Try living in a community in decline due to the conversion of housing to these short-term tourist rental businesses! Glen Ellen’s population has dropped by more than 40 percent since 2000 (Census data, not just my pissed-off take on things). We no longer have a... Continue
Letters To The Editor
The Op-Ed published in The Press Democrat June 16, “Congress Undermines U.S.’s Global Standing,” is misleading propaganda in support of the Trans-Pacific Partnership and richest people in the world. The author, Mohamed El-Erian, is the chief economic advisor for Allianz, the third largest asset management firm in... Continue
Dear Editor, I would like to express yet again appreciation to the citizens of Sonoma for a service I received at the Sonoma Valley Hospital and its Emergency Room. On May 31st I visited it for the fifth time in two–and-one-half years. Each visit was for a... Continue
Dear Editor, In college I was introduced to the "Peter Principle,” where a person is promoted to their level of incompetence. So let's apply this concept to leaf blowers, as they have been utilized to a state of "incompetence -- not only are they noisy... Continue
(These comments were initially made to the Sonoma Valley Health District Board of Directors at its recent public meeting). My name is Brian Johnson and I represent a group called svhtransparency.com. Using the Public Records Act, I made several requests for hospital financial records. These... Continue
(These comments were initially made to the Sonoma Valley Health District Board of Directors at its recent public meeting.) Hello my name is Linda Siemer. I am speaking here tonight on behalf of svhtransparency.com. This group obtained some information utilizing the California Public Records Act... Continue
(This letter is in response to Supervisor Susan Gorin's recent column.) Let’s face it — Sonoma County is growing. It is one of the TOP vacation destinations in the WORLD. We should all be happy that we live in such a wonderful, and yes, growing... Continue
(This letter is in response to Supervisor Susan Gorin's recent column) Dear Supervisor Gorin, I appreciate your stance but one severe negative impact that seems to be lumped in with the impact on a community or neighborhood as a whole is the plight of the... Continue
Dear Editor, The County Supervisors would be very much mistaken if they were to read the major defeat of Measure A as a sign voters don’t think fixing the roads is a priority. I spent many weeks earlier in the year talking with Sonoma Valley... Continue
As California heads into our fourth and most critical year of drought, landscaping practices are undergoing more scrutiny in terms of how the care of lawns, gardens and parks use water, and how they contribute to the ever-increasing toxicity loads in the environment. If the... Continue