Ban bikes on sidewalks Editor: I was appalled when reading the letters in the Dec. 31 issue of The Sun regarding a missing bike ordinance prohibiting bicycles on sidewalks. Sonoma does, or did, have an ordinance prohibiting bikes on sidewalks. When and how was this ordinance removed? Shortly... Continue

No to bikes on sidewalks Editor: I was very shocked to learn from reading your article, “No Fault in Sidewalk Collision,” it is legal to ride a bicycle on the sidewalk in Sonoma. I moved here two and a half years ago and have assumed it... Continue

Reed remembered Editor: Chris Reed turned the sometimes tedious experience of having to stand in line into FUN! He will be missed by so many whose lives he touched. The legacy of his big-hearted Spirit will be carried on by Tiffany and Anthony, the apples... Continue

Happy Thursday Editor: I was pleased to receive my copy of The Sun today, Thursday, rather than on Friday. I hope you will continue to distribute your paper on Thursdays. Mary Logasa Sonoma Unsafe streets Editor: I am a daily walker and bicycle rider and usually... Continue

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