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 [...]
It’s not exactly six degrees of separation, but there’s a nexus between the election to fill Mike Kerns seat on the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, a lawsuit challenging the Rohnert Park casino and John Paul Stevens’ retirement from the U.S. Supreme Court. Petaluma Councilman Mike Healy is one of [...]
My colleague Jeremy Hay reported today that two Rohnert Park City Council members walked out of a budget meeting in protest on Tuesday. “The departure of (Amie) Breeze and (Joe) Callinan … delineated a clear rift on the council that was strikingly personal in tone,” the story said. For those [...]
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This blog is written by Press Democrat editorial writers Paul Gullixson and Jim Sweeney.