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02/17/2021

KAYLEE TORNAY THE PRESS DEMOCRAT February 16, 2021, 12:18PM Voters in west Sonoma County will decide the fate of two tax measures that will shape the future of the area’s high schools while determining the ability of firefighters and paramedics to keep up with a growing volume of calls for service...

02/14/2021

Be sure to attend the upcoming Lower RR MAC to make your voices heard on Measure B.

Lower Russian River MAC Meeting February 18 2021

02/05/2021

Supervisor Lynda Hopkins, today the Press Democrat Editorial board endorsed our position to oppose Measure B.

THE EDITORIAL BOARD February 5, 2021, 12:08AM Editorials represent the views of The Press Democrat editorial board and The Press Democrat as an institution. The editorial board and the newsroom operate separately and independently of one another. Bodega Bay’s fire district is understaffed and over...

02/04/2021

School district consolidation will not save El Molino High School (and neither will higher taxes).

The Sonoma County Gazette Jim Horn January 29, 2021 The idea of consolidating the West County’s two main high schools into one isn’t new, though some claim it is. As a FAQ on the high school district website puts it, “The conversation about consolidation of our 2 comprehensive high schools has...

01/23/2021

Lynda Hopkins Here is more evidence that a tax increase on hurting businesses and their workers is bad for Sonoma County. This the wrong time for a tax increase. You should know this as an economist.

The December rate increased from 5.5% in November, the last of seven consecutive monthly declines since the high point of 14.5% in April.

01/23/2021

There's a lot of myths out there about Measure B. Here are the facts.

MYTH: The Sonoma County tourism industry will quickly recover from the COVID-19 pandemic generating a steady stream of revenue for the schools and fire district beginning in July 2021. FACT: This couldn’t be worse timing for the tourism industry and the economy it funds. In the past 10 months, the...

01/16/2021

Want to get a better understanding of how tourism taxes work ? Sonoma County Tourism’s funding comes from two sources: The Business Improvement Area assessment (BIA), and the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT). For every $1 that is applied from these funds marketing, over $18 comes back to Sonoma County in tax revenue.

Sonoma County Tourism’s funding comes from two sources: The Business Improvement Area assessment (BIA), and the Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT) [...]

01/16/2021

https://www.savesonomajobs.org/post/arguments-against-and-rebuttal-to-the-argument-for-measure-b-from-the-official-voter-guide

SONOMA COUNTY TAXPAYERS ASSOCIATION s/ Dan Drummond, Executive Director Download the entire Official Voter Guide for Measure B (PDF) Argument Against Measure B Had the Board of Supervisors left Measure B in its original form, we likely would not have opposed it. But a rushed last minute change by th...

01/14/2021

"We do our best work here in Sonoma County when we work together." Well said Tom! Measure B is the wrong way to solve our county's, challenges especially right now. On March 2, vote .

In the face of deep opposition from lodging operators, but with support from school advocates and firefighting officials, Sonoma County supervisors on Monday advanced to voters a tax hike on hotel beds in west county, launching what is likely to be a highly divisive political fight over the allotmen...

01/12/2021

Hey Sonoma county! Today we launched our campaign website: Measure B is bad for our kids, workers, businesses and for Sonoma. Vote no on B on March 2, 2021. Donate, Volunteer to help us and vote