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CITY
OF PETALUMA EVENTS
It is Election Time!
2010 City of Petaluma Race for Mayor
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Please vote . . .
with your heart and common sense.
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Jeffrey Mayne
for Petaluma Mayor
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We need to change Petaluma Politics
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Jeffrey Mayne will bring the change Petaluma needs
Jeffrey Mayne is the best candidate for Mayor of Petaluma
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Jeffrey
Mayne, President of Petaluma’s Downtown Association
Well, Mister Jeffrey
Mayne - a person I did not know a few months ago has become the talk of
the town and most likely, the future Mayor of Petaluma.
I
met with Mr. Mayne and had a pleasant in depth conversations with
him. I am impressed and I think that Jeffrey Mayne is our
best candidate for Mayor of Petaluma.
Jeffrey Mayne has a dream that one day the City of Petaluma will have
an impartial Council. A Council that will listen to all citizens
of Petaluma - not just the select few.
That's what he told me when I asked him why he wanted to be mayor of
Petaluma. Of course, he did not use these exact words but the
meaning was there.
"Our council has deprived us of necessary revenue, losing millions of
dollars of sales tax revenue to neighboring communities." -
Jeffrey Mayne
I agree.
"Petaluma must invest in economic development if we are to survive and
prosper." - Jeffrey Mayne
I agree.
My
issues with Petaluma politics:
- The majority on
Petaluma City Council denied Petaluma residents adequate shopping
establishments in the city forcing us to drive several miles out
of town to shop for bare household necessities.
This has caused us extra expenses and
waste of time on the road, pollution, stress and etc . . . Not to
mention loss of tax revenue to this city.
I have been remodeling
a two story 4 bedrooms, 3 baths house since late 2009. I was
brought to tears with stress and frustration because of time loss and
the extra expenses to drive to Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa almost
daily. I cursed this city council every day for depriving
Petaluma residents decent businesses to shop local and forcing me to
drive
out of town. Petaluma is a city out of control and we need to
overhaul our local government.
Too many council members are unfriendly to
animals and are making decisions causing animals to suffer and to die
at tax payers expenses. That issue alone is causing loss of
tourists to Petaluma.
Please vote for a better Petaluma.
Vote for Jeffrey Mayne for Petaluma Mayor.
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Running for council in 2010
Mike Harris
Karen
Nau
Teresa
Barrett
Ray Johnson
Chris
Albertson
Born feral
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please vote . . .
with your heart and common sense.
Time for change in Petaluma
Politics
THE CANDIDATES:
City of
Petaluma
Mayor:
 Jeff
Mayne is President of the Petaluma Downtown Association and a
Board member of the Chamber of Commerce.
His opponent is Dave Glass
and therefore, this is not a difficult decision. We need to
change the city council attitude in Petaluma, therefore, Jeff Mayne has
my vote.
Running
for City
Council:
Running for County
Supervisor:
Pamela
Torliatt
Present Mayor of
Petaluma
The majority on
Petaluma
City Council is controlled by a vocal and turbulent
group with a clear agenda. Pamela Torliatt is a member of that
group and it seems that whatever they want, they get. Example: They
drafted the cruel feral cat ordinance to get rid of cats because they
say cats are nonnatives and should not be in the environment.
Council passed the ordinance. They
also want to get rid of white swans, otters, red foxes, bull frogs -
anything nonnatives to Petaluma and this city council give into them
time after time. Petaluma, a city out of control.
I don't want our County Supervisor controlled the way this
city has been controlled for way too long. To think Pamela
Torliatt could become County Supervisor is scary. Petaluma
is out of control on many
issues; loss of tax revenues because people are forced to
shop out of
town is a major issue and after so many years on city council, I attribute this directly to Pam Torliatt
and David Glass.
Pam talks, and she smiles a lot but when it comes to making decisions,
she
does not know you. She turns her back and face her special
friends. I am very disappointed with Pam Torliatt.
David Rabbitt
Present City
Council Member
David
Rabbit said
that he always
respond
to his constituents. Not true. David Rabbit responds
to his own
special interest.
Between Pamela
Torliatt and David Rabbitt? From July to November I am hoping to
see some changes in these two candidates. Right now neither fill
my
expectations and there has been great disappointments from both
candidates. I must say for David
Rabbitt, I think he understands
the leakage in tax revenue. I think he understands Petaluma residents'
frustration for being forced to go out of town for our shopping
due to bad decisions by council
majority. But David
Rabbitt needs to be available to his constituents. Like
Torliatt, he has his own agenda
and my experience is that if you don't fit within his plans he
ignores you. When you are in public office you need to be
available to the people within your constituency.
My issues with Petaluma politics:
- Too many council members are unfriendly to
animals and are making decisions causing animals to suffer and die.
- The majority on
Petaluma City Council denied Petaluma residents adequate shopping
establishments in the city causing residents to drive several miles out
of town to shop for bare household necessities. I must say that Mayor Pam Torliatt is a
front runner to oppose new businesses in town - year after year.
This has caused us, Petaluma residents, extra expenses and
waste of time on the road, pollution, stress and etc . . . Not to
mention loss of tax revenue to this city.
I have been remodeling
a two story 4 bedrooms, 3 baths house since late 2009. I was
brought to tears with stress and frustration because of time loss and
the extra expenses to drive to Rohnert Park and Santa Rosa almost
daily. I cursed city council every day for depriving
Petaluma residents decent stores to shop local and forcing me to drive
out of town. Petaluma is a city out of control and we need to
overhaul our local government.
Surprisingly, (considering
it is election year it is not surprising) a few weeks ago council
approved a new shopping center after years of denials and lawsuits.
So, who do you vote
for? Look for write-in candidates? Might be a better
choice than what we have to deal with.
Petaluma,
please vote . . .
with your heart and common sense.
Time for change in Petaluma
Politics
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I am a
senior citizen and Petaluma has been
my home since 1973. I love Petaluma. It is a wonderful City
with plenty
of history and wonderful people. Like everything else or anywhere
else, politics is not perfect in Petaluma. Sometimes a group of
people can govern a city and if no one pays attention, bad regulations
can become laws.
It
happened in Petaluma in 2004 when a
group of people with too much
influence with City Council drafted an ordinance that Council passed
unanimously. The result has been high cost to the City and
citizens of Petaluma and the death of hundreds innocent animals.
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