January 31st, 2007 01:00am
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More than 60 percent of respondents to an online Argus-Courier survey Jan. 24, 2007 feel the city should hire a full-time graffiti abatement coordinator.
About half of the respondents think a coordinator would make a significant difference in preventing and removing graffiti. About half of them said they would consider volunteering to help remove graffiti or making a donation to a graffiti abatement fund.
Here are some of the comments …
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January 24th, 2007 01:00am
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Petalumans are not overly concerned about Petaluma Valley Hospital’s financial status and the impacts of the planned closure of Sutter Hospital in Santa Rosa, according to the results of an online survey by the Argus-Courier Jan. 17, 2007.
Asked if they are concerned about the $2 million deficit and the 20 percent drop in patient load that Petaluma Valley Hospital reported from July-October, 64 percent were “not concerned” or “not very …
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January 17th, 2007 01:00am
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If respondents to the Argus-Courier’s online survey Jan. 10, 2007 are any indication, Petalumans are pretty evenly divided about proposed changes to Petaluma Boulevard in the downtown area.
The Argus-Courier received 40 responses to its questions about the proposed changes, with just slightly more than half favoring eliminating a lane and adding dedicated left-turn lanes onto Washington Street.
The proposal to make the Boulevard between Washington and Lakeville streets one lane in …
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January 10th, 2007 01:00am
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Petaluma is a coffee-drinking
community. Of the readers responding to the Argus-Courier’s online poll Jan. 3,
2007, 93 percent said they drank coffee in the morning. Of the respondents, 30
percent said they drink latte compared to 21 percent who drink regular coffee.
Petaluma coffee drinkers prefer to
buy their beverage from a local independent than from a chain store. Those
responding to the survey made the Bus Stop coffee cart next to the Petaluma
Mail Depot …
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January 3rd, 2007 01:00am
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Nearly half of those who responded to an Argus-Courier online poll Dec. 27, 2006 said they don’t feel safe in downtown Petaluma after 10 p.m. Slightly
more than half said they feel either “very safe” or “somewhat safe.”
Asked if they feel drinking establishments are sufficiently
regulated, 60 percent said more regulation is needed and 29 percent feel they
are well regulated.
Nearly three out of four respondents feel the city should
increase police patrols …
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