California is in a housing crisis. The cost of housing — both for purchase and rental housing — is too expensive. Ineffective public housing policies and anti-growth policies that impede even reasonable development projects have choked supply in a high-demand market. California needs to start... Continue
The year 1978 might seem like ancient history – a distant memory for most voters, and unimaginable for a growing class of policymakers who were not yet born then. With the passage of time, folklore prevails and myths sometimes come to overshadow facts. It is... Continue
By Shawn Nesaw | Special to The Sun -- We recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Jordan Kivelstadt – businessman, winemaker, father – to discuss the his numerous business ventures, winemaking and the future of wine. Jordan might be best known for his... Continue
Under an updated policy to go into effect at the County Jail on August 18, the Sheriff’s Office will be less cooperative with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to Sheriff Rob Giordano. Generally, the jail will respond to ICE’s inmate release date requests only... Continue
By Sarah Ford -- On Wednesday night, around 40 people, mostly School District parents but also community members and District staff and Trustees, gathered at the Springs Community Hall to meet with the new Interim District Superintendent, Chuck Young. [caption id="attachment_81204" align="alignright" width="200"] Interim District Superintendent Chuck... Continue
By Jane Hirsch, Chair, SVHCD Board of Directors -- The hospital board addressed several timely topics at its August 3 meeting which I’d like to share with you in this report. South Lot Process The ongoing South Lot discussion led the meeting, following a closed session in... Continue
The ways the philanthropic sector is responding to challenges facing Sonoma Valley -- in the areas of aging, housing, health, education and more -- will be discussed at the August 17 meeting of the Springs Community Alliance. Sonoma Valley’s nonprofit sector is surprisingly big but... Continue
The continuing saga of a beleaguered Sonoma mother of five on the trail of a missing emerald necklace – the legendary Green Tara. Colin cleans his glasses with his handkerchief and smiles to himself as his colleague Professor Philip Atwater -- The Eeyore of the English... Continue
Candidates in the California presidential primary would be required to provide five years of their tax returns under a bill co-authored by State Senator Mike McGuire (District 2). SB 149 – the Presidential Tax Transparency & Accountability Act – was unanimously endorsed by the The Sonoma... Continue
Hanna Boys Center today announced the appointment of Tullus Miller as Chairman of the Board of Directors for the 72-year old residential treatment center for at-risk youth. Miller is currently a CPA and partner at Moss Adams LLP and had been serving as Hanna’s vice... Continue