Remember when it seemed as if SMART service to northern Sonoma County might become the defining issue for supervisorial candidates Mike McGuire and Debora Fudge? McGuire unloaded on Fudge almost daily, beginning in late January, after the SMART board said it might not be able to start commuter rail service [...]
The upcoming contest between Lee Pierce and Michael Allen may look and sound a lot like a campaign for the Santa Rosa City Council rather than the state Assembly. Get ready for a debate over growth and big retail. Allen, a Santa Rosa planning commissioner and aide to state Sen. [...]
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This blog is written by Press Democrat editorial writers Paul Gullixson and Jim Sweeney.