Most of us, within the Sonoma city limits, have recently received a letter advising of a Public Hearing to consider water rate increases. I urge everyone to protest the raise in water rates by writing a short note to: Sonoma City Clerk No.1 The Plaza Sonoma Ca... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Should we allow family and friends to be trapped during lethal wildfire evacuations in trade for builder profits, increased county taxes/permit fees, or leadership’s personal gain? NIMBY. Should we allow people to be incinerated like the 85 burnt alive because Paradise, California City Planners, against... Continue
When one of our most prophetic local truth-tellers, my pal Fred Allebach, who has consistently correctly decoded regional land-use decisions in print and on social media for years, comes under fire for lack of due diligence and is charged in print with casting irresponsible aspersions,... Continue
Focus on students should be the most important part of school board issues. Regrettably, the focus on the kids of Sonoma Valley was lost during the recent recall signature drive. The Sonoma Valley Housing Group has advocated for the issues of housing and social equity... Continue
Sonoma County’s Planning Commission will deliberate Thursday, July 20, 1:30-3pm, over the County's Housing Element. The Sonoma Valley Collaborative Council says the Commission is resisting allowing lower-cost, higher-density homes in some of Sonoma County’s most resourced and desirable neighborhoods. Here is a letter to submitted by... Continue
Americans are losing faith in our Supreme Court, and it’s easy to see why. In the year since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision, abortion has been effectively banned (with extremely limited exceptions) in fourteen states. Nearly 1 in 3 Americans have lost... Continue
As we approach the commemoration of our nation's independence, we, the Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), would like to express our heartfelt gratitude and deep reflection on this significant occasion. This July 4th, as we gather with family and friends, let us remember the immense... Continue
By Jonah Raskin -- I recently spent three days in the town of Sonoma, visiting friends and revisiting familiar places like Oak Hill Farm that I wrote about in Field Days, my book about farms, farmers, and field workers. Back in San Francisco, I told... Continue
I would like to make a suggestion to the Woodland Star Charter School that will be moving to the Dunbar campus. In honor of the second-oldest school in the history of California, could you consider calling the school Woodland Star Charter School at Dunbar? Thank... Continue
Every Memorial Day, we take time to honor the brave servicemembers who made the ultimate sacrifice in order to protect the freedoms we enjoy as Americans. We owe endless gratitude to everyone who has ever put on a uniform to fight for our country. This... Continue