Healthcare tax for citizens, free healthcare for noncitizen
If there was any question whatsoever as to whether California has gone completely off the rails, proposals in the new state budget... Continue
Demanding equity: When do we stand up?
Reader opinion by D’mitra Smith I moved to Sonoma Valley in 2001, a month after 9/11. I was called the N-word within three... Continue
County must act on fire warning system
It has now been 20 months since the deadly wildfires of October 2017. As another fire season gets underway, it is still not clear what... Continue
Open letter from departing SVHS principal
As has been shared by the district, I am moving on next year to become the Principal at my alma mater, Petaluma High School. It was... Continue
SV Cannabis Group responds to Sun pot editorial
Gil Latimer, of the Sonoma Valley Cannabis Group, responds to The Sun editorial ‘Haven’t you heard? The war on pot is over.... Continue
Don’t ignore aging issues
What a brilliant and poignant article Mr. Maddox has written (Is Aging in Anyone’s Sight?). Aging issues facing more than a quarter... Continue
School Board stadium funding was a ‘betrayal’
Socorro Shiels, your article in the Sonoma Valley Sun, “Dude, Be Nice,” prompted me to write and wish you great success... Continue
Inflammatory comments demand explanation, response
We still don’t know what the Mattsons think or if they have changed their opinions since the social media posts. And more importantly... Continue
There’s no good reason not to pay a fair wage
I’ve been alive long enough now to have seen every argument raised by businesses against raising the minimum wage, repeatedly,... Continue
Sonoma mayor rebuts defamatory letter
I apologize in advance for the length of this post, but I want to share my thoughts about a defamatory letter published in the Index-Tribune. [Last... Continue
