Most of the people responding to this week’s Argus-Courier online poll said they were most concerned about federal, rather than state or local, issues. About 60 percent cared most about federal issues. About 25 percent were most concerned about local issues, and just 15 percent were most concerned about state [...]

Most readers responding to an Argus-Courier online poll said they did not think that the current tesitng system in public schools is useful. About 56.5 percent said the system is not useful, while 39 percent said it is. Here were some of the comments: —— “If we are talking about [...]

The majority of those responding to an Argus-Courier online poll said they did not favor either income tax increase on the state ballot. There are two competing taxes on the ballot: Gov. Jerry Brown’s Proposition 30, which would institute a quarter cent sales tax increase and raise income taxes only [...]

Most people responding to this week’s online poll said that they did not agree with the nature of the recent settlement between the Petaluma Neighborhood Association and the developer of the Deer Creek Village shopping center, Merlone Geier Partners. About 83 percent of those responding to the poll said they [...]

Jobs and economic developmet is the top issue facing the city of Petaluma, according to those who responded to this week’s online poll. Voters were asked to vote for their top three of nine choices. Jobs and economic development got the most votes at 41, while traffic and transportation improvements [...]

The majority of those responding to this week’s online poll said they would not vote to amend California’s Three Strikes law. About 54 said they would vote to revise it; while 41 percent said they wouldn’t. Five percent wasn’t sure. Here were some of the comments. —— “At approximately $50,000-plus [...]

The majority of those responding to an Argu-Courier online poll believe the City Council should reject an appeal of the approvals for the Deer Creek Village Project. About 75 percent said the City Council shouldn’t uphold the appeal, while about 22.5 percent said it should. Here were some of the [...]

Most people responding to an Argus-Courier online poll believe the City Council did the right thing in lowering building impact fees for new development. About 69.5 percent thought this was the right thing to do, while almost 26 percent disagreed. A little under 5 percent weren’t sure. Here were some [...]

The majority of those responding to the Argus-Courier’s weekly online poll said that they planned to vote against a statewide proposition that would repeal the death penalty in California and replace it with life in prison without the possibility of parole. About 60 percent said they would not vote in [...]

Most of those responding to an Argus-Courier online poll said that the city should not consider extending water and sewer services to the Dry Creek Tribe if it would mean they would agree not to build a casino on their parcel south of Petaluma. About 71 percent thought the city [...]