Petaluma tomorrow endorsements and campaign materials for Fall, 2006

Press articles and editorials of interest

• Press Democrat article, October 29, 2006 on Petaluma Tomorrow's citizen complaint against Tell The Truth for alleged violations of campaign disclosure laws.  Also an Oct. 25 Argus-Courier article on the same topic.

• Press Democrat article, October 29, 2006, on developer contributions to mayoral and city council candidates, with a table.

• Earlier Press Democrat article, October 20, 2006, on developer contributions to mayoral and city council candidates.  See also this table of the key facts from the article.

• Op-ed by David Keller, "Short Memories, Long Consequences", in the Argus-Courier, October 11, 2006.

• North Bay Progressive article on union contract negotiations at the Petaluma Sheraton

• Links to newspaper coverage of the Great Petaluma Garbage Fiasco of 2005.

• Press Democrat endorsement of Measure R, October 1, 2004

• Argus-Courier endorsement of Measure R, September 22, 2004

• Press Democrat article on Petaluma campaign spending, "Campaign funds now outpace larger SR," Friday, October 8, 2004.

• Op-ed by Larry Modell on Campaign Finance Reform and Measure R in the Press Democrat, September 21, 2004

• Bruce Hagen's column in the April 14, 2004 Argus-Courier, "Campaign finance reform revival"

• Op-ed by Petaluma Tomorrow directors opposing the big-box retail expansion near the Outlet Malls, published in the Argus-Courier June 16, 2004.

• Letter to the Editor by Matti Christiansen for Petaluma Tomorrow on the Petaluma School Parcel Tax measures, published in the Press Democrat, February 28, 2004

• 4/11/03 Press Democrat guest column by PT member Bill Phillips on Campaign Finance Reform

• Analysis by Matt Maguire of campaign contributions in the 2002 Petaluma election. Also in Excel spreadsheet form.

• 10/30/02 Press Democrat article, "Poll reveals tight races for Petaluma mayor, council seats," and the poll results

• 10/26/02 Press Democrat article, "Developer funds boost candidate coffers"

• 10/18/02 San Francisco Chronicle article on pro-development interest groups' role in Petaluma and Sonoma electoral campaigns

• 10/18/02 Press Democrat editorial on campaign sign thefts and vandalism

• 10/17/02 Press Democrat article on role of big developer money in the 2002 election in Petaluma

• 4/3/01 Press Democat op-ed on Smart Growth and Economic Equity by Marty Bennett and Jim Dupont

Links to Other Websites of Interest
(No endorsement or affiliation is implied except where explicitly stated)

• Argus-Courier newspaper (includes free, but somewhat incomplete, searchable archive since 1999)
• Big Box Tool Kit.  How to stop a Big Box, from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance
• California Clean Money Campaign
• California First Amendment Coalition. Experts on the Brown Act and other aspects of "the public's right to know"
• Coalition for a Better Sonoma County (Petaluma Tomorrow is a member of this countywide coalition)
• Common Cause
• Friends of Lafferty Park
• Friends of the Commons
• Friends of the Petaluma River
• Heritage Homes of Petaluma
• League of Women Voters
• Living Wage Coalition of Sonoma County
• NEWS -- New Economy Working Solutions, North Bay
• New Rules Project - "Designing rules as if community matters"
• North Bay Progressive newspaper
• Penngrove.info -- information on, and advocacy on behalf of, Petaluma's unincorporated neighbor to the north
• Petaluma Arts Council
• Petaluma City website
• Petaluma Community Network
• Petaluma Community Access television (PCA)
• Petaluma Neighborhood Association Projects of particular interest are the East Washington Place (Regency) Development and the Deer Creek (DSL) Developments
• Petalumans for Responsible Planning Initially focused on the proposed Davidon development at Kelley Creek, Windsor and D Sts
• Petaluma Riverkeeper Project
• Petaluma Wetlands Park Alliance
• Press Democrat newspaper (includes free searchable archive since 1995)
• Save La Cresta Ridge and Ravine
• Sonoma County Conservation Action
• Sonoma County website
• Sprawl-busters - An international clearinghouse on big box anti-sprawl information
• Sustainable Petaluma, including information on their popular Friday Night Film Series

Documents

• Petaluma Tomorrow's 2008 election campaign doorhanger (PDF)
• Petaluma Tomorrow's complaint to the FPPC (.pdf) about Samantha Freitas' incomplete and misleading reporting of donations from developers with projects before the City, and our press release (.doc) on the same topic.
• City Council candidates' responses to Petaluma Tomorrow's 2008 endoresment questionnaire
• Petaluma Tomorrow's analysis of City Council campaign contributions in the 2004 and 2006 elections.
• Petaluma Tomorrow's input on Petaluma's Draft General Plan 2025, March 16, 2007
• Petaluma Tomorrow's 2006 endorsements and campaign materials
• Thoughts by Petaluma Tomorrow board chair Larry Modell on the core values of Petaluma Tomorrow, August 5, 2004
• Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) prepared by Petaluma Tomorrow for volunteer petition circulators about the proposed initiative. See also other documents related to the 2004 CFR inititaive.
  
  
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• David Keller's Northwest Petaluma Annexation Specific Plan and Financing proposal
• Letter from the Sonoma County District Attorney's office agreeing to enforce Petaluma's campaign finance ordinance
• Petaluma Tomorrow's "green sheet" on Traffic, "Who Pays for Our Growth?", written by Janice Cader-Thompson and Peter Dunlap.
• The unfolding story of the hijacking of Petalu(Oa Tomorrow's domain names, with links to key documents

Responses to Petaluma Tomorrow's Candidate Questionnaires, Fall 2002

• Janice Cader-Thompson, candidate for Petaluma City Council (incumbent)
• David Glass, candidate for Mayor of Petaluma
• Mike Healy, candidate for Petaluma City Council (incumbent)
• Matt Maguire, candidate for Petaluma City Council (incumbent)
• Cindy Thomas, candidate for Petaluma City Council

Press Releases

• Press release announcing Petaluma Tomorrow's endorsements of Pamela Torliatt and Cindy Thomas for Petaluma City Council, August 10, 2004
• Press release announcing Petaluma Tomorrow's endorsements for Petaluma City Council, September 2002
• Press release concerning the domain name piracy of Petaluma Tomorrow's name, September 2002
• Press release following Petaluma River Music Festival, and certificate of Recognition from Assemblymember Carole Migden

Newsletters and flyers
Many of the following documents are in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. Follow this link to obtain the free Acrobat reader. Documents in each section are presented newest to oldest.

• PT's election flyer highlighting endorsed candidates, October 2002
• Handout produced for the Petaluma River Music Festival
• PT's flyer publicizing its Petaluma River Music Festival, July 21, 2002
• PT's second newsletter, published February 2002
• Petaluma Tomorrow's first newsletter, published Fall 2001
• PT's membership form, in Adobe Acrobat format

Presentations
Microsoft Powerpoint or a compatible program is required to read these files.

• Appeal for Magnolia Park
• Appeal for including the wetlands component as part of the wastewater treatement facility
• MS Powerpoint slides supporting Petaluma's Campaign Finance Reform ordinance. This was Petaluma Tomorrow's first public presentation, in Spring of 2001, to the Petaluma City Council in defense of Petaluma's groundbreaking CFR ordinance, which had been passed a few months earlier.