I’d like to start by taking your picture, so our readers can see you. No, no photo. I never allow that. I’m sorry. I never let anyone take my picture. Why did you decide to interview me? Because of Halloween? I’m not gonna lie. But... Continue
Can a man who is a moderate independent win an election in Sonoma? This endorsement of a man who has been described by a fellow Citizens Advisory Board member as: “a good guy who does his homework” is about the right person for the Sonoma City Council... Continue
Protect Sonoma's philosophy on this City Council race is as simple as ABC. Anybody But Cribb. This is based on our two years' experience with Cribb as he served on the Planning Commission, most significantly in his brief tenure as the Chair. Cribb repeatedly treated... Continue
An increase in Sonoma's Transit Occupancy Tax (TOT - commonly called the Hotel Tax) is on the ballot this November, an increase of 2% from 10% to 12%. This is still below Healdsburg's or San Francisco's 14%, and it's long overdue; Sonoma's TOT has not... Continue
We join with Margo Ginsburg in her letter to the Sonoma Valley Sun, published October 4, regarding the character of Nita Rothschild, whose husband was found responsible for her brutal death. We, too, knew Nita and Steve through their regular participation in our local bridge... Continue
Family Album, Italian Style The story of Mary Fazio has a little of everything -- even her meatball recipe For over 60 years and four generations as a family business, Mary’s Pizza Shack has been a Sonoma Valley tradition, a wonderful homegrown (and homemade) success... Continue
The state of big-league politics is one of fear, loathing and thuggery. Small towns like Sonoma were for a time removed from the stains of modern political warfare, but no more. Three examples have surfaced in the current campaign for City Council. Relatively minor was... Continue
Editor’s note: Steven Rothschild was recently convicted of manslaughter after admitting to strangling his wife Nita. Juanita (Nita) Rothschild was brutally and viciously killed by her husband on August 4, 2017. He beat and strangled her, until she died. He could have stopped but... Continue
Accompanied by enthusiastic seniors, the float with the theme “Under the Big Top," created by the Sonoma Valley High School class of 2019, rolls down Broadway in the annual Homecoming day parade. The traditional processional of class floats, the school band, students and teachers, and... Continue
Under terms of a settlement agreement with the county, Petaluma’s Green Earth Coffee this month agreed to stop all marijuana operations at its Adobe Road site by November 15. Busted in April for operating without a permit, the farm will pay the county $415,000 in costs,... Continue
