Now that the low pay and insufficient income of the Valley’s most essential workers has become painfully clear, it would be tragic for Sonoma to close its borders to new working-class housing. That appears to be just what will happen if the language proposed by... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Well, it's been three-and-a-half long, embarrassing years since our last election, and another one is coming up real soon. I'm really hoping that enough of the people that voted for "that man" have paid attention to what he has really done. Especially all the women... Continue
No more talk. Let’s see some action. Reparations NOW—it’s long overdue. Establish a program, a workable process, and let’s see some meaningful change. Why do we need impossible-to-obtain proof of descendancy from slaves before you can be given reparations? If you are Black and need a better... Continue
It is imperative that the issue of repurposing the Victory Station wine-storage warehouse on Hwy. 121 to a 24 hour Amazon retail delivery and regional distribution center be given a full review process that includes input from affected residents and businesses throughout the area before... Continue
My understanding is that the City of Sonoma is planning to place a 4% Cannabis Tax initiative on the November ballot, right next to the Sonoma Citizens for Local Access cannabis initiative. Interesting that they chose the General Fund path, since the 2/3 supermajority required... Continue
As we face unprecedented hard times, Sonoma’s city council election in November looms large. We understand that one, perhaps two sitting council members will not be putting their hats in the ring.But we have heard from no one who plans to run for the seats. Given... Continue
So, County Sheriff Mark Essick gets to decide which regulations (laws) and directives he wants to enforce or not. This is precisely what his very public defiance (Facebook posting) of County Health Officer Dr. Sundari Mase’s public health order is. All Sheriff’s Essick’s protestations about being “bullied” and not a... Continue
At a time when our public school districts and county offices of education are being asked to do more than ever, we are facing the largest state budget cut of any public entity. This 10% cut is coming at a time when schools are facing... Continue
When the news you're watching tells you that another country should be held responsible for something, or asks if a government official is being too weak on a nation, they are prepping you for war. They are building your anger toward a country, so that... Continue
Reader Opinion by Jon Coupal In January, Gov. Gavin Newsom presented a proposed budget for fiscal year 2020-2021 which envisioned a several billion dollar increase in spending for existing programs as well as a host of new programs. But that was before COVID-19. Over the... Continue