A few exit poll nuggets
Beyond the headlines – Jerry Brown and Barbara Boxer winning – there are some interesting details coming from California exit polls. Among the details, courtesy of the Los Angeles Times and the...
View ArticleMajor impact: Props 22, 25 and 26 pass
This may end up being the biggest story of the state election – the passage of propositions 22, 25 and 26. It’s a bad news, good news, bad news story for state finances. Prop. 22 is the measure that...
View ArticlePublic safety unions and the election
One of the biggest stories of this election is the role of public safety unions in Sonoma County races. We’re used to seeing public safety heavily involved in elections in Rohnert Park. But this year...
View ArticleThe biggest election surprises
Here are the three biggest surprises of Tuesday’s local elections: 1. David Rabbitt’s significant victory in the 2nd Supervisorial District race. Many felt Pam Torliatt might win this election outright...
View ArticleSeeking meaning in the middle
I was part of a post-election panel at Sonoma State University today where we talked a lot about the Democrats and Republicans. In retrospect, I think we overlooked a potentially decisive group of...
View ArticleMari-malady?
And now a word from the grouchy word guy. I did a quick Google search this morning and found not a single reference to “Lipitor patients,” “aspirin patients,” “penicillin patients” or even “anti-biotic...
View ArticleIt costs how much?
A bike bridge across Highway 101 isn’t a bad idea. I wouldn’t want to negotiate the Steele Lane underpass on my bike. But $20 million (as suggested in a city report)? For a bridge and approach ramps...
View ArticleHow a bike bridge threatens a City Council tradition
“And do as adversaries do in law, strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.” — William Shakespeare, ‘The Taming of the Shrew’ “You don’t win friends with salad.” — Homer Simpson Every other year,...
View ArticleWe’ve moved!
Hey everyone. It’s moving day for Inside Opinion. You can now find our blog, as well as past blog entires, on WatchSonomaCounty.com, the Press Democrat site for news, politics and local interaction. To...
View ArticleMost upbeat stories of 2010
We know you’ve seen plenty of those lists about the biggest news events of the year. Here’s a copy of our final editorial of the year, in which we list what we saw as the most inspiring stories - some...
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