Police ignore driving laws already on the books Editors: Some time this year, the new law regarding cell phone use while driving will be enacted. There is also a law regarding text messaging while driving (which boggles the mind) in the works somewhere. My question... Continue

Hospital’s bond numbers accurate Editor: Before the Hospital Board’s successful vote to go forward with a $45 million bond proposal, which I generally support, I voiced a concern that the advertised annual property tax appeared to be too low to cover the debt service for... Continue

Reconsider Broadway site Editor: I remember when I first came to Sonoma Valley; I drove past the hospital and thought, “What in the heck is a hospital doing in the middle of a residential neighborhood?” I only recently stopped in at the hospital and noticed... Continue

More tips = better service? Editor: I, as a long time friend and co-bartender to Craig Browne, feel exactly the same, regarding Mr. Scanlon’s tip policy. Our first duty was to our employers and their customers. Where did Mr. Scanlon come up with the idea... Continue

Our rights and our neighborhood Editor: Recently, SVH board member Bill Boerum stated that the proposed “In the Neighborhood” hospital campus on the Carinalli property would improve our neighborhood. Assuming Mr. Boerum speaks on behalf of the board, I have requested clarification of his comment... Continue

Pandora’s box revisited Editor: Living directly across the street from the hospital, my family and I have more than just a casual interest in the future hospital’s site selection. Over the past ten years, we’ve put up with semis idling at 4 a.m., hospital employees... Continue

$200 million, but who’s counting? Editor: The latest construction cost estimate for Sonoma’s proposed “medical campus” is a staggering $200 million, minimum. Who on the hospital board is qualified to oversee such a project? The current hospital continues floundering. A suggestion was made at the... Continue

Keeping Valley teens safe Editor: Teen Safe Ride has been serving the Sonoma Valley for almost 15 years. Teen Safe Ride makes sure that any teen in the valley does not have to ride home in an impaired state or with someone else who is not... Continue

In praise of our City Council Dear Editor: “A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in“- Greek proverb. The Sonoma City Council took a step towards greatness when they voted unanimously to pay Council members... Continue