Editor: Recently, I had a wonderful experience at the Sonoma Valley Community Health Center (SVCHC). In November, I desperately needed to see a physician. I am relatively new to Sonoma and, since moving to the community, had not considered identifying a primary physician. Since I... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Editor: Many folks have expressed concern about the trajectory and tone of local public policy discussion. How do we include, acknowledge and integrate the diversity of community stakeholders in Sonoma? A framework can be found in the principles of full cost accounting. The critical idea... Continue
Editor:Public review of wine tasting on the Plaza is good. The longer it takes, the more interested parties can connect the dots and figure out what the issues are. The Planning Commission has been tasked to find solutions to unregulated growth of wine tasting and... Continue
Editor: Oftentimes I see an article teaser on the home page of your website, in the slideshow. When I click on the article, however, I don't see the accompanying picture that I saw in the teaser. For example, I see the current article, "Rise, shine,... Continue
Editor:The Arroyo Seco watershed takes up approximately the eastern third of the lower Sonoma Valley. The Arroyo Seco channel was the original eastern boundary of the town of Sonoma. The whole of 8th Street East and up Castle Rd. is the western boundary of this... Continue
Editor: The Rotary of Sonoma Valley has again, most generously, gifted the Junior Program of Sonoma Valley Tennis Association (SVTA). We wish to express to Sonoma how grateful we are for such support. This year, a new tennis teaching pro, Felipe Monroy, came on board... Continue
Editor, This past semester at Sonoma State University, I took an Investigative Sociology class with Dr. Peter Phillips. The class was designed to give students hands-on experience in community action research and addresses issues of social justice. The class was divided into research groups and... Continue
Editor: The Sonoma Overlook Trail Stewards will soon be doing some trail maintenance to minimize switchback cut-offs and social trails. Six Hanna boys will volunteer to help. Over the years it has been a struggle to manage switchback cutting and keep people on the trail.... Continue
Editor: Greetings . A couple of weeks ago I felt compelled to write a letter to you regarding a Gem in your community . But , as happens , the urge passes and we become busy and move on . But this afternoon , I... Continue
Editor: WORDS OF WISDOM THAT MUST BE HEEDED You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity. What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving. The government cannot give to anybody anything that the... Continue