Inside Petaluma

Friday, 12/2, our guest is Petaluma City Council Elect John Shribbs.  John will take office next month representing Petaluma’s District 2.  We’ll be asking John to share his vision for Petaluma’s future and we’ll also discuss some of the many issues that are important to the Petaluma community.

Friday, 11/4, our guest is Chris Cort, Political Director for Petalumans for Responsible Planning. We will be discussing the details around the Scott Ranch Project, a 59-acre property located at the intersection of D Street and Windsor Drive in Petaluma.

Friday, 9/2, our guest is Ri Bussey, Program Coordinator with the Petaluma Equitable Climate Action Coalition (PECAC) which is a Daily Acts program. PECAC is currently in the recruitment phase and looking for members of the community that want to help make transportation in Petaluma more equitable. Ri will talk about the program and explain how to apply for membership. Learn more here: https://dailyacts.org/climate-action/

Friday, 8/19, our guest is Maite Iturri, Assistant Superintendent of Student Services for Petaluma City Schools. Maite is going to talk about the various programs in our city’s school system to include “Project Success” which is tailored to tend to substance abuse problems.

Friday, 8/12, our guest is Ebbie K. Nakhjavani of EKN Development. Ebbie will provide a detailed description of the proposed Hotel Weaver in downtown Petaluma at the corner of B Street and Petaluma Blvd South (see project details here: https://cityofpetaluma.org/hotel-weaver/ )

Friday, 7/22, our guest is Ann DuBay, Community & Government Affairs Manager for Sonoma Water.  Ann will give us an update on the current situation with Sonoma County's water supplies and also provide us an overview of the various agencies that oversee our water and groundwater.

Friday, 7/15, our guest is Scott Goree, who will talk to us about the 2022 Cotati Accordion Festival (Aug 20 & 21) and the history behind this event which was started in 1991.

Friday, 6/24, our guest is Kim Corbin, who has organized a local event (or frolic, as she's described it) called the Unicorn Blessing Brigade happening this Friday at 6:00PM.  While Kim provides us details of the event, she will also enlighten us with details of a project known as iSkip, a worldwide skipping movement, which she started in 1999.

Friday, 6/17, our guests are climate action consultants Veronica Olsen and Ann Edminster.  We'll be discussing climate change and user-led design processes which create more balanced connections between business, culture, community, and nature.

Friday, 6/3, our guest is Petaluma City Council Member Brian Barnacle.  Brian will come prepared to talk about issues that weigh heavily on the Petaluma community.