Today is Veteran’s day. At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day in the eleventh month the community is invited to honor our country’s veterans with a moving ceremony here in Sonoma. Join Mayor Steve Barbose and members of the local veteran’s associations – American... Continue
Editorials
El Verano Prinicpal Maite Iturri is, as always, hard at work challenging her staff and community to do bigger and better things. This time, she has teamed up with local Latino dynamo Mario Castillo to create Parent University or, Universidad de Padres, a venue for... Continue
Another election, in the books. The build up and hype, the seemingly endless campaign ads on television, the bombardment of roadside signage. Here in our little hamlet, City Council incumbents Steve Barbose and Ken Brown have reigned victorious. They are joined on the dias by... Continue
Just when you thought the subject would go away for the winter along with fresh tomatoes, the Tuesday night Farmers Market dropped a huge bombshell. The board of directors that thought it ran the market, the one the city dealt with, the one that signed... Continue
Reports show that by election day, nearly 40 percent of California voters – an estimate one million people – may have already turned in their ballots by either voting early or voting by mail. A high percentage of these voters have declared permanent absentee status,... Continue
We don’t claim special insight into all the ballot measures and candidacies, but we hope that what familiarity we do have with the issues might lead to, at the least, informed choices. Prop. 19 would legalize marijuana usage and permit local governments to regulate its... Continue
Proposition 19, also known as the Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010, is a proposition on the November 2, California Statewide ballot. It would take effect the day after the election. Proposition 19, if approved by voters, will legalize various marijuana-related activities including... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce held its “Tops in Sonoma” breakfast last week, honoring the Valley’s lead tax generators and employers (see story on page three). Prior to the breakfast, the 31 “Tops” businesses were surveyed, asked just a few questions about commerce over... Continue
At Tuesday night’s school board meeting, Student Services Director Nanci Mathison presented the results of the 2009-2010 California Healthy Kids survey. Overall, the findings were positive stating that a larger than usual percentage of Sonoma Valley students were not indulging in alcohol, marijuana and cigarettes.... Continue
I learned this week that a friend may have cancer – in multiple spots. While we wait with bated breath for the doctor’s appointment that will confirm or negate this news, I wonder how it is that one day is golden and the next, dark... Continue