thought you'd read about something this huge in the newspaper?
not if you live in sonoma county, you won't!
the press democrat is pro plan bay area and will not allow
alternative views to be published in their NEWSpaper!
contact the press democrat staff
& tell them you want to hear
both sides of this issue!
STAFF CONTACTS
Editorial Director Paul Gullixson
Phone: 521-5282
Assistant Editorial Director Jim Sweeney
Phone: 521-5201
To see more balanced plan bay area coverage
we highly recommend searching the marin ij
they have allowed a contentious debate about Plan bay area
both pro and con positions have been presented
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FEATURED HERE:
CALIFORNIA ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT LIVING NEAR FREEWAYS IS
UNHEALTHY FOR CHILDREN
Childhood Asthma & Exposure to Traffic, California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resource Board, on February 23, 2006: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/health/healthup/feb06.pdf
CALIFORNIA ACKNOWLEDGES
THAT LIVING NEAR FREEWAYS IS
UNHEALTHY FOR CHILDREN
Childhood Asthma & Exposure to Traffic, California Environmental Protection Agency, Air Resource Board, on February 23, 2006: http://www.arb.ca.gov/research/health/healthup/feb06.pdf
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newspaper articles
"Are the Suburbs in Decline?", by Pete Golis, Press Democrat, on July 23, 2013: http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130728/opinion/130729633
"Plan Bay Area Offers Real Hope for Housing", by Mark Luce, Press Democrat, on May 17, 2013:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130517/opinion/130519539
"Plan Bay Area and Benefit of Regionalism", Editorial, Press Democrat, on April 29, 2013:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130429/opinion/130429547
"Plan Bay Area Offers Real Hope for Housing", by Mark Luce, Press Democrat, on May 17, 2013:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130517/opinion/130519539
"Plan Bay Area and Benefit of Regionalism", Editorial, Press Democrat, on April 29, 2013:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/20130429/opinion/130429547
ROAD WARRIOR:
"Will Plan Bay Area Projects Actually Happen?", by Road Warrior, on July 25, 2013:
http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/tag/plan-bay-area/
"Is Your Road on Bay Area Plan List?", by Road Warrior, on July 23, 2013:
http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/17185/is-your-road-on-bay-area-plan-list/
"MTC's Long-Range Transportation Plan Made Public", by Road Warrior, on March 22, 2013:
http://roadwarrior.blogs.pressdemocrat.com/16242/mtc-bay-area/
SONOMA COUNTY WATCH:
"Protest Disrupts Regional Planning Meeting in Santa Rosa", Watch Sonoma County, on January 10, 2012:
http://www.watchsonomacounty.com/2012/01/transportation/protest-disrupts-regional-planning-meeting-in-santa-rosa/
"Plan Bay Area Opponents See New Legislative Threat on Horizon", by Richard Halstead, Marin IJ, on February 2, 2014:
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_25038802/plan-bay-area-opponents-see-new-legislative-threat?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com
"Plan Bay Area Receives Final Approval, Local Elected Officials Defend Effort to Address Global Warming", by Richard Halstead, Marin IJ, on July 19, 2013:
http://www.marinij.com/ci_23695399/plan-bay-area-receives-final-approval-local-elected?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com
"Officials Approve Controversial Plan Bay Area as Marin Opponents Turn Out for Oakland Vote",
by Richard Halstead, Marin IJ, on July 18, 2013:
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_23689619/marin-opponents-turn-out-force-controversial-land-use
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_25038802/plan-bay-area-opponents-see-new-legislative-threat?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com
"Plan Bay Area Receives Final Approval, Local Elected Officials Defend Effort to Address Global Warming", by Richard Halstead, Marin IJ, on July 19, 2013:
http://www.marinij.com/ci_23695399/plan-bay-area-receives-final-approval-local-elected?IADID=Search-www.marinij.com-www.marinij.com
"Officials Approve Controversial Plan Bay Area as Marin Opponents Turn Out for Oakland Vote",
by Richard Halstead, Marin IJ, on July 18, 2013:
http://www.marinij.com/marinnews/ci_23689619/marin-opponents-turn-out-force-controversial-land-use
MARIN VOICE:
"Bay Plan Won't Solve Problems", by Michele Barni, on June 19, 2013:
http://www.marinij.com/ci_23497624/marin-voice-bay-plan-wont-solve-problems
"One Bay Area Plan is Bad Planning", by Susan Kircsh, on April 21, 2013:
http://www.marinij.com/ci_23065958/marin-voice-one-bay-area-plan-is-bad
"Bay Plan Won't Solve Problems", by Michele Barni, on June 19, 2013:
http://www.marinij.com/ci_23497624/marin-voice-bay-plan-wont-solve-problems
"One Bay Area Plan is Bad Planning", by Susan Kircsh, on April 21, 2013:
http://www.marinij.com/ci_23065958/marin-voice-one-bay-area-plan-is-bad
"Plan Bay Area: 'Smart Growth' and 'Sustainable Communities' Hurt the Poor", by Lawrence J. McQuillan, November 7, 2013:
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_24470365/plan-bay-area-smart-growth-and-sustainable-communities
http://www.mercurynews.com/opinion/ci_24470365/plan-bay-area-smart-growth-and-sustainable-communities
"Minds Appear Made Up About Plan Bay Area" by Jessica Mullins, on June 3, 2013:
http://sanrafael.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/minds-appear-made-up-about-plan-bay-area
"Marin Residents: Slow Down Plan Bay Area Housing Plan", by Jessica Mullins, on May 7, 2013:
http://sanrafael.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/marin-residents-slow-down-plan-bay-area-housing-plan
http://sanrafael.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/minds-appear-made-up-about-plan-bay-area
"Marin Residents: Slow Down Plan Bay Area Housing Plan", by Jessica Mullins, on May 7, 2013:
http://sanrafael.patch.com/groups/politics-and-elections/p/marin-residents-slow-down-plan-bay-area-housing-plan
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national headlines
"Regionalism: Obama’s Quiet Anti-Suburban Revolution", by Stanley Kurtz, National Review Online, on July 30, 2013:
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/354734/regionalism-obamas-quiet-anti-suburban-revolution-stanley-kurtz
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/354734/regionalism-obamas-quiet-anti-suburban-revolution-stanley-kurtz
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television coverage
"Bay Area Officials Address 30 Year Growth Plan", CBS News, on July 18, 2013:
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/9108267-bay-area-officials-address-30-year-growth-plan/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/video/9108267-bay-area-officials-address-30-year-growth-plan/
"Former Congressional Candidate Blasts Plan Bay Area", Examiner, on June 16, 2013.
http://www.examiner.com/article/former-congressional-candidate-blasts-plan-bay-area
http://www.examiner.com/article/former-congressional-candidate-blasts-plan-bay-area
"Bay Area Housing, Transportation Plan Met with Opposition", NBC News, on July 18, 2013:
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bay-Area-Housing-Transportation-Plan-Met-With-Opposition-216108171.html
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Bay-Area-Housing-Transportation-Plan-Met-With-Opposition-216108171.html
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other recommended reading
"1984", by George Orwell and Erich Fromm: http://www.amazon.com/1984-Signet-Classics-George-Orwell/dp/0451524934/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395710849&sr=1-1&keywords=1984
"Brave New World", by Aldous Huxley: http://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-World-Aldous-Huxley/dp/0060850523/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395710849&sr=1-3&keywords=1984
"Hunger Games", by Suzanne Collins: http://www.amazon.com/The-Hunger-Games/dp/B00BGYRVIS/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1395711680&sr=8-11&keywords=hunger+games
"Brave New World", by Aldous Huxley: http://www.amazon.com/Brave-New-World-Aldous-Huxley/dp/0060850523/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1395710849&sr=1-3&keywords=1984
"Hunger Games", by Suzanne Collins: http://www.amazon.com/The-Hunger-Games/dp/B00BGYRVIS/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1395711680&sr=8-11&keywords=hunger+games