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Self-Check Out…A Growing Trend Spurs New Legislation

by Maya C. Miller This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. It’s been a long day at work, and you still need to stop by the store on your way home. To spare yourself more social interaction, you make a beeline for the self-checkout... Continue

Larry Barnett: Homage to Nurses

Kaiser recently announced it is laying off nurses at two of its clinics in the North Bay. Those of us who have regular encounters with healthcare providers know that nurses provide the human touch in a profession that’s increasingly impersonal. Although technology like Zoom provides... Continue

Inspirational Disabled Athletes at Sonoma Speaker Series

Alana Nichols and Roy Tuscany Appear August 11 Alana Nichols broke her back in a skiing accident when she was 17. She was told, predictably, that she would never walk again and, of course, would never ski. Roy Tuscany was a freestyle skier who loved... Continue

How To Be an Ally 

Some Answers for Sonomans  By Anna Pier The news is filled with the administration's ever-increasing push to deport immigrants. And these efforts, driven by quotas, are being made indiscriminately. The many breaches of Constitutional protections coupled with the beyond appalling conditions people are subjected to... Continue

California Supreme Court Hands Victory to Rooftop Solar Panel Owners

By Malena Carollo This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. The California Supreme Court today sided with environmental groups in a case seen as pivotal for the proliferation of rooftop solar power in California. In a unanimous vote, justices told a lower court... Continue