Comments on: Petaluma’s business-backed candidates claim victory

By: Jeff

Jeff — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 16:26:53 +0000

Rohnert Park/Cotati will still continue to enjoying the sales tax dollars the citizens of Petaluma bring to this area.

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By: Wilson

Wilson — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 06:39:46 +0000

What Progressive gridlock? The Progressives haven’t had a Petaluma City Council majority for 12 years. And when was the Telecom boom when Petaluma actually had 2,000 more good paying jobs than they have now? Why 12 years ago.

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By: BigDogatPlay

BigDogatPlay — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 05:12:28 +0000

I feel much better about Petaluma’s chances moving forward than I did on the day before the election. Finally we are beginning to break the grip of the Keller / Maguire / Torliatt faction on the council. Maybe now we can have responsible growth that provides economic activity while preserving the small town feeling that we cherish.

Hopefully we now have a council majority that will have the courage to open the city’s finances to a full examination to determine where our money is really being spent. A council that will have the common sense to not fund road diets and roundabouts when so many of the city’s street are in such disrepair. A council that will prioritize public safety and stop funding empty transit buses.

Perhaps it’s too much to hope for, but that’s one vision for Petaluma that this new council should embrace.

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By: Steven Encinas

Steven Encinas — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 04:22:26 +0000

I sure hope we Petalumans will “succeed”. And I hope that “success” means a vibrant, sustainable economy and environment, keeping small local business alive. Let’s hope the council keeps to Petaluma’s small town values, and does not allow big business to come in and siphon out our revenue to their headquarters in other states.

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By: Doomed to succeed

Doomed to succeed — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 03:09:05 +0000

Petaluma is doomed to succeed.

Very happy to see the progressive gridlock gone. Yes, Petaluma is doomed to see business flourish, jobs to be created, and get on the road to financial health. The progressives created one heck of a mess to clean up, but I now have some hope.

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By: Wilson

Wilson — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 02:44:24 +0000

Petaluma is doomed.

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By: Terry

Terry — Thu, 08 Nov 2012 00:19:41 +0000

To me, the Levine victory and this race, are clear indications that the strangle hold that the Labor Council and the extremest elements within the dem party have been resoundly rejected by the people. They have grown tired of the anti-business rhetoric that has dominated south of Santa Rosa. Unfortunately Santa Rosa/Sonoma haven’t quite learned its lesson yet, but it will if Susan Gorin does not recognize that half of the voters in her district actually voted for a more centrist candidate and therefore deserve representation too. I have my doubts that she will move to the center, but holding out hope she will.

We will also see this in Santa Rosa if Julie Combs has her way. She is an extremist on par with Tiffany Renee. Combs will be a “one termer” if she does not moderate her world view and recognize that business is also a part of the “neighborhood fabric.”

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