October 31st, 2007 12:00am
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Respondents to an Argus-Courier online survey Oct. 24, 2007 are divided about whether they feel Petaluma is more dangerous than it was a year ago.Asked if they feel Petaluma is more dangerous now than it was a year ago in light of the recent increase in assaults and strong-armed robberies, 42.5 percent said yes and 45 percent said no, with 12.5 percent unsure.Nearly two out of three said they are …
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October 24th, 2007 12:00am
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If respondents to the Argus-Courier’s Oct. 17, 2007 online poll are any indication, Petalumans strongly favor the city’s new neighborhood outreach program. The outreach program sends a team of city workers into various Petaluma neighborhoods looking for blight and nuisance problems.Of those responding to the Argus-Courier poll, 70.9 percent said they favored the new program. Only 18.2 percent said they were opposed to the program, while 10.9 percent were unsure …
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October 18th, 2007 04:13pm
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It’s the drivers’ fault. That is what respondents to the Argus-Courier’s Oct. 10, 2007 online survey overwhelming believe about the traffic jam created on Highway 101 by the pumpkin patch and corn maze at the north end of town.More than 69 percent of those who responded to the survey said the drivers were responsible for the traffic tie-up. Only 21.3 percent placed blame on the owner of the pumpkin patch …
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October 10th, 2007 12:00am
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More than two out of three people (70.4 percent) who responded to an Argus-Courier online survey Oct. 3, 2007 say they like the idea of a physician-owned outpatient surgery center in Petaluma.Asked how such a center would financially affect Petaluma Valley Hospital in the long run, responses were mixed, with 31.5 percent saying “a positive effect,” 29.6 percent saying “a negative effect” and 27.8 percent saying “not sure.”A slight majority …
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October 3rd, 2007 12:00am
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Four out of five people who responded to an Argus-Courier online survey Sept. 26, 2007 believe the federal No Child Left Behind law is a failure.Asked if they feel that the legislation is proving to be a good way of improving student learning, 83.7 percent said “no” and 9.3 percent said “yes.”About three-fourths (74.4 percent) said the NCLB targets set for schools are not fair and realistic.Approximately two-thirds of respondents …
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