Talk:Petaluma, California

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I just re-inserted the Polly Klass line. Perhaps it isn't in the right spot, but I couldn't figure out why it has been deleted twice. Having lived in the town at the time it happened, I think it is an important part of the town's history. Perhaps there should be a history section?

Perhaps the point is that the vicious sex murder of an innocent little girl by a scum-of-the-earth killer is a much, much, MUCH more serious thing than the death by idiocy (aka drugs) of a nobody member of an ultra-ultra-ultra-minor local nobody band. Perhaps the other, virtually irrelevant matter should be removed?

1 floating map
2 Sublime
3 Genealogy
4 Notable, notable, notable
5 Add Heroes to the filmography
6 Charles Shultz
7 Egg-laying capital of the world?
8 Elijah Wood

[edit] floating map

this is a very poor graphic for lead image. i would vote to delete it or move to bottom. it is uninteresting besides being unreadable. what do others think? Anlace 17:48, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

It's not so horrible, it just doesn't give much info. It probably should not be the lead image. -Will Beback 21:42, 1 June 2006 (UTC)

I'm at fault for moving it. I agree it is not very exciting. I had just moved it because its previous position was even worse. Feel free to replace it with something more exciting. (Please do keep the image somewhere, though. Someone did take the time to make it after all). Ke6jjj 16:18, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sublime

It seems that there's a constant fight on this page for and against mentioning the Petaluma heroin overdose and eventual death of the lead singer of the band Sublime. The most recent battle seems to have been between an anonymous user (for) and Anlace (against). Anlace, your primary concern seems to be that the event didn't have a strong source and that it mentioned drug use. Am I understanding you correctly?

The event certainly did happen and Sublime is well known enough that their history with Petaluma is worth mentioning. If we could find a verifiable and trusted source for the exact details of the event, would your concerns be addressed?

— Ke6jjj 16:32, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

a source would quench my concern. Anlace 18:56, 3 June 2006 (UTC)

Why is there so much emphasis on murder in Petaluma? Karr is a non-issue to Petaluma history; had had no affect on the town. The historical event the most influenced Petaluma was Lyman Byce's incubator in 1879. That's what Petaluma celebrates as its history. The fish hatchery should be added; perhaps also Casa's Academic Decathalon success. Petaluman 23:25, 18 August 2006 (UTC) Petaluman.

I fully agree with Petaluman, Karr lived in Petaluma for little more then 6-7 months at had no real impact on Petaluma, Casa Grande's Academic Decathalon Team is more worth while mentioning. --Alamody 04:54, 5 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Genealogy

Is there a desire to see a genealogy section? I have been working on several families from Petaluma and all are referenced.

I would be interested. Some of my family had influence there, and I would be happy to see if they made your list. Since you did not sign, I will try to find your comment through the history. CodeCarpenter 17:05, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notable, notable, notable

I take back what I said in the edit history -- I guess Winona does need to be listed twice, if it was worth reverting my change. I also cleaned up Lynn Woolsey being pluralized, which was also reverted. Why, I have no idea. Dori 06:08, 2 August 2006 (UTC)

The list of songs about Petaluma should include AFI's "Days of the Phoenix". The Phoenix is an important piece of Petaluma culture.

[edit] Add Heroes to the filmography

I grew up in Petaluma a movie called Heroes can be added to the list . It was with Sally Field, Henry Winkler, and Harrison Ford. I was at the Petaluma race track when it was filmed.166.214.165.59 04:19, 10 December 2006 (UTC)Kenneth Averett

I recall another movie that came in for the wrist wrestling championships (not the atrocious Stallone film that occurred elsewhere, there was another one around that time.) CodeCarpenter 17:07, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Charles Shultz

Of Peanuts fame was a big fan of the city, I recall. Did he own property there and would he be considered a resident at any point? I see that the Sonoma County Airport has been named after him, nice touch. CodeCarpenter 17:14, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Very glad you brought up this point. Charles Shultz was a good friend of Bill Soberanes, founder of the World Wristwrestling Championship, held in Petaluma. Bill Soberanes was a reporter for the Petaluma Argus-Courier and a "peopleologist" (his own invention). Soberanes was famous for taking pictures of himself with famous people. Schultz, for reasons unknown to me, gave Soberanes a big boost by sending Snoopy to Petaluma for the World Wristwrestling Championships. This information was given to me verbally by Bill Soberanes, a good friend of mine before his death in 2003. James C. March 13:59, 19 March 2007 (PST)

Thanks for the reply. A peopleologist sounds like the psychiatrist that rides the bus in Ray Bradbury's "The Man in the Rorschach Shirt". Sounds like a fun person. Sorry for your loss.

BTW, are you a long-time resident, and were you around to see the shutting down of Hillcrest Hospital? I am a relative of Russell Feliz, who had a long family history in Petaluma, from before the annexation of California (or so I am told). Do you recall anything about him? Sorry to bombard, but yours is the first response I had gotten, and my curiousity is high. Thanks, CodeCarpenter 22:45, 19 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Egg-laying capital of the world?

As a child, I recall being told that Petaluma was the per-capita egg-laying capital of the world. Anyone have a reference to this, and is it still the case? CodeCarpenter 17:15, 15 February 2007 (UTC)

Hi CodeCarpenter! You're right that Petaluma was at one time considered the egg capital of the world, and it was even known in pop culture (for example, it played a minor role in the movie "Harold and Maude"). But as a Petaluma resident, I can confidently say that we are unfortunately no longer considered as such. But for a accurate and humorous account of Petaluma's rise and eventual decline in poultry fame, I would suggest the book Comrades and Chicken Ranchers, Kenneth L. Kann; Cornell University Press, 1993. While the book's subject matter is concerned with describing the history of Jewish chicken farmers in Petaluma, it does an excellent job of documenting Petaluma's agricultural history from the mid-1800's to the 1980's, as a whole.

— Ke6jjj 07:53, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Thanks, I will definitely look for the book. Sorry to hear they lost the title. :(. CodeCarpenter 19:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)