People who responded to an Argus-Courier online poll Oct. 2, 2008 are divided about whether they would like a "lifestyle" retail center in Petaluma.More than half (52.2 percent) said Petaluma does not need a center with "high-end" retailers such as Pottery Barn, Old Navy and Williams-Sonoma. A slightly smaller number [...]

Future development was cited as the most important issue in the City Council campaign in an Argus-Courier online poll Sept. 25, 2008.Seven of the 27 respondents (25.9 percent) cited future development as the biggest issue, followed by the city budget (14.8 percent). Four other choices " the local economy, the [...]

A majority of those who responded to the Argus-Courier's online poll Sept. 18, 2008 say that the Standardized Testing and Reporting program is not a good way to measure student proficiency in subjects.Some 58.3 percent said the STAR tests are not a good measure, while 37.5 percent said yes.Two-thirds said [...]

More than four out of five people (81.7 percent) who responded to an Argus-Courier online poll Sept. 11, 2008 say they will vote against Measure K, an initiative on the November ballot that would roll back water and sewer rates.More than two-thirds (68 percent) said they think Petaluma's water and [...]

About four out of five people who responded to an Argus-Courier online poll Sept. 4, 2008 said they will be affected to some degree by the two-month closure of the D Street bridge for repairs.Nearly half (47.7 percent) said they would be affected "very much" and more than one-third said [...]

An Argus-Courier online poll Aug. 28, 2008 asked about the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors' decision to make current and former county employees pay a greater share of their health care costs.Results were mixed, with an equal number (38.5 percent) saying "yes" and "no" to the question of whether the [...]

Bicycling is a popular mode of transportation for 81 percent of those responding to an Argus-Courier online poll Aug. 28, 2008.When asked if they were riding their bicycle more often these days, 56.4 percent of those responding to the poll said yes, 41 percent said no and 2.6 percent were [...]

People responding to anArgus-Courier online poll Aug. 14, 2008 were overwhelmingly opposed to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's decision to lay off 10,000 state employees and reduce the pay of 170,000 others to the federal minimum wage.Of those responding to the survey, 82.4 percent were opposed to the pay decision, while only [...]

People responding to an Argus-Courier survey Aug. 7, 2008 about a SMART rail system from Cloverdale to Larkspur were strongly opposed to the plan. Some 68.5 percent of respondents opposed the proposed quarter-cent sales tax increase, which would fund the commuter train and adjacent bicycle/pedestrian path. Two years ago, a [...]

Respondents to lthe Argus-Courier's online poll Ju;y 31, 2008 are overwhelmingly opposed to the casino complex proposed to be built by the Graton Rancheria tribe in Rohnert Park.Of those responding to the survey, 81.8 percent were opposed to the casino, while only 12.1 percent were in favor.Two-thirds (66.7 percent) of [...]