unless there's something about the miraculous healing powers of Town, that I have not heard about...

New Town Slogan, The Lourdes of West...

Barry,
I agree with much of your analysis, although not with the inappropriate apostrophe in "it's". The original occupation of Wall Street sparked a great number of sympathetic local actions...

It's hard for me to take criticisms of Indian casinos seriously; not that the criticisms aren't in varying degrees valid, but rather because the Indian casinos are teeny, tiny potatoes compared to...

Oliviathunderkitty, this is not ANOTHER national bank or pharmacy. Both businesses are currently located elsewhere in Sebastopol--CVS in the former Long's location (which will become vacant if/when...

Meherc,

Thanks for your professional opinion about the 990. Good info. I worked as top administrative staff for a local non-profit, a major one, the ARC, back in the day. For three years. Don't...

As a farmer and member of a farming family, I have sold farm produce on no less than 25 different farmers markets in four states spanning several decades. I've dealt with the various market...

I lived in the Point Reyes area for years followed by the past 6 months in Ashland Oregon.
The roads into Point Reyes were just not designed for biking of the pedaling sort. Driving past
bikers...

Out beyond ideas of rightdoing and wrongdoing
There is a field.
I will meet you there.

From a poem by Rumi

The first step to creating what we want is, I believe, coming to consensus on what...

>>>My friend Rosa and a couple folks told me about the site. The Agenda 21 topic was my motivation for getting on. Actually A21 resistance motivates much of my waking life now.

Jim, I don't...

I fail to see how commenters here can use language like, "the behavior of the Oakland Occupy people", if you have read the detailed account of the events of the day, and watched the video I provided....

>>>I am disturbed by your post ... As you'll see in the video, Monsanto is embracing the Club of Rome's mindset and that of the fake environmentalists and using that phony crisis to profit off of....

the problem with the logic revealed on this thread is that, just because the corporate elite uses an issue for their own purposes, you can't infer that it's faked.<br>Those in power (and, frankly,...

Hi Orm Embar, I, too, would plant raspberries first thing at a new homestead.
Here's my experience with that incomparable fruit. I planted my few canes in gopher wire because I figured just...

Thank you for posting the links to the PDFs. I have hard copies and because time and my lack of intelligence I had a hard time finding the links to post :0)
Sal

Hey all - this is my first post on this forum, so greetings and respect to all.

A few things about myself for context, I am a DJ and have been a professional musician for 15 years but I have...

From what some local residents are saying, there may be serious noise problems that are interfering with the neighbors' sleep and comfort. This may be a rights issue. If the Hopmonk (or whoever) is...

The meeting ended around 8 P.M. Three of the DRB members strongly and eloquently voiced their opposition to the current proposal, on a variety of good, solid grounds. They essentially indicated that...

Lori, I am sorry if my song hit you as a personal attack on you. I have nothing against people who earn money honestly. My song is aimed at unreasonable, unjust, corporate greed, and the destruction...

The Farmer

Each day I go into the fields
to see what is growing
and what remains to be done.
It is always the same thing: nothing
is growing, everything needs to be done.
Plow, harrow, disc,...

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