These are the facts,

Susan won because she lied. Sad if that makes her victory feel good to her and her left wing crowd who’s nastiness make them no better than the Tea Party. Examples:

1. John received $50,000 from an LA based real estate development PAC. Susan and John sought the endorsement and money from the North Coast Real Estate group. Their accountant is in LA but the contributions were from local sources. John got the endorsement and Susan pitched a fit and spun this lie.

2. John inherited and then lost his business – he can’t even run his small business. John bought Sawyer’s News from his family and ran it for 35 years, They sold newspapers, magazines, cards and not much else. Between Barnes and Nobles moving in across the street, Googke News and online newspapers and the downturn in the economy John was forced to close. Nobody could have survived.

3. John is a Rebublican. He’s a moderate Democrat which may look like a Republican to the left wing, much like the Tea Party must think moderate Republicans are Democrats. Regardless a Supervisor is supposed to be a non partisan race. They represent everyone. Shirlee Zane, Ernie Carpenter, Veronica Jacobi and Efren Carrillo sought the Republican Party Statement of Preference. So did John, and it’s nothing to be ashamed of for anyone who truly wants to represent everyone.

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Not to say I’m a “right winger”… because to label people of either side is really a brainless tactic by those unable to converse with facts….

But with regard to bike lanes…

The problem I have with them is that every time some government agency screams they want to spend a billion or two billion dollars on some project… they always mention “bike lanes.”

And the funny thing is… we NEVER see bike lanes funded specifically for bike lanes.

I, for one, would vote for bike lane installs and upgrades… but I seriously dislike being taxed to fund a bike lane with a TRAIN or HIGHWAY OVERPASS attached to the idea.

And to extend the discussion on bike lanes, the government bureaucrats who steal our money to be used for bike lanes… and then let them go into disrepair like they are all over Sonoma County… well…. I’d be in favor of the job REQUIREMENT that those bureaucrats get their own buttt on the bike and ride.

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How about this?

THREE out of the first four cities audited by State Controller John Chang have been found to be illegally siphoning off re-development $$ for their general funds ?

THAT is a 75% rate of criminality among the cities audited so far. And we all know that a few cities in Sonoma County were attempting to pull the same illegal stunt.

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Redevelopment-funds-shifted-illegally-4022122.php

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When the bike is in the bike lane they aren’t blocking your car when you’re driving down the road. You should be grateful.

There are cities in Europe who do not allow cars downtown. They have free public transportation, garages for bikes and motor scooters, and a very clean easy to shop downtown.

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For those of you that follow Santa Rosa’s Council, you’ll know imediately that Wysocky shows a clear disdain and disrespect to applicants that come before the council on projects. He and his appointees often berate applicants before the dais. He is often rude, and has often acted in a disrespectful manner to his other councilmembers. That is why he barely won reelection and had the slate not been filled with people that dropped out, he most likely would not have won.

Gorin showed a complete lack of respect to the other REMAINING council members who will be fulfilling their terms and should be the ones to decide and discuss this issue as well as the facts mentioned above.

True to form. I was hoping for her to move to the center because of her new position in representing a broader base of people, but that was overly optimistic…sad.

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You’ve just made a gigantic leap backwards about 100 years. Hope the local economy survives the assault her and her legions are going to wage on it.

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Sawyer’s main reason for running was the same as Rabbitt’s two years ago. He needed a paycheck. Any bets on how fast the announcement is made that Sawyer has been hired as a “consultant” for some construction concern?

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Not true. Nasty mailers were also put out by I.E.s from within the Gorin Camp. I have friends in that district that showed them to me. You would not know that unless you lived in the district to see for yourself??? Both sides did this and two wrongs do not make a right. I am not basing my point of view on mailers and phone calls, or even labels perpetuated by others, but what I have observed in Council hearings and meetings I have attended where she has spoken. It is time to move on, and I hope Susan recognizes that half of her electorit did not vote for her. She needs to demonstrate that she represents them too. Time will tell.

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I called for Susan and I can say that we did NOT use those tactics. We just answered people’s questions and extolled her work skills. And she got elected.

HURRAY!

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