Sounds like a bargain, doesn’t it? Actually, we in Sonoma are getting a good deal. There are six candidates running for City Council, each of whom would do a good job. Not many towns are in such an enviable situation, we expect. But choices have... Continue
No more donating to boosters Editor: Until the Sonoma Valley High School football players can demonstrate school spirit without violence, this donor has zipped up the wallet. For homecoming, players took turns using sledgehammers to destroy a car marked with epithets about the opposing team.... Continue
Contending for a seat on the Sonoma City Council calls for cash. And, according to preliminary campaign finance reports, Ken Brown led the pack in contributions received for the six candidates seeking three open seats on council. Following is information filed with the Sonoma City... Continue
When the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition had a $20,000 survey done of voters’ attitudes toward building a new Sonoma Valley Hospital, the hospital picked up the tab. The coalition, an ad hoc group that formed to try to keep a hospital in the Valley... Continue
The unveiling of the City of Sonoma’s General Plan on Oct. 4 was usurped by an 11th-hour appeal by Safeway’s supermarket’s attorneys. The planning commission had intended to rezone Safeway’s 3-acre empty lot from commercial to residential. Commissioners deferred the final decision to the council,... Continue
Sonoma residents can get vaccinated against the flu at a number of places in the Sonoma Valley and surrounding areas in coming weeks. With an estimated 100 million doses being produced in time for the 2006-2007 flu season, health officials predict there will be plenty... Continue
There are two local tax measures on the November ballot. As much as we like to vote against taxes, on principle, these measures are tempting simply because the individual cost to each of us is so low. One quarter of one percent ... heck, why... Continue
“Long before there were grapes and vineyards, there were spas,” said the owner of Sonoma Valley’s newest spa. “People would come here not for the wine but for the healing properties of our mineral springs. Spa culture has deep roots in the valley and I... Continue
Sun needs alternative voice on forum page Editor: The spirited debate about Sun columnist Joan Huguenard’s values or rights or accuracy, for me, boils down to her forum. Expressing one’s soul is difficult under the character-count limit. My interest in her viewpoint has waned because... Continue
Profit shouldn’t be thrift stores’ only motive Editor: Several months ago we heard that the Goodwill Industries thrift store on Hwy. 12 was going out of business. The reason: they were not making a profit from that store. A month or two later they opened... Continue