Sonoma Valley citizens have a unique opportunity in the upcoming election to elect a duo of dynamic leaders to serve on the Sonoma Valley Hospital Board, Dr. Michael Mainardi and Joshua Rymer. Their combined experiences, enhanced with an outstanding blend of expertise and commitment will... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Can a man who is a moderate independent win an election in Sonoma? This endorsement of a man who has been described by a fellow Citizens Advisory Board member as: “a good guy who does his homework” is about the right person for the Sonoma City Council... Continue
Protect Sonoma's philosophy on this City Council race is as simple as ABC. Anybody But Cribb. This is based on our two years' experience with Cribb as he served on the Planning Commission, most significantly in his brief tenure as the Chair. Cribb repeatedly treated... Continue
We join with Margo Ginsburg in her letter to the Sonoma Valley Sun, published October 4, regarding the character of Nita Rothschild, whose husband was found responsible for her brutal death. We, too, knew Nita and Steve through their regular participation in our local bridge... Continue
Editor’s note: Steven Rothschild was recently convicted of manslaughter after admitting to strangling his wife Nita. Juanita (Nita) Rothschild was brutally and viciously killed by her husband on August 4, 2017. He beat and strangled her, until she died. He could have stopped but... Continue
Here is why I’m voting Yes on Measure M to invest in Parks for All. Since I moved to Sonoma Valley 30 years ago, I’ve adored living so close to so many parks. Early on, I walked Maxwell Farms Regional Park every day with my... Continue
A grave injustice occurred during the Rothschild murder trial. With heavy brushstrokes, Nita Rothschild, a Sonoma resident, was painted as the one responsible for her own brutal death. How can that be? Steven Rothschild, her husband, received a verdict that was based only on his... Continue
I am concerned about a flyer recently put out by Steve Rogers, a candidate for VOMWD Water Board. I am currently President of that Board and would like to set the record right. Steve, in his flyer states that the Board “voted a massive raise”... Continue
As we near the one-year anniversary of the firestorms that devastated our community last October, I wanted to reach out with a personal message. It is hard for many of us to imagine or even comprehend the changes to our Sonoma County community over the... Continue
[caption id="attachment_37006" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The Home for the Care and Training of Feeble Minded Children, on the eastern slopes of Sonoma Mountain, in 1910.[/caption] By Stephanie Hiller The future of the Sonoma Developmental Center, now approaching closure, has been a muddle and a wrangle for... Continue