Press

Windsor Times: Civil debate about social media
February 17, 2010

“Become a fan” and “tweeting” may not be traditional words and phases used out on the campaign trail, but social media websites like Twitter and Facebook are emerging as critical tools to reach candidate supporters. Read more…

Press Democrat: Debora Fudge and Charles McGlashan Op-Ed: SMART’s committed to building train in Sonoma County
February 16, 2010

In November 2008, nearly 70 percent of Sonoma and Marin County voters supported the SMART project, a 70-mile passenger train and pathway connecting all the cities along Highway 101, from Cloverdale to Larkspur. Read more…

ABC News: Local government pushes to protect city coffers
January 7, 2010

SANTA ROSA, CA (KGO) — Across the state on Thursday, the first steps to getting a ballot measure may become big news by November. Local governments want to tie the hands of the state legislature that they say has been picking their pockets. Read more…

Press Democrat: Windsor creates community garden
December 21, 2009

In the dark of winter, a group of Windsor residents is already looking to next spring, anticipating the day ground will be broken for the town’s new community garden. Read more…

Press Democrat: Builder, taxpayer groups protest SMART deal
December 16, 2009

Leaders of the North Coast Builders Exchange and the Sonoma County Taxpayers Association demanded Wednesday that SMART directors put a stop to negotiations between their Railroad Square project developer and a group representing labor and environmental interests. Read more…

Press Democrat: About face: Sonoma County considers reopening landfill
December 8, 2009

After failing to agree on sale of the central landfill, Sonoma County supervisors now are shopping for a company to reopen and operate the shuttered dumpsite. Read more…

Press Democrat: Public to have say on SMART rail car plans
December 5, 2009

From bike racks to concession stands, members of the public will get a chance to chime in with what they want in a commute train at a workshop being held Wednesday by the Sonoma-Marin Area Rail Transit agency. Read more…

Press Democrat: Factions join forces
November 29, 2009

The Sonoma Mountain Village vision of an environment-friendly enclave of homes and businesses has done more than shine a light on what Codding Enterprises hopes will be the future of planetary living. Read more…

Press Democrat: Front lawns frowned on for Windsor’s new homes
November 28, 2009

The green, green grass of home not only inspired a song, but it is a traditional fixture of suburbia.
In Windsor, that’s about to change as a result of new landscaping guidelines designed to make those thirsty front lawns obsolete. Read more…

Press Democrat: Windsor drilling wells to augment Russian River water
November 26, 2009

Windsor next month will begin drilling two test wells to augment its municipal water supply.

The Town Council has approved $1.1 million in contracts to drill and monitor the wells in an effort to make Windsor less dependent on Russian River water. Read more…

Windsor Times: Debora Fudge Op-Ed: River clean up
November 24, 2009

Editor: With the recent decision by a Sonoma County Superior Court Judge to overturn a 2008 Board of Supervisor’s vote that would have allowed an extension of terrace gravel mining in the Russian River, I was reminded that it was time to properly thank the sponsors of our 22nd Annual Russian River Cleanup in this paper, and to report our 2009 results! Read more…

Press Democrat: Sonoma County sending 7 people to climate conference in Denmark
November 23, 2009

Sonoma County is sending seven people to Copenhagen, Denmark, for next month’s international conference on climate control to tout the county’s environmental programs, participate in educational panels and have a voice in the debate. Read more…