I like bright colors. I like the paint job on the PlainJane's/ La Michocana building. I also believe that people who don't like it have the right to their opinion. They have the right to express their opinions to the business owners and the County Supervisor with-out being... Continue
Letters To The Editor
It has been 10 weeks that the Briar Patch closed its door. For the past 10 years this was my place in Sonoma to enjoy good company and a cup of coffee. Tucked away in the alley, locals had a space to be among their... Continue
Rico Martin’s designs for The Springs’ business facades are worthy to be featured in any public planning, design or architecture publication. His transformation of the Highway 12 corridor could be national news. His website wONEder.com shows before/after visuals of the buildings’ graphics. They are a... Continue
A thought on the kerfluffle about the colorful building facades in the Springs: I suppose painting a bridge between Marin and San Francisco orange was, at the time looked at as breaking the rules of taste? That kinda worked out well. Mara Kahn, Sonoma Continue
The Sonoma Developmental Center is a sacred place. For decades, the dedicated, caring, highly trained staff have been caring for and assisting some of our most difficult, severely physically and mentally challenged people in our society to live their best life possible. And now the... Continue
I would like to share my displeasure with the City Council planning to go along with some folks to ban leaf blowers in the city of Sonoma. Thank God I don’t live in the city limits. Isn’t it funny that I live in Temelec at the... Continue
I am sorry to hear that there is controversy around the colorful murals in the Springs. Their whimsical liveliness and vibrancy brighten my day. When I saw first saw them, I thought that they were an inspired way to increase tourism. People drove to Sebastopol... Continue
Last week’s expensive Winegrowers ad on sustainability (“Press Democrat” and elsewhere) offers no proof and no third party verification. The Winegrowers self-assess, thus co-opting and green-washing the word, like fox guarding the chicken coop. Being “sustainable” requires having a triple bottom line: profit, environmental protection,... Continue
After watching the televised City Council meeting on July 20, I would like to share some thoughts before the Council approves any ordinance banning leaf blowers in residential areas – even though a 3-2 “straw poll” favors no leaf blowers in residential areas. 1. As... Continue
I was at a meeting in Occidental when employees of California Department of Fish and Wildlife tried to get property owners along important creeks to commit to stop watering their lawns. They offered to help landowners obtain rainwater catchment systems. In return, Fish and Wildlife... Continue