Dear Editor, July 10 is National Lineworker Appreciation Day, a day that all Sonoma County residents should take a moment to recognize the men and women who work around the clock to keep the lights on for our community. PG&E has thousands of lineworkers across... Continue
Letters To The Editor
If there was any question whatsoever as to whether California has gone completely off the rails, proposals in the new state budget should remove all doubt. Perhaps the most egregious of these involve changes in state law as they relate to health care. As of... Continue
Reader opinion by D'mitra Smith I moved to Sonoma Valley in 2001, a month after 9/11. I was called the N-word within three months. Store clerks asked for my ID, and I often got the infamous “Can I help you?” that is so familiar to people... Continue
It has now been 20 months since the deadly wildfires of October 2017. As another fire season gets underway, it is still not clear what sort of warning system has been or will be put in place and how residents will be notified. Will it... Continue
As has been shared by the district, I am moving on next year to become the Principal at my alma mater, Petaluma High School. It was an incredibly difficult decision for me to leave after one year, made even more difficult because of the incredible... Continue
Gil Latimer, of the Sonoma Valley Cannabis Group, responds to The Sun editorial 'Haven't you heard? The war on pot is over. " It’s important to understand that any process for a comprehensive cannabis ordinance is fairly detailed and time-consuming. Though the editorial takes a... Continue
What a brilliant and poignant article Mr. Maddox has written (Is Aging in Anyone's Sight?). Aging issues facing more than a quarter of our population get virtually no financial support (1% of Sonoma Valley charitable donations, as Maddox pointed out), local media coverage is paltry,... Continue
Socorro Shiels, your article in the Sonoma Valley Sun, "Dude, Be Nice," prompted me to write and wish you great success in promoting this idea over the next few years. The SVUSD Board with its new members is the right place to start leading by... Continue
We still don’t know what the Mattsons think or if they have changed their opinions since the social media posts. And more importantly it does not tell us if they or Tim LeFever are continuing to fund or front anti-gay and anti-women organizations. It appears... Continue
I've been alive long enough now to have seen every argument raised by businesses against raising the minimum wage, repeatedly, since the 1950s. To wit: It will drive businesses to close or move out of town; it will hurt other workers in higher positions and... Continue