I don't think it's either accurate or helpful to use terms such as "progressive" for elected officials in a small town. For one it immediately pits people against each other and it doesn't add to our understanding of their actions. For instance, how is not wanting to do an RFP for Recology "progressive". The support of the protestors is not really "progressive", in Sebastopol supporting causes that don't relate to City business that the City has no say in is actually traditional. The Nuclear Free Zone is a good example and I'm sure you can come up with dozens more.
As a granddaughter of farmers, I don't recognize the protesters actions as civil disobedience but as vandalism and endangering farm workers lives. I guess I will be voting against some council members in the next election.
I don't think it's either accurate or helpful to use terms such as "progressive" for elected officials in a small town. For one it immediately pits people against each other and it doesn't add to our understanding of their actions. For instance, how is not wanting to do an RFP for Recology "progressive". The support of the protestors is not really "progressive", in Sebastopol supporting causes that don't relate to City business that the City has no say in is actually traditional. The Nuclear Free Zone is a good example and I'm sure you can come up with dozens more.
As a granddaughter of farmers, I don't recognize the protesters actions as civil disobedience but as vandalism and endangering farm workers lives. I guess I will be voting against some council members in the next election.