Comments on: Colleagues honor retiring Sonoma County Supervisor Brown

By: Danielle

Danielle — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 16:22:33 +0000

Pity to see an unpopular politician finally retire.

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By: James Bennett

James Bennett — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 05:39:57 +0000

No comment at this time.

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By: JB

JB — Mon, 17 Dec 2012 02:33:22 +0000

@James Bennett

James,

There’s a rumor in the wind suggesting that a recall effort is afoot to oust Zane. Have you heard of it. Would you know how to become involved?

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By: James Bennett

James Bennett — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 22:15:29 +0000

If Zane’s mentor is Brown, we’re in big trouble…

Oh wait-we are in big trouble.

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By: Snarky

Snarky — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:00:27 +0000

Politicians and their supporters live in a vacuum and rarely understand the real world.

Why should they? They get a regular paycheck even though they don’t understand half of what they are pretending to understand.

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By: Critic at Large

Critic at Large — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 02:43:00 +0000

Good old Valerie was never in the “middle.” She is and always was from the Marxist, socialist school of government. Typical of leftists, she is arrogant, dismissive, and always demanding it her way or the highway.

The County will not miss her. The bad news is her replacement comes from the same school of political thought and is tied just as tightly to her friends in SEIU who put both of them in power and kept them there.

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By: James Bennett

James Bennett — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:04:39 +0000

Valerie Brown is a member on the national board of ICLEI-USA.

Susan Gorin wants to follow in her foot steps.

I guess if keeping your own paycheck “sustainable” is more important than your constituents:
Economy, property rights, freedoms, civil rights, health (yes I said health), small business rights, future, education, well being, your community’s sovereignty and representation, then…
it’s OK.

They don’t print enough money to get me to do it, never.

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By: Elephant

Elephant — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 22:10:22 +0000

Ah yes. I remember Brown’s appointment to the BoS in 2002 very well. She was living in LA working as a lobbyist. She remained in LA for the first year or two and only came up on Tuesdays for meetings. Nobody even her staff could get a hold of her. And yes you do have to live in your supervisorial district. Just a slight oversight, right?

Valerie Brown is a Democrat in name only and I am completely overjoyed to see her gone. Now with Susan Gorin, Sonoma County MIGHT be able to shed some of it’s antiquated ways and move into the 21st century. The existing status quo in Sonoma County politics has got to go.

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By: MOCKINGBIRD

MOCKINGBIRD — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:07:14 +0000

I’m so glad she’s going. The last time she ran I voted for Will. She claims to be a Democrat but likes to hang out with the high and mighty and was inaccessible to much of the voters. The few times I was able to talk to her about issues she was very condescending and not very forthcoming. I wrote her about some concerns and with some ideas many times without one recognition of my letters, not even a “form” letter thanking me for my input.

I’m so glad Susan Gorin will replace her. Hopefully, she will be accessible and listen to her district’s constituents, all of them, not just the rich winery businesses.

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By: GAJ

GAJ — Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:05:30 +0000

“I believe you have made a huge difference not just locally but nationally,” Zane said.

She sure did; she voted in the gold plated pensions for the elite Unions and for upper management…and she will benefit directly in her retirement.

Quite a legacy of “good work” to be sure:

“The County’s cost for pensions as a percentage of payroll has climbed from 7.4% in 2002, when the benefit increases were enacted, to 32.6% in 2011, a 440% increase.”

http://sonomacountytaxpayers.org/pdffiles/SoCo%20Pension%20Crisis%201-27-12.pdf

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