Republicans endorse Shaffer & Austin in Sebastopol

[Shepherd]

“It is imperative we elect Kathleen and Kathy,” two former members of the Republican Central Committee wrote in a recent mailer about the current City Council election. If you agree, then vote for Ms. Shaffer and/or Ms. Austin, two likeable persons.

But the desperate letter, from former Republican Central Committee members Pete Pellini and Jim Pacatte, goes further. It alleges that “you have no representation at any level of government” and “your vote is wasted” if you vote for other candidates. Yet Ms. Shaffer is currently an elected official and the Republicans control the U.S. House of Representatives. It is one thing to disagree, which is a hallmark of democracy, but another to lie.

Pellini and Pacate also allege that “both John Eder and Robert Jacob are beholden to the same radical group that has hampered our town’s progress.” Yet successful local businessmen Jacob and Eder support the Barlow Project, currently Sonoma County’s second largest commercial development. It will provide numerous jobs and generate significant sales tax revenues for Sebastopol. Is that what the Republicans means by “radical?” The distributor of my own crops, FEED, is scheduled to move from his downtown garage into the Barlow. Yea!

Meanwhile, Ms. Austin and Ms. Shaffer’s recently-disclosed financial contributions and expenditures raise questions. The Los Angeles-based California Real Estate Political Action Committee has given each $1500. Ms. Austin has also taken money from Sonoma County Alliance, which represents construction and development interests. Though we have excellent local print shops in Sebastopol and nearby, their expensive printing has been done out-of-state and in Southern California.

Questions such as the following arise, “Whose interests do they really represent? How ‘sustainable’ is such outside funding and purchasing? Who is it that ‘has hampered our town’s progress’ by outside funding and purchasing?” GoLocal.

Shepherd Bliss

[Richard Nichols]

Thank you for the analysis Shepherd.
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“It is imperative we elect Kathleen and Kathy,” two former members of the Republican Central Committee wrote in a recent mailer about the current City Council election. If you agree, then vote for Ms. Shaffer and/or Ms. Austin, two likeable persons.

But the desperate letter, from former Republican Central Committee members Pete Pellini and Jim Pacatte, goes further. ...

[Webb Pierce]

The desperate plea of two former members of the Republican Party apparatus, to suck it up and vote for two very liberal Democrats is more a reflection of how far out in the ozone you people are than an indictment of Shaffer and Austin.

[John Kramer]

“It is imperative we elect Kathleen and Kathy,” two former members of the Republican Central Committee wrote in a recent mailer about the current City Council election. If you agree, then vote for Ms. Shaffer and/or Ms. Austin, two likeable persons.

But the desperate letter, from former Republican Central Committee members Pete Pellini and Jim Pacatte, goes further. It alleges that “you have no representation at any level of government” and “your vote is wasted” if you vote for other candidates. Yet Ms. Shaffer is currently an elected official and the Republicans control the U.S. House of Representatives. It is one thing to disagree, which is a hallmark of democracy, but another to lie.

Pellini and Pacate also allege that “both John Eder and Robert Jacob are beholden to the same radical group that has hampered our town’s progress.” Yet successful local businessmen Jacob and Eder support the Barlow Project, currently Sonoma County’s second largest commercial development. It will provide numerous jobs and generate significant sales tax revenues for Sebastopol. Is that what the Republicans means by “radical?” The distributor of my own crops, FEED, is scheduled to move from his downtown garage into the Barlow. Yea!

Meanwhile, Ms. Austin and Ms. Shaffer’s recently-disclosed financial contributions and expenditures raise questions. The Los Angeles-based California Real Estate Political Action Committee has given each $1500. Ms. Austin has also taken money from Sonoma County Alliance, which represents construction and development interests. Though we have excellent local print shops in Sebastopol and nearby, their expensive printing has been done out-of-state and in Southern California.

Questions such as the following arise, “Whose interests do they really represent? How ‘sustainable’ is such outside funding and purchasing? Who is it that ‘has hampered our town’s progress’ by outside funding and purchasing?” GoLocal.

Shepherd Bliss

It seems that these folks who are recommending candidates Shaffer and Austin are not uninterested observers. If Shaffer and Austin are elected, that will ensure that the CVS/Chase development with its 2000 additional cars downtown will be built. Former Republican Central Committee member Pete Pellini will sell his defunct property to the developer and former Republican Central Committee member Jim Pacatte's company will likely be the builder.

The thoughtful City Council candidates, John Eder and Robert Jacob, are both small business people, and committed to a balanced pro-local business and pro-environment small town. They support local business development like the renovations at the old Barlow apple plant. Eder and Jacob are endorsed by Sonoma County Conservation Action, the Sierra Club, Sebastopol Tomorrow, the Progressive Democrats, and hundreds more!

The Barlow, here in Sebastopol, is the second largest private business development project in Sonoma County!

More than a dozen businesses are already committed to open there. The new Kosta-Brown winery at Barlow will itself generate more that a half million dollars in new sales taxes, with little traffic impact since their business is mostly mail order.

Eder and Jacob support the Barlow job and sales tax-providing development, where we get many more new businesses and revenues with much less traffic than the 2000 daily trips of CVS/Chase!

These ideas, rather than the Shaffer/Austin under the radar pursuit of CVS/Chase, are the truths that we should keep in mind as we are voting on the future of Sebastopol.

Your vote for John Eder and Robert Jacob is also a vote to both grow and preserve our unique small town Sebastopol.

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[wildflower]

"YOU PEOPLE"? Who are they/we?
wildflower

The desperate plea of two former members of the Republican Party apparatus, to suck it up and vote for two very liberal Democrats is more a reflection of how far out in the ozone you people are than an indictment of Shaffer and Austin.

[AllorrahBe]

I wondered the same thing!!
Now that you've got our attention, your purpose was...?

"YOU PEOPLE"? Who are they/we?
wildflower

[Ann Onimus]

I Just MUST say...Republican Party - Sonoma County - DOES NOT ENDORSE DEMOCRATS....AND in the recent Supervisorial contest in our District...SHOCK[[I]NG thought this might be...all three candidates answered the questionaire, and applied to be "recommended" or "Statement of Preference" by the Republican Party...just sayin' That would include Veronica Jacobi - Ernie Carpenter - and Efren Carrillo - ALL