There is no better example of local political foot-dragging than the late, lamented Rainier Exit. Our last two "no-growth" mayors are but the latest in a series of local leaders who have sought to keep Petaluma frozen in some rose-tinted vision of the past. Despite their best, or worst, efforts [...]
Big government giveth and big oil taketh away. I, personality, have yet to see my "stimulus" check from my uncle in Washington, but it's already been poured down my gas tank many times over. Still the thought that someone I don't know is sending me money is stimulating.
It's that time of year again to tend to our favorite tidal slough...the Petaluma River. This has to be done with care. Some past efforts - albeit well-intentioned - have lead to disastrous consequences. Remember when the ardent cleaning in the area adjacent to Payran Street - once a bottle [...]
Petaluma's long-storied heritage as a source of butter and eggs for the region will be celebrated once again this Saturday with a parade. Those not parading will line the streets and watch the paraders pass by. At a predetermined signal, paraders and parade watchers will switch places guaranteeing everyone a [...]
Fiscal irresponsibility reigns in Sacramento. California is a test kitchen for bad fiscal policy, which is enabled a bicameral state legislature that seems to also be bi-polar and governor who seems much less competent outside of a movie set.
Add "right of way" to the long list of things that everyone wants to have, but not so many want to share. To be fair, drivers aren't the only culprits in the game of crosswalk chicken. Petaluma has more than it's share of self-righteous pedestrians who feel entitled to step [...]
Word has it that the much-anticipated General Plan is about to emerge from the bureaucratic labyrinth where it has taken shape. The good news is that those who have used the General Plan's pending arrival to stifle building projects of which they disapproved will have to find new reasons to [...]
Gee what can one say about Native Americans that won't prompt the knee-jerk cry of racism from the PC Brigade? Nothing but glowing praise, I'm afraid. Native Americans are virtually untouchable thanks to their sacred - and much sought-after - position of being both minorities and victims - wait...that's redundant. [...]
Goodwill Industries is but one of the many opportunities for passing along unwanted but still useful items... Other folks who do good work by recycling our discards to those who can make use of them include the Salvation Army, the Veterans, Cerebral Palsy, and a bunch more. God bless 'em [...]
Our own Petaluma Valley Hospital is suffering its own health care crisis. If you'd prefer not to drive to Novato or Santa Rosa for to find a first class Emergency Room when your heart skips more than a beat, or a top notch OB/GYN facility for your baby to born, [...]