There are a number of measures on the ballot this November that have local impacts. Proposition 33 - Rent Control This statewide measure, a result of the initiative process, would repeal what’s called the Costa-Hawkins law of 1995 that prevents cities from imposing rent control.... Continue
Not if, but when: The coming North Atlantic deep freeze Continue
Looking ahead to the future has never been easy. One transformational wave after another has swamped humanity in its wake. The control of fire was perhaps the first such event, followed by flint arrowheads, bows, metallurgy, the wheel, gunpowder and the internal combustion engine. One... Continue
Most of us have too much stuff, and it continually creeps into our space. By the looks of the hourly Amazon and FedEx deliveries on my street, online retail is also alive and well. I seldom shop online. When I do, it’s for things I... Continue
While the Paris Olympics had most of us enthralled as it unfolded across our TV screens, John Litzenberg, Head Track & Field Coach at Sonoma Valley High School, had a uniquely personal and tactile interest in the games. That’s because 40 years ago, on the... Continue
An analysis of roughly 1,500 climate policies found 63 that led to significant reductions in emissions, cutting them by 19% on average Continue
Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker magazine cartoonist who just happened to grow up in Sonoma. Her work now appears regularly in the Sonoma Valley Sun. Continue
There have been concerns for years about well extraction of groundwater in Sonoma Valley. Studies from twenty five years ago documented the expansion of salty brine from the Bay seeping miles northward, a result it was speculated, of brine filling the negative pressure within aquifers... Continue
Dr. AI Will see you now: The integration of artificial intelligence into public health could have revolutionary implications for the global south — if only it can get online Continue
Anyone studying climate change-related CO2 production understands that trans-boundary emissions are inadequately accounted for. Those are the emissions emitted by the airplanes that bring tourists to Sonoma Valley hotels, restaurants and wineries. They include the internal combustion engine emissions that out-of-county tourists generate getting to... Continue