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Letters To The Editor

Yamada for State Senate

I’m asking you to vote for my friend Mariko Yamada. I have known Mariko for almost 20 years and know her to be an honest and hard-working public servant as well as a person with the utmost integrity. I’ve been involved in politics for 50... Continue

Proud to be ‘politically incorrect’

Some say that political correctness is basically having good manners. That’s garbage. My mother taught me my manners. I don’t need any Liberal politician to tell me about good manners. Watch what you say, be careful not to offend anyone, any race, any religion, our... Continue

Yamada for State Senate

I am supporting Mariko Yamada in her bid for the California State Senate, District 3. Mariko is a fearless advocate for all of us, and she demonstrated that fact over and over again when she represented us in the state assembly for six years. But... Continue

Jarvis Tax Association: No on AA

Environmental protection for the Bay is important but this tax is grossly unfair. The Bay is a resource that should be protected by the state, not just by property owners in the region.If Bay protection is so important, why doesn’t the State of California spend... Continue

Experience matters

I have worked with Supervisor Susan Gorin during the length of her three-and-a-half year term with Sonoma County in District 1. As a board member of a community group in Kenwood, the Valley of the Moon Alliance, whose mission is to preserve rural character and... Continue

Town feels like ‘Disneyland for adults’

The editorial “Tourism vs. Hospitality” was the most informative and thoughtful description we have read about our Sonoma Community.  We have seen changes that made us feel our town was becoming a little plastic like Disneyland for adults.  We have wondered why the Visitors Bureau... Continue

Vote ‘No’ on Measure AA

Vote No on Measure AA, Clean and Healthy Bay Ballot Measure. Of course everyone wants a Clean and Healthy Bay, but this one is brought forward by the San Francisco Bay Restoration Authority (who?). It puts a special parcel tax of $12 per year for 20... Continue

A vote for Gorin

I want to go on record as endorsing Susan Gorin for First District Supervisor. Susan brings excellent credentials and experience to this position, having served on the Santa Rosa School Board, Board of Public Utilities, Planning Commission and the Santa Rosa City Council. Since being... Continue

Cuclis concerned about SDC residents

I’m the immediate past president of nine years of the Sonoma Developmental Center’s Parent Hospital Association. My son lived at SDC until he passed away in 2011. For several years I’ve been impressed with 1st district supervisor candidate Gina Cuclis’ advocacy on behalf of SDC... Continue

Gorin supports ‘the little guy’

What do local politics mean for the little guy?  I’ll tell you what it means to me.  I’m not a political person and don’t really follow the political scene.  I think of myself as a regular person, going about their busy life and doing the... Continue