I would like to thank all the voters from the Sonoma Valley District that supported me on my recent election to the Santa Rosa Junior College Board of Trustees for a fourth term.  I am humbled by all the support that I received from the... Continue

As we come to the end of a tumultuous year it is time to reflect on the Sonoma County Republican Party and events during 2018.  This was an election year and Republicans in Sonoma County worked to elect strong Republicans to office.  We succeeded in... Continue

Since 2013, The SV Unified School District and local nonprofits have invited 9,000 people, who might otherwise not have received holiday gifts, to be beneficiaries of the generosity of our community through the Sonoma Valley Holiday Gifting Program. This year, our donations are coming in... Continue

Rachel, Madolyn & Logan - Congratulations on your election to City Council, and for running your campaigns with skill, respect and integrity.  Like many Sonoma residents, I look forward to your contribution to an energetic - and Progressive - majority on Council eager to tackle... Continue

I have received an answer from the Sonoma County Counsel’s office regarding why members to the proposed Springs Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) should be appointed and not elected. At a community meeting October 3, the issue came up, as half the MACs in California are... Continue

I've been thinking a lot about the City Council election lately. I have endorsed my colleagues Rachel E. Hundley and Madolyn Agrimonti and newcomer Logan Harvey. Each of them has their own approach and ideas, but what I like about all of them is that they treat everyone with respect. That... Continue

Since the Sonoma Sun’s last edition I have received an answer from the Sonoma County Counsel’s office regarding why members to the proposed Springs Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) should be appointed and not elected. At a community meeting October 3, the issue came up, as... Continue

Joshua Rymer and Michael Mainardi are running as a team for the Sonoma Valley District Hospital Board.  They are supremely well qualified for this difficult and largely unappreciated job. The challenges of running a community hospital are many and the solutions complex, never more so... Continue

An update on getting the county counsel's opinion about why Municipal Advisory Councils should be appointed and not elected. (Half the ones in the state are elected.) This came up at last week's meeting about MAC's when Kevin Carruth asked if we could have a... Continue