Here are the three biggest surprises of Tuesday's local elections: 1. David Rabbitt's significant victory in the 2nd Supervisorial District race. Many felt Pam Torliatt might win this election outright in the June primary. She earned 40 percent of the vote, meaning she only needed to pick up 10 percent from the votes from [...]
One of the biggest stories of this election is the role of public safety unions in Sonoma County races. We’re used to seeing public safety heavily involved in elections in Rohnert Park. But this year we saw big spending and aggressive campaigning by police and firefighter unions in races in Santa [...]
Opponents of Dutra Materials’ proposed asphalt plant alongside the Petaluma River received some new ammunition from the U.S. Coast Guard. After initially submitting a letter stating that barges moored at the proposed plant wouldn’t affect traffic on the river, the Coast Guard reversed itself in a new letter issued just [...]
Apparently Assemblyman Jared Huffman – and possibly Rep. Lynn Woolsey’s – did have a hand in encouraging the U.S. Coast Guard to take another look at plans for a Dutra asphalt plant. And it sounds as if there are some legitimate concerns about whether barges moored at the proposed off-load facility near Haystack [...]
We just received word that the much-awaited Board of Supervisors review of the revised plans for the Dutra asphalt plant in Petaluma Tuesday has been postponed. It's now going to be taken up at the Jan. 12 board meeting. Word has it that the delay has to do with the U.S. Coast Guard getting involved. Apparently [...]
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This blog is written by Press Democrat editorial writers Paul Gullixson and Jim Sweeney.