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Letters To The Editor

Response to Letter from Mr. Moll

Editor: Like most Americans Mr. Moll has the right to express his views. This country, after all is a Democracy or is it! Is it also American to attempt to silence or to malign those courageous Americans as unpatriotic who speak out? America needs to... Continue

Toscano Hotel Needs Docents

Editor:Are you curious about the history of the Toscano Hotel and Kitchen? It is thought to be one of the oldest wood frame buildings in Sonoma and has a rich and varied history. Would you like to meet visitors to Sonoma and spend time explaining... Continue

Snowden image in parade was an insult

Editor:On the morning of July 4, I rode my bike to the square, got my coffee at the Basque as usual and sat down to watch my favorite parade. I enjoyed the bands, firetrucks, vintage cars, and kid's groups. Imagine my dismay and then outrage... Continue

Thank You, Kiwanis of Sonoma Plaza

Editor: Sonoma Valley Tennis Association (SVTA) is pleased to publicly thank Kiwanis of Sonoma Plaza for their generous donation to our youth tennis program. Because of the continuing support of Kiwanis, as well as other local benevolent sponsors, SVTA is able to offer community free... Continue

Another One Bites the Dust

Editor: It happened one day, a small announcement stapled to a telephone pole: a rezoning of the field across the way, 8th Street East and Napa Street, small print, a hearing far away in Santa Rosa. Who is going to see the paper, a crow?... Continue

Open Letter Sent to Mayor Brown

Editor: Open Letter sent to Mayor Ken Brown The Honorable Ken Brown Mayor, Sonoma, CA 1 The Plaza Sonoma, CA. 95476 Dear Mayor Brown: I would love to be present at the City Council meeting scheduled for Monday, July 2nd; however, a previous commitment keeps... Continue

Dog Parks

Editor: My letter is to put out informtion on our local dog parks.The dog parks are open to the public, and everyone has a right to bring their dog. I feel very upset that our local dog parks, Ernie Smith, and the dog park downtown... Continue

No Trade Off on Big Hotel vs. Living Wages

Editor: Labor advocates were brilliant in leveraging support for Preserving Sonoma's Hotel Limitation Measure to win promises of living wages for certain hotel workers from Kenwood Investments. Now I hope they'll join forces to pass a city ordinance that would extend the salary scale to... Continue

Thank You-Sonoma Market & Vella Cheese

Editor: The Sonoma Valley Woman’s Club wishes to thank Sonoma Market for its donation of lunchmeat and to Vella Cheese for its donation of cheese for our Games Day Fundraiser March 22, 2013. Due to their generous donations, and the donations of others, the Woman’s... Continue

Wine Country Disneyland?

Editor: I am collecting signatures for the Hotel Limitation Initiative because I grew up in Monterey during urban renewal when the city government knocked down the center of town and left it a vacant lot for 11 years. Several good things came out of that,... Continue