It’s widely understood that the Board of Supervisors and Santa Rosa City Council are pro-cannabis. However, the latest push by marijuana operators to eliminate and/or decrease their business taxes is out of bounds. And the fact that the supervisors wasted no time in placing it... Continue
Nancy, age 62, is a client of Sonoma Overnight Support, which oversees overnight parking for the homeless in the city-owned parking lot on First Street West. The city is nearing a decision this month to move the SOS Safe Parking Program to the nearby Veterans... Continue
With COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations declining, Sonoma County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase said today that a health order temporarily restricting the size of large gatherings will expire as scheduled at 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 10. “The numbers are trending in the right direction, and... Continue
I served on the County Cannabis Advisory Group (CAG) in 2017-2018 as a neighborhood “rep” and had a lot of interaction with industry reps. Having read about mega grow operations near Palm Springs and other areas in the south as well as large operations in... Continue
The cannabis industry continues to whine because they are burdened with regulation and taxes. So now officials are considering lowering or eliminating taxes. Our state and local governments rushed to enact pot ordinances because of the lure of easy money, i.e. greed, in the form... Continue
America is among the most technologically advanced countries in the world. The computer revolution began here, and the US continues to lead with creativity, innovation, and invention. We used to lead in a wide number of other categories, like education, healthcare, job opportunity, and the... Continue
By Jonathan Farrell -- When the State of California made its decision to shut down the Sonoma Developmental Center, among those who cringed at the mere thought was Sonoma resident Kathy Ostram. For her, the long-empty SDC campus, now poised for major development, has a... Continue
A big bear just moved into Sonoma Valley. You can't miss it. It's 28 feet tall, weighs 15 tons and is made of steel. The sculpture, by local artist Bryan Tedrick, was topped off by crane on January 24 in front of St. Anne’s Crossing... Continue
We [at Pets Lifeline] recently heard the concerns of many of you regarding a stray male dog that was brought into our facility on January 15, 2022. After reviewing the comments on social media, it became very clear there is a lot of misinformation and... Continue
Permit Sonoma, Sonoma County’s planning agency, presented the "project description framework to guide the redevelopment of Sonoma Developmental Center" -- item 44 on the agenda -- to the Board of Supervisors on January 25. Here's how the County described that meeting in a subsequent press... Continue