Meet and greet with Sheriff candidate Carl Tennenbaum
[Will Shonbrun and I] are c0-hosting an online meet and greet with Sheriff candidate for Sonoma County Sheriff, Carl Tennenbaum.... Continue
Sonoma County’s legacy of segregation
It is not an accident that Sonoma County remains geographically and racially separated, even in its schools, which remain as segregated... Continue
Commission on Human Rights statement on the death of David Ward
The Commission on Human Rights would like to express not only our sincerest condolences to the family and friends of David Ward, but... Continue
Where’s the cannabis money we voted for?
Four hundred cannabis stakeholders have sent [State Senator Mike McGuire] a request to eliminate or curb their taxes. What is at... Continue
Sonoma Valley schools have a literacy crisis
At [Tuesday’s Sonoma Valley Unified School District] school board meeting there were more comments about censuring a trustee... Continue
Fights and failure at Sonoma School District
As a parent of three kids in Sonoma Valley schools, I’ve watched in horror as the school district’s leadership is consumed with... Continue
‘Apparent deceit’ by School District board member
Sonoma Valley Unified School District Trustee John Kelly doesn’t seem to know when it’s time to do the right thing. If his alleged... Continue
Don’t cut cannabis taxes
It’s widely understood that the Board of Supervisors and Santa Rosa City Council are pro-cannabis. However, the latest push by marijuana... Continue
Cannabis tax-break rewards bad business decisions
I served on the County Cannabis Advisory Group (CAG) in 2017-2018 as a neighborhood “rep” and had a lot of interaction with industry... Continue
Cannabis growers don’t merit a ‘tax holiday’
The cannabis industry continues to whine because they are burdened with regulation and taxes. So now officials are considering lowering... Continue
