Flutterby™! : downtown and growth

So I can find it again: Commentary: Opponents of new Petaluma hotel forget city’s once-bold spirit — “A boutique hotel of architectural quality and economic promise is not a threat to our heritage – it’s an investment in it,” write downtown Petaluma business owners.

Elisa Weber owns downtown bakery Della Fattoria, Nancy Leoni owns downtown culinary wares shop iLeoni, and Naomi Crawford owns downtown restaurant Lunchette and is an Argus-Courier food columnist.

I appreciate that, in the face of calls for boycotts and general hostility and abuse, these downtown business owners are willing to step forward.