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Veronica Halbert-Herrera May 20, 2013 at 07:39 pm
Always a pleasure when Julian comes into my work! :)
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Karina Ioffee (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 03:24 pm
Hi Dan. I've rewritten the headline. We'd love to let people know how the race went, so please send…Read More me some photos at karina@patch.com.
Kyle Restad May 19, 2013 at 11:03 pm
Great comment, Dan. Another great community event. Not sure why some choose to accentuate the…Read More negative.
Joan Cooper May 20, 2013 at 03:03 pm
CAl Trans is like the elephant that once it start moving in one direction, its hard to turn it…Read More around. Just like the cutting down of the Heron and Egret Rookery to make way for a new 101 South interchange. Needless decimation for an interchange designed to accommodate the Dutra asphalt factory, which may never be built.
Barry Bussewitz May 20, 2013 at 10:15 pm
While I agree with and really appreciate your attention to long-range planning, its role and its…Read More impacts, I challenge us to extend our thinking beyond the 20 or 26 year range. For instance, I envision that one day some of the buried westside creeks in Petaluma could be day-lighted. (And perhaps the overhead wires buried?) This will not happen in 26 years, and to think of it in that time frame makes it seems, well, laughable. However, if the value of doing this were consider seriously for the long term, imagine a network of tree-lined walking pathways separate from traffic and following the creeks from the river up to Helen Putnam Park and the other open spaces from which they flow. As it is now they are almost totally inaccessible to the excited explorings of young children, and walking from downtown to hiking trails requires about a mile of pavement pounding.
What if we envisioned a hundred years or more? Might that not allow for some copacetic way gradually to return some of the parcels along a buried creek to the commons? Maybe or maybe not, but imagining this in the community might generate some doable possibilities that would otherwise remain beneath consciousness. I think the seventh generation thinking bequeathed from the Iroquois constitution indeed offers wisdom still apt: "Look and listen for the welfare of the whole people and have always in view not only the present but also the coming generations, even those whose faces are yet beneath the surface of the ground – the unborn of the future Nation."
Bobee-Kay Clark May 21, 2013 at 08:13 am
Oysters are native to the estaro. Oysters have been harvested by humans for centuries from the…Read More estaro. Humans carefully returned the oyster shells to the beds to provide shelter for the next generation to grow. These oyster beds clean the water in the estos, helping other species thrive. Humans are a natural part of the estaros life cycle. This harmonious symbiotic relationship within an ecosystem is precisely the type of relationship we need to foster. Step back and study the bigger picture. While human interaction with nature can be harmful, this particular interaction is helpful. Nurture and promote healthy humane relationships with nature.
Melinda Nelson May 21, 2013 at 08:09 am
The farms are good stewards of the land. They do not "use up" any resource just add to the…Read More land and estuary. So they need to be able to stay as they only enhance and DO NOT destroy anything. Keep Drakes Bay Oysters! in the estuary.
Sandra Soklin May 21, 2013 at 08:09 am
I believe the owners of Drake's Bay Oyster Company expected their lease to be renewed. I think they…Read More are honestly trying to run a small business. This is a sadly divisive issue. I support the oyster farm despite typically agreeing with Sierra Club & NRDC. I am not happy that the Koch Brothers may be funding support through a shadow organization. My hope would be for the oyster company to remain with no larger impact on environmental decisions or precedents. I think aquaculture is critical to maintaining our food supply and this company does it well.
Candy May 19, 2013 at 06:59 am
I'm sorry for your lack of art appreciation, Anthony J. Alfidi. I've long been a fan of Mark di…Read More Suvero's sculptures...ever since I moved to Sonoma County in the 70's and saw some of his work perched high on a hill overlooking the Cotati grade. We are so fortunate to have this and other public art available to us. And for those who disagree, it's only up for a year. Go back to your video games and that time will pass quickly.
Anthony J. Alfidi May 17, 2013 at 09:47 pm
SFMOMA puts Mark di Suvero's junk on Crissy Field. Steel eyesores are not art but I have fun…Read More imagining their removal.
http://alfidicapitalblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/sfmoma-deposits-mark-di-suervos-rusty.html
Ms P-Town May 17, 2013 at 05:45 pm
I couldn't agree more Don! Why would we build an additional drug store in Petaluma? It is hard to…Read More ignore that Safeway has a full service pharmacy one block away. Raleys and CVS both have full service pharmacys on the same block a couple hundred feet away. The new Target may have a pharmacy also. This is so annoying to hear this being billed as good for the city. I hope the city council can see through this sham. BTW the Walgreens in Cotati has horrible Yelp reviews as do the two in Santa Rosa.
Anastasia Schuster May 17, 2013 at 09:19 am
WOW - shocked, saddened, elated and hopeful - all in one article!
Losing John Records our faithful…Read More leader from COTS would be much harder to learn about were it not for the fact that he's moving on to do even more and spread his knowledge elsewhere.
Also I'm thrilled Mike Johnson will be at the helm. I've only had the pleasure of meeting Mike a couple of times (not long enough for him to remember me), but I was impressed with his passion. The fact that he's "been there - done that" adds a credibility that I respect.
John deserves anything he wants to pursue, he has given more to our community than many people will in a lifetime...
Anastasia Schuster May 17, 2013 at 10:46 am
I've had the pleasure of seeing Ray speak at both the Toastmasters meetings in Petaluma and the…Read More fabulous monthly Westside Stories series.
Ray knows his stuff as evidenced by his recent 1st place win at the Toastmasters District 57 competition and is no going on to compete for the World Championship of Public Speaking. Ray's definitely doing P-Town proud!
I look forward to reading more of his blogs and learning more about the wonderful world of public speaking.
Kathy Schmidt May 14, 2013 at 04:38 pm
A pillar of the community and a nice guy, he will be missed. My sincere condolences to Janet,…Read More David, Jim & Amber and the whole extended family.
Jeff Muchow May 13, 2013 at 04:27 pm
He was always the voice of reason on a city council that was very polarized. Godspeed Jack Balshaw!
Rayne Wolfe May 13, 2013 at 04:24 pm
Such sad news. What a lovely thing to say about a dad: “He never took anything people said…Read More personally or got mad at anybody. It was almost impossible to offend him.” Condolences/prayers to the family.
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