Dear Editor: Our local and state politicians really fell down on protecting our community from a massive invasion. The Sonoma Valley community attended meetings, we wrote letters, we researched impacts, cumulative impacts and options, we talked to our representatives and interested parties, we wrote letters... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Today, over 100 US cities and villages nationwide have formally called for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza by approving resolutions. These include our neighbors in Cotati, Arcata, Fort Bragg, Richmond, Berkeley, Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento, and many others in California. The Sonoma Valley... Continue
Pools are important. A good education is more important. But that’s not the way SVUSD has managed for many years. Appearances over substance: banners on streets, building, building, building. Athletics over education. A SVUSD board member described how the school board hid $32,000,000 in swimming... Continue
We all want to be safe from fire and we all respect, appreciate and want to support our dedicated and courageous firefighters for their lifesaving work. However, there are many red flags about Measure H. It’s a regressive tax. The Measure would establish a half-cent... Continue
As a lifelong resident of the Sonoma Valley and a volunteer docent at the Jack London State Historic Park, I am deeply disappointed with the failure of the State Parks Department to complete the CEQA report (triggered by the Retired State Rangers suit) in a... Continue
The latest iteration of the discussion about annexation of the Springs Community by the City of Sonoma is going around again. Please keep in mind that to reach fruition the process would take a long time—at best maybe 10 years. In dating terms, this first... Continue
Serving Sonoma County in the California state Senate is the greatest honor of my professional life, and before retiring at the end of this year I will be fighting hard this year to build on the progress we've made together. But the work is never... Continue
In December, employees of the Lefever/Mattson owned Cheese Factory visited the plaza merchants bearing champagne to invite them to a January 30 “Block Party. We happened to find out about it while shopping at a local merchant. On Lefever/Mattson owned websites: Sonoma’s Best and Sip... Continue
Over the past few years, the idea of Sonoma possibly annexing the Springs has made it onto the Valley’s political agenda. The Sonoma Valley Housing Group is urging the City Council to now put studying the question on its priority list and add it to... Continue
Sonoma Valley readers are encouraged to read Will Shonbrun’s essay in the Sonoma Valley Sun (January 1, 2024) entitled, “Sonoma Mountain and the urbanization of wildlands.” Shonbrun takes us back to the dream of Jack London to preserve, enjoy, and admire Sonoma Mountain and its... Continue