A personal statement on vaccination policy, by Bill Boerum -- At the onset of my comments, let me make it clear that this statement does not reflect the position of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District nor of Sonoma Valley Hospital. Admittedly, I do not have... Continue
Letters To The Editor
By Georgia Kelly | For The Sun After almost 24 years as a renter on Sonoma’s West side, the death of my landlord put me in the position of seeking a new rental. Finding something affordable in Sonoma is challenging, but the requirements accompanying many... Continue
Reader opinion by Celia Canfield If you happen to live close to the town of Sonoma, you are noticing an unbelievable surge in short term vacation rentals. It started around the same time unbelievably as the COVID surge, when many of us had to endure... Continue
Please – Let’s all do our part As of July 21 Sonoma County’s daily transmission rate of COVID-19 is 9 new infections per 100,000 people and 48 COVID patients were being treated at area hospitals. These numbers represent the biggest local surge of the pandemic... Continue
All it takes is one spark! Let reason prevail! Cancel Sonoma’s fireworks! Host another kind of celebratory event which does not pose deadly risks to the community! Kinetic, stationary bikes which can be configured to project images on the sides of buildings is a thought.... Continue
In Measure P the people of Sonoma County voted for stronger police reform by close to 65 percent approval. This decisive approbation for stronger civilian oversight of law enforcement (IOLERO) included pertinent case investigations, subpoena power, published body camera footage and prior personnel complaint records.... Continue
As the first official Executive Director of the Family Justice Center Sonoma County I had the pleasure of working under the leadership of D.A. Jill Ravitch from 2013 – 2019. During those years, DA Ravitch and I worked hand in hand with a committed group... Continue
Well, they’ve done it again. Since the passage of Proposition 25 more than a decade ago, the California Legislature has passed what can only be described as fake budgets. The 2021-22 “budget” passed last week is no exception. Despite the self-congratulatory preening of Democratic leadership,... Continue
The Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters' Association distributed this letter last month: Dear fellow Sonoma Valley Residents: This year, the members of the Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association are excited to bring back a modified July 4: Fireworks celebration - a beloved community event that was necessarily canceled... Continue
Year after year, we see politicians in Congress make promises about what they can do for constituents like me. And year after year, the progress is usually less than we hoped for. The solution is clear: It’s time to get rid of the filibuster --... Continue