A dramatic overhaul of local government meeting requirements By Johnnie Pina, legislative advocate (governance) California League of Cities Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed SB 707 (Durazo), a dramatic overhaul of local government meeting requirements, into law. Although the bill incorporates language from Cal Cities’ sponsored... Continue
‘We’re basically pushers’: Court filing alleges staff at social media giants compared their platforms to drugs Continue
Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker magazine cartoonist who just happens to have been born and raised in Sonoma. Continue
What to do? In my 50 years as a psychotherapist, this is the first time I remember seeing so many pervasive, glaring divides in relationships. Yup, politics has exacerbated our disagreements. The holes in families, friendships, work relationships and society remind me of Swiss cheese.... Continue
Why Don’t People Return Their Shopping Carts? A (Somewhat) Scientific Investigation Continue
Let your November garden be a place of joy, quiet strength, and seasonal renewal. Happy botanizing. NOVEMBER PLANTS OF THE MONTH Honoring Resilience, Celebrating Abundance, & Planting for the Season Ahead — Sedra Nathan, Hannah Aclufi, and Vincent Distrola If you’re born in November, your... Continue
Thank you, Will Shonbrun, for calling out these brutal thugs and their ring-leaders for all these illegal assaults on American citizens. It totally reeks of the fascist government in Germany of the 1930’s. For me, the stench is undeniable. I truly hope that others will... Continue
By Dan Walters (Originally published by CalMatters) We Californians know, or should know, that while living in this state has many positive aspects, we are paying through the nose for the experience. A flurry of recent studies drives home how deeply California residents must dig... Continue
Why there is something instead of nothing continues to be a subject of debate. Although visible matter, the matter we can see and detect with our instruments comprises only 5% of the observable universe, it occupies nearly all of our attention. It appears that most... Continue