Editor: As I look at many of the things going on in the city of Sonoma and all of Sonoma County, I can’t help but feel money is the driving force at work. Here in Sonoma, I see “Rich Tourist Complex” underlying why our beautiful... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Editor: Now that the crush is over vineyard managers can turn their attention to planting cover crops and laying straw to protect exposed dirt from the rains we will be getting soon. Alice Outwater, in her book “Water - a Natural History,” states that without... Continue
Dear City Council Members: Today I was awakened way too early in the morning (5 a.m. or so) by the garbage trucks, as I am every Tuesday. This causes a terrible disruption in my sleep which frequently leads to illness. Would you please put on... Continue
Dear editor, Soon, rains will come again to Sonoma County. How will our roads fare? I can tell you the roads I drive to work are terrible in places like on Frei Road in Graton. For decades, our previous County Supervisors have kicked the can... Continue
Editor: Last weekend in our city I made a new friend who sadly I’m losing more chances to see almost as fast--Tuncay Esener--guardian of Pandora’s Box. It was an accident, dropping into that stalled-narrow shop. Wouldn’t have taken time, had it been up to me... Continue
I support increased funding for repairs of County roads and believe that such funding should be a priority budget item. Everyone agrees that many County roads are dilapidated, in either “failing” or “poor” condition, full of potholes and with roadbeds that are literally disintegrating. Why... Continue
Though not a registered voter in Sonoma, I had hoped that the city would set an example for the rest of the County on banning leaf blowers. After (the last council) meeting I of course came away disappointed. Not only in the ban not being... Continue
Larry Barnett’s recent column, “The flip side of SMART,” raised concerns about the sprawl enabling potential of Sonoma Marin Area Rail Transit (SMART) system without any discussion that the creation of SMART was preceded by a long planning process, including extensive public involvement, to design... Continue
Measure A, which would have generated $20 million per year to improve our roads and streets, was soundly defeated in June. During the campaign, few if any of the 62 percent of voters who rejected the tax increase disputed the dire condition of Sonoma County’s... Continue
I have attended and spoke at Sonoma city council meetings supporting the ban of leaf blowers and did so again on Monday night. The reason I have done this, though not a registered voter in the city of Sonoma, is that I had hoped that... Continue