I am concerned about the Supes (except Susan Gorin) selling us out for fad-fueled dollars that will go away when fashions change.
I remember well the empty resorts in Northern California when Hawaii became the rage – driving out genuine community members in favor of... Continue
Letters To The Editor
(Enough with the) same old NIMBY arguments. I have three vacation rentals in my neighborhood that have never been a problem. Quiet young and old couples park a rental car in an orderly manner in the carport of a nicely fixed up (much better than... Continue
To the Editor: Many Sonoma residents will enjoy more peace and less pollution thanks to the leadership of three city council members. Mayor Laurie Gallian and Council Members, Madolyn Agrimonti, and David Cook, put an end to a divisive ballot measure that would have dragged... Continue
My partner, Jan, and I live in the small community of El Verano, which I often refer to it as our "little village". We have a corner market and a post office just down the street from our home. Through the 14 years I have... Continue
I am writing about the multi-family development proposed for 870 Broadway (at MacArthur). I am not against development. I am for smart development. So far, I think we can do a lot better given our new technology. Instead of money always being the top priority,... Continue
On behalf of Sonoma Soccer Club, I wish to express our support for the Sonoma Valley High School athletic fields improvement/expansion project. We are excited about the possibility of a new multi-use field and track being built on the school grounds. Not only will this... Continue
A Response to “A History of Agriculture in Sonoma County” (Dec. 27, 2015) I read with interest Fred Allebach’s “History of Sonoma County Agriculture” but was disappointed that his extensive historiography omitted any fulsome discussion of the most pivotal period of the Valley’s vinicultural development,... Continue
It probably should have been called Kathy’s Post Office instead of the El Verano Post Office. If you knew her, you understand that sentence… if you didn’t know her, you missed a very special person. I wonder if she was aware that she had such... Continue
The community recently lost a local treasure, suddenly and shockingly. Kathy Gerletti, the lead counter person at the Bay Street post office (El Verano) died on 5 January. She suffered a stroke on 28 December. Kathy was the life's breath of the tiny, funky Bay... Continue
I am a long time resident of Sonoma. I grew up in Sonoma. I went to Flowery, Altamira, and Sonoma Valley High School. I spent a lot of days in the stands at Paul's Field watching both my brothers play t-ball through baseball. This little... Continue