Fake news in the post-truth era

The proliferation of social media - Facebook, Twitter and the like - has unleashed a torrent of opinion from tens of millions of people daily. Sorting through all the information that comes our way each day is impossible; no sooner have we read one article... Continue

Support for Measure A – Sonoma County’s cannabis tax

Last year The Sun provided some perspective on the "Potconomy," the coming of the legalization of marijuana. In that article, we noted that one pot dispensary in the City of Sebastopol contributes $250,000/yr. in sales taxes to that city's coffers, and that the City of... Continue

Trump vs. the undocumented

Donald Trump is now the President of the United States. Normally, we would not devote our editorial to matters of national import, but in this case we're making an exception. For many months Mr. Trump waged a vigorous campaign against, among others, undocumented immigrants, particularly... Continue

Opinion: In support of the upcoming women’s march

On January 21st, the day after Inauguration Day, people all over America are marching in support of women's rights, health, and safety. Here in Sonoma, there is a gathering planned as well, beginning Saturday at 11AM in front of City Hall in the Sonoma Plaza.... Continue

Pimping Sonoma

We hate sounding harsh, but find it difficult to mince words when it comes to exploiting Sonoma's charm and reputation for money. Fact is, trading on Sonoma's name is now so commonplace it almost feels normal, but it is anything but. Don't get us wrong;... Continue

Time for an Ethics Policy for Sonoma’s City Council?

The conduct of City Council members is a blend of law and convention. Laws define the actions that council members cannot take while holding public office, and the requirements they must meet in order to take and hold office. Convention, the established norms of behavior... Continue

Make Sonoma Great Again

The recent Farmers Market kerfuffle, not to mention the Presidential election, inclines us to observe the vagaries of social behavior, and the recurrent tendency to look back to the past as the Golden Age of "good ole days," worth replicating and re-establishing. To be sure,... Continue

Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus

Dear Editor—I am 8 years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Papa says, “If you see it in The Sun, it’s so.” Please tell me the truth, is there a Santa Claus? -- Virginia O’Hanlon Virginia -- Your little friends... Continue

Make Sonoma Great Again

Measure U passed… now what?

In a pre-election editorial we took the position that Measure U -- the half-cent sales tax extension -- should be rejected, yet it passed with a whopping 70-percent plus majority. Clearly, our concerns were not the concerns of Sonoma's voters, namely that the City had... Continue

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