Editor: The question at hand regarding dogs on the Montini Preserve is not about whether people have an impact on wildlife or nature or if there is poop in general. The City did not commission a study on that. The issue is whether dogs impact... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Editor: The City is proposing to amend the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space District Management Plan for the Montini Preserve to allow leashed dogs. According to the City’s own biological review, the impact of dogs on the Preserve’s wildlife and habitat will be wide-ranging and... Continue
Just finished reading Katy Byrne’s column about “death” in the Sun newspaper. I am in agreement with Katy that the deceased should be remembered in positive, happy and memorable ways. However, it does not preclude the fact that you should be in denial about how... Continue
I am writing to you as your neighbor. Some of you know me from my winery, some of you know me from the community and many of you know me as a friend. But to all of you, I am truly your neighbor. I have... Continue
Editor: Sonoma Valley voters should vote for Joe Krovoza for Assembly! Krovoza, a water resources attorney by training, is the only candidate endorsed by major environmental organizations including the Sierra Club, the California League of Conservation Voters, Clean Water Action, and Sonoma County Conservation Action.... Continue
Editor:Your article about the Vintage car festival featured the beautiful Shadow. The interview with Steven Earle was informative, but failed to mention that much of the car's history was in California. My late husband, Barry Evans, was the chief mechanic and Don Nichols from Salinas... Continue
Editor: The best and fairest way to implement city water conservation is by monitoring Russian River water use on a per capita basis of gallons per person per day (gpd). Rate structures have to penalize high use. This is the fairest way to allow citizens... Continue
Editor: I was most amazed with your tomato quiz on page 21, in the 4/24/14 edition. I chuckled over the very first true or false question. " Is the state vegetable of Arkansas." Here is an old saying I learned long ago... Knowledge tells us... Continue
Editor:Ever since the death of 13-year-old Andy Lopez, there has been uproar in the Santa Rosa community regarding oversight of police behavior. Deputy Gelhaus shot and killed eighth grader, Andy Lopez, after mistaking his toy BB gun for an AK-47 assault rifle on October 22nd.... Continue
Editor: I recently walked into a local grocery store where an anti-bullying petition or public campaign for awareness was circulating out front as you walked in. I thought nothing of it really, remembering as a Sonoma youth some 35-years or so ago how acts, now... Continue