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CITY
OF PETALUMA EVENTS
It is Election Time!
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And please vote . . .
with your heart and common sense.
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THE CANDIDATES:
Sonoma County
Superior
Court Judges:
We
need kind and gentle judges in our courtrooms. We need one that will be
fair and make judgements according to laws and not social
status.
One that will bring justice to the people - that will get
criminals off the streets and punish the wrong doers - One that will
protect the rights of victims and have the wisdom to know the
difference.
We need firm but fair
judges in Sonoma County and I believe Pat
Broderick is the best
candidates for Superior Court Judge.
Note
About Sonoma County Superior Court Judge
Make no
mistake about it, John LemMon
is not the right person to judge in any courtroom. I don't think
that
John LemMon is suitable to make any decision for anyone.
To vote a Superior Judge into office is a very serious affair and if
you want justice in the courtroom , say NO to John LemMon.
John LemMon was arbitrator twice in two
separate cases in Sandalwood Estates / Homeowners of Sandalwood.
John LemMon raised the rent for senior and elderly on fixed income more
than 60% - disregarding the law that authorized no more than cpi
increase.
Fortunately, both increases were reversed by other
judges who knew the laws.
But Sandalwood homeowners did not forget John LemMon, the only
arbitrator to side with the greedy park owner in nine years and
probably as many arbitrations.
Read
Sandalwood story here And Letter to
City Council here
Say "NO" to John
LemMon!
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 Time for change in Petaluma
Politics
Jeffrey
Mayne
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.
Running for City
Council:
Teresa Barrett (?)
Present
City Council
Member
Mike Harris
Present
City Council
Member
Mike Harris listens to his constituents and he deserves another term.
Karen
Nau
Former Council Member
Running for County Supervisor:
Pamela
Torliatt
Present Mayor of Petaluma
The majority on Petaluma Council is controlled by a vocal and turbulent
group. We don't want our County Supervisor controlled the way our
city is.
David Rabbitt
Present City Council Member
David Rabbit said that he always respond
to his constituents. Not true. David Rabbit responds to his
special interest.
Time for change in Petaluma
Politics
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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.
I am a senior citizen and Petaluma has been
my home for the past 35
years. 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.
You can find out more here: Petaluma Feral Cats
For
that reason I pay much more attention
to the candidates running for elections. I want to know who they
are. I want to know their agenda and I want to know if they are
capable of making decisions for us All.
 Senior Advisory
Committee
Meets Second
Wednesday of the Month
10:00 AM
Petaluma Senior Center
211 Novak Drive
Petaluma, CA 94954
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