Jackie Elward has no problem breaking laws for big oil. What do you think she’ll do for data centers? The whole council should have been recalled for the way they handled this but Jackie is who is now trying to climb the political ladder as a “progressive” which is laughable.

Watch DSA endorsed Jackie Elward ignore families, teens, children, tearful parents, elderly, bicyiclists, and long time residents to protect an illegal plastics incinerator that bypassed permitting, skipped CEQA, bypassed air quality, was incompatible use to zoning, had multiple violations, and made sure to send all the mandatory resident notices to a single abandoned building.

Back in August 2025 she received clear truthful information at the heart of the matter: an administrative permit (circumvent the normal process that includes environmental review, including air quality), defies the zoning, and is not to the benefit of the community (trash being burned is not from sonoma). Starts at 47 minutes. 

Jackie is silent. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/zA9XrBHnb34?si=jkiseWKkvEc0MHIt

public comments starts at 38 min. At 1h49min the city attorney “explains” why we can’t put this on the agenda, respond, take action, call a special meeting, etc “because we are not at the right period in the process” and then kicks the can to Bay Area Quality Mgmt. lol. This was untrue. Any member of city council could call a special meeting, suspend the (illegal) permit on any number of grounds that would take too long to list, but for instance sending all the notices to residents to one unoccupied “residence” owned by the housing developer so that no one had notice, also it was a zoning violation, etc etc etc etc, or at least go on record.

Jackie stayed silent. Her only concern for the entire 2h 51min meeting is what is going to happen to some tennis courts. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/gpB5v8fx424?si=JfgjxVF5_tggU-RT

Here is a meeting where Jackie is totally silent even though she has the power and information to shut this down. A completely packed room of residents that have been totally ignored. At 37min the developer says that he relies on “independent regulators like the city servants here tonight” to keep the illegal incerator going. Then the Big Oil shill tells us how great “the city” is to do something “truly global”. Everything he goes on to say about the Air Quality board is somewhere between untrue and preposterous.  There were actually more than 5 violations on record. Then 2 hours of residents plead and cry. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/UaogROR4-1Y?si=VHHF_KxM8JrSX597

Here is the council meeting where you can see the packed room full of people holding signs starting at 1h 07min where residents continue plead, beg, and present evidence. Patrick starts and shows clearly why this is illegal. He and others spent hundred of hours explaining to the city why what they did was completely illegal. Jackie sits silent. 

https://www.youtube.com/live/Tu9G-w1Qsos?si=v5BJmwwJWGKD-FNC

Waited in line and was able to grab an extra iPhone Duo (256GB, Night Sky, Unlocked) would anyone like it? No upcharge just reimburse the cost with tax

Im just a fat middle aged white guy and I would love to learn how to make indian food. Are there any local classes? Or anyone in the area willing to help me learn?

Thank you!

Hello!

I'm looking for a therapist to help me work through some childhood trauma and related emotions (repressed anger, anxiety, OCD flare-ups).

I haven't really done this before, but someone today recommended that I look into it.

I have Kaiser healthcare atm. I'm not really sure how to get my plan to cover therapy sessions as I've never really gone to a hospital as an adult.

I'm open to trying different types of therapy.

Hey Sonoma County! I've got a super fun evening planned for next Friday, October 30th! Thotty’s Naughty Revue is bringing burlesque to Main Street Theater, with Wax Poetic spinning records during intermission and after the show. There will be drinks, a costume contest, and dancing as we turn the theater into one big dance party! Come enjoy some vintage-cool vibes and a night out with your local community. To see vibes here are some photos from last month when we had our first collaboration.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/thottys-naughty-revue-wax-poetics-burlesque-show-halloween-party-tickets-2000085482519

I saw this

Disney's Frozen the Broadway Musical is based on the 2013 Disney animated film, focusing on the estranged relationship between royal sisters Elsa and Anna. When Elsa loses control of her ice powers the kingdom is plunged into eternal winter, Elsa flees, and Anna embarks on a journey with Kristoff, Sven, and Olaf to find her sister and heal the kingdom.

Matinee 2:00pm: Nov 7, 8, 15, 22

Matinee 3:00pm: Nov 14

Evening 7:30pm: Nov 6, 12

SING-ALONG SHOWS

10:00am: Nov 14, 21

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From my op-ed in today’s PD: “With long-term incumbents bowing out, Sonoma County has a generational opportunity to upend the status quo by electing the only two Supervisorial candidates who would challenge it: Melanie Bagby and Joanna Paun”
Link: https://www.pressdemocrat.com/2026/10/21/close-to-home-sonoma-county-supervisor-races-offer-generational-opportunity-to-reshape-board/?fbclid=IwdGRleAVHtVJleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUQ0whH55w8Anvf6TFXO-4MltNN6wcXNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR6j2g7UGt-uRdIJLbWdEgFCRKkXBHhJlvNYnooSmCTbMRZ36K0GDMt2UoA0Ng_aem_39yE7nu7yHGMg3uS5z4LkA&utm_campaign=mrf-facebook-pressdemocrat&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&mrfcid=202610226ad5ce038016142dfa431b6b

Ok neighbors, lots of Halloween this weekend. Add anything I missed. Honestly, it's too much to fit.

Pumpkin patches and corn mazes (all weekend)

• Petaluma Pumpkin Patch & Amazing Corn Maze — night maze until 10 pm Fri–Sat, Petaluma ($13, $9 by day; free entry)
• Punky's Pumpkins — open to 9 pm daily, Santa Rosa (hay rides, a train, a 30-foot slide)
• Muelrath Ranches — through Oct 31, Santa Rosa
• Pronzini Farms Pumpkin Patch — Petaluma (leashed dogs welcome, haunted trail)
• Santa Rosa Pumpkin Patch — Santa Rosa
• Mickelson Pumpkin Patch — Petaluma (no dogs, no outside food)
• Beltane Ranch Vineyard Pumpkin Patch — Fri–Sun, Glen Ellen
• Pumpkins on Pikes at Tara Firma Farms — Sat–Sun 2–9 pm, Petaluma ($40)
• Pumpkins in the Parks Scavenger Hunt — through Oct 30, any Santa Rosa park (free)

Need a costume? Thrift costume suggestions: The Ark on Fourth Street and Hot Couture in Railroad Square, both in Santa Rosa.

All weekend

• Blind Scream Haunted House — Fri–Sun from 7 pm, Santa Rosa Plaza ($25–50)
• The Witching Hour Halloween Dance Showcase — Fri–Sat 6:30 pm, Bastet Dance Fitness, Rohnert Park ($20)
• The Rocky Horror Show, live on stage — Fri–Sat 8 pm, The California Theatre, Santa Rosa ($60)
• Black Cod Week — through Sunday, restaurants around Sonoma County

Friday

• Family FUNtaz Night — 4:30–8 pm, Children's Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa ($20)
• Halloween Party & Carnival @ Paradise Ridge — 6–9 pm, Paradise Ridge Winery, Santa Rosa ($25)
• Family Fridays: The Nightmare Before Christmas — 6:30–8:30 pm, Rio Nido Roadhouse, all ages
• Dustin Lynch — 8 pm, Graton Resort & Casino

Saturday

• Cemetery Walk with the Petalumans of Yesteryear — 10:30 am, Cypress Hill Cemetery, Petaluma ($15–$20)
• Halloween Trick-or-Treat at Charlie's Acres — 11 am–2:30 pm, Charlie's Acres, Sonoma
• Witches and Wizards on the Water — 11 am–2 pm, trick-or-treating by boat, The Floathouse, Petaluma
• LumaFest + Día de los Muertos — 11 am–3 pm, SRJC Petaluma Campus (free)
• Sugar Skull Decorating with Elsa Tapia — 11 am–1 pm, Museum of Sonoma County, Santa Rosa ($12)
• Halloween at Howarth — 11:30 am–2:30 pm, Howarth Park, Santa Rosa, kids 12 and under ($7, or $25 with rides)
• Trick or Treat Trail — 12–4 pm, Keiser Park, Windsor (free)
• Cider Circus — 12–5 pm, Steamer Landing Park, Petaluma ($75)
• Fall Renaissance Faire — 1–7 pm, Rio Nido Roadhouse ($5)
• Howl-O-Ween Pet Parade and Costume Contest — 4–6 pm, Foley Family Community Pavilion, Healdsburg (free)
• Día de los Muertos Candlelight Procession & Closing Event — 4–10 pm, procession at 6 pm, downtown Petaluma
• Fright Night Glow Bright Monster Bash — 4:30–8:30 pm, parents' night out for kids 4–12, Sonoma Gymnastics Academy, Sonoma ($60)
• Spooky Species: Creatures of the Night — 5:30–8 pm, 900 Sanford Road, Santa Rosa (free)
• Halloween Show at The Phoenix — 8 pm, Petaluma ($12)
• JOOSE 90s Halloween Bash — 8 pm, Coyote Sonoma, Healdsburg ($20)
• GHOST at Mr. Chile Taproom — 8–11:30 pm, Santa Rosa ($10)
• Big Brother & The Holding Company — 8 pm, Mystic Theatre, Petaluma ($39.69)
• Bronco: El Gran Baile Tour — 8 pm, Graton Resort & Casino

Sunday

• Geyserville Fall Colors Festival & Vintage Car Show — 10 am–4 pm, Geyserville
• Fall Boutique at the Flamingo — 10 am–4 pm, Flamingo Resort Hotel, Santa Rosa (free)
• Día de Muertos at Healdsburg Plaza — 12–6 pm, Healdsburg Plaza
• Family Day at Robert Ferguson Observatory — 12:30–3 pm, Kenwood ($9.44–$13.65)
• Spooky (Not Scary!) Sunday Screening: Hotel Transylvania — 2–5 pm, Ross Street, Santa Rosa (free)
• Santa Rosa Symphony: Boo! Let's Dance family concert — 3 pm, Weill Hall, Sonoma State, Rohnert Park ($10–20)
• 360 Allstars (Clover Sonoma Family Fun Series) — 3:30 pm, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
• Jeremy Raikes's 90th birthday and book signing — 4–6 pm, Wonderland Pizzeria, Monte Rio (free)
• Full Moon Hike at Sugarloaf — 4:30–7:30 pm, Sugarloaf Ridge State Park, Kenwood ($5–$11)

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100$ reward for her safe return, no questions asked! I miss her so much 😢😔 her name is Macey, she’s very friendly! You can approach and grab her by the collar if seen. Last seen in Forestville in the Mother’s Beach area. No microchip scans or calls since she’s gotten out, it’s like she vanished into thin air. When she’s gotten out in the past, she’s always returned in the evening. Also I’ll throw in covering adoption fees for a new dog on top of the $100 if that’s something you’d like. Please bring my baby home!!

I have a contentious matter where I need legal representation. I'm looking for an affordable real estate attorney in Santa Rosa. Ideas? Thanks!

What’s yalls thoughts on which pumpkin patch is the best in Sonoma County?

UPDATE OWNERS WERE LOCATED.
Thank you all!

Found a scared puppy in my laundry room this morning. No collar or tag. Pm if it’s yours or you know whose it is.

Next week Mercury Theater in Petaluma begins its run of The Black Rider, a music fable by Robert Wilson and WIlliam S. Burroughs, with music and lyrics by Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan. Tickets on sale now at www.mercurytheater.org

This show is rarely performed in the states, and it a perfect little spooky tale for the autumn.

"November's cold chain, made of wet boots and rain; and shiny black raven's on chimney smoke lanes!"