Coalition says yes on Measure B Editor: Before unanimously urging a “yes” vote on the parcel tax, the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition looked at the facts. Here’s what we found: No parcel tax means no emergency room. Our ER handles 10,000 visits each year... Continue
New hospital CEO to ink contract Carl Gerlach, the newly hired chief executive officer of the Sonoma Valley Hospital, is expected to sign a contract that will determine his annual salary at a Feb. 21 meeting of the hospital board. Time and location hadn’t been... Continue
The Sonoma City Council met with the city’s traffic safety committee Monday night to discuss possible speed-limit modifications in seven out of 26 streets recently surveyed by a transportation specialist. Every five years, the city of Sonoma is required by law to conduct a speed... Continue
Honest politicians We commend the Sonoma City Council members for honoring last week their commitments to voters. Ken Brown brought to the council a proposed resolution calling for an early withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and Steve Barbose supported the discussion of this important... Continue
Once upon a time, well before the cell phone, there existed a surprising mystery to life. This mystery included a nagging uncertainty about things, yet, conjoined to this uncertainty was the majesty of faith. As long as there have been people on this earth, life... Continue
There won't be a Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition meeting tonight, Monday, Feb. 12. The coalition usually meets at 7 p.m. at the Sonoma Community Center. The ad hoc group has been meeting at various locations for months to try to come up with a... Continue
One thrift store to rule them all Sunrise Outlet, a thrift store located in the Fiesta Plaza shopping mall in Boyes Hot Springs that’s affiliated with the Sonoma Developmental Center, is closing. The Sonoma Development Center, or SDC, is a state residence for clients with... Continue
People are talking about the hospital tax, and the mechanics can be confusing. We ask those readers who know this topic as well as or better than we do to bear with us (or skip this top section). Other readers may not have had the... Continue
Hospital CEO got golden parachute Editor: I guess if we were looking for the “final nail in the coffin” for the hospital, the hospital board was able to find it last week. In the board’s announcement of CEO Robert Kowal “stepping down,” they brought our... Continue
At some point in the not-too-distant future, 75 million American baby boomers will be 60 years old or older. I often wonder whether we will be healthier than our parents; time will tell. My dad, who is now a youthful 88 years old, grew up... Continue