No to Newcomb bike bridge Editor: On Nov. 18, the Sonoma City Council voted to locate a bicycle and pedestrian bridge crossing Fryer Creek at the end of Newcomb Street. There were three options before them: a bridge at Newcomb, a bridge at Pickett Street,... Continue

Where’s the beef? Editor: Concerning the black-and-white cows which used to be in Montini’s pasture and over which much controversy has taken place, as everyone in Sonoma must be aware: where are those black-and-white cows? I don’t remember when I last saw them, and I always look... Continue

Invest in our children Editor: I teach economics at the high school and attended the school board meeting on Nov. 17, 2009. At that meeting, a non-prioritized list of possible district budget reductions was passed out to those who were in attendance. Under consideration was... Continue

Realizing a dream Editor: Last winter, the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation and the Sonoma Valley Fund joined forces to make one of my dreams come true.  I have had a life-long desire to create a scholarship program to help college-bound students achieve their educational goals.... Continue

Thank you, Sonoma Editor: I want to thank the people, nonprofit organizations and businesses of Sonoma that helped make our five-day conference, “The Economics of Peace,” such a success. For our fifth conference, Praxis Peace Institute collaborated with RSF Social Finance of San Francisco, and... Continue

Farmers Market manager speaks out Reader opinion by Hilda Swartz At the Sonoma City Council meeting (10/21) it became apparent there is a misinformation and misunderstanding on the council and the community about the operation of a Farmers Market. Farmers Markets are a legal entity... Continue

Where God lives Editor: Parishioners taking to the streets! What a heart inspiring story, Oct. 16, you opened so the rest of us could tune it in. My second day in London before heading off to Oxford and medical school, I went for an early... Continue

Who benefits from “Death to the Apple Moth?” Citizen Opinion by Yannick A. Phillips Residents of Sonoma may have heard about the Light Brown Apple Moth eradication program, a complicated project initiated by the United States Department of Agriculture and the California Department of Food... Continue

Students must master subjects Editor: I applaud your several editorials concerning the very long-standing and devastating, in my opinion, policy of promoting students who have not mastered the basic subjects at their grade level.  As a former upper-elementary school teacher with some 30 years experience,... Continue