The New Year has been here for weeks, so how are things working out so far for you and yours? Notice any improvement from the Old Year, or is everything back there fatter than it ever was? Not to worry. There's plenty of year left,... Continue
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If we look at the city of Sonoma’s plaza, we see a lovely park with trees, an amphitheater, city hall, tourism office, rose garden, duck pond, playground, and picnic tables. This lovely plaza was once a dirt parade ground for General Vallejo’s troops. When visiting... Continue
Thursday night, February 9, I attended a rally in support of the workers at the Fairmont Hotel. The engaged turnout, the numbers, and the energy of this mixed assembly of Latino and Anglo workers and community supporters was one of the most heartening public events... Continue
Simple rules can produce complex outcomes. This is easily illustrated in games like chess, where the rules governing the movement of pieces on a fixed playing board arranged in a grid of squares produces over ten to the one-hundred and eleventh positions, a number greater... Continue
For reasons not entirely clear to me, I build up gunk on the walls of my blood vessels. My coronary arteries have needed cleaning and repair, and I’ve just been told that my right carotid artery is building up gunk and needs additional examination. “You’re... Continue
The surviving members of the rapidly diminishing founding cohort of the ‘60s great cultural revolution, the consequent modern-day social movements, and the progressive political movement are now beginning to pass into history. This much-maligned demographic I represent, the cursed Boomers, were the generation that helped... Continue
Chapter 47: 1948 • Sonora My brother did not keep a diary for much of 1948; between April 2 and December 31 there are only six entries. Our parents were going through difficult times and the household was in chaos. Dad was selling the store,... Continue
Andy Lopez, David Ward, David Pelaez Chavez, have we forgotten their names? Have we forgotten Measure P, passed by Sonoma County voters with 64.7% of the vote in 2020? Forgotten the letters of agreement created by law enforcement unions and the Sonoma County Board of... Continue
In recent conversations these days, we agree it’s hard hearing of relentless shootings and terrible news. Emotions and opposing opinions pull on us like an undertow. We can’t help but feel overwhelmed sometimes. But, the fact is, no one is born believing they have no... Continue
Can you separate Sonoma from what is going on in Ukraine? I can’t. That’s why this column, which was originally intended to be about promising solutions to the global crisis, has been about the war. There’s no solution to the war in Ukraine except to... Continue