The pride of love
With all the problems facing our world – climate change, over-population, pandemic disease, political extremism, and the like –... Continue
Yelling fire
Goodness knows these past few years have been trying. We all feel the stress and pressure, and although life appears to be closer to... Continue
Tennenbaum for Sonoma County Sheriff
In 2020, Sonoma County’s voters overwhelmingly supported Measure P, which garnered 64% of the vote. Measure P called for increased... Continue
The vicious cycle
Despite a booming economy, real wage growth, historically low unemployment, and the proliferation of mega-billionaires, government... Continue
Changing Sonoma’s campaign donation limits
At its regular meeting on April 20, the City Council discussed the topic of Sonoma’s campaign contribution limits, and whether or... Continue
Where’s all the money?
Despite decades of robust, tourist-based growth, the City of Sonoma is, inexplicably and perennially, short of money. No major civic... Continue
The future of community collaboration
When the Portrait of Sonoma County report was published in 2014, it presented an unvarnished analysis of the dire circumstances which... Continue
On Plaza parklets
Sonoma’s Plaza is a treasure, a nationally recognized historical landmark. It’s not just the tree-studded, eight acres of green... Continue
Running a city
As if the past several years have not been tough enough – dealing with a global pandemic, three City Council resignations, staffing... Continue
Gorin is on the right side in SDC fight
First District Supervisor Susan Gorin, in her advocacy for a specific site plan for the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) that reflects... Continue
It’s time to reform the Supreme Court
When Donald Trump was in office, he and Mitch McConnell made three lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court. McConnell went so far... Continue
Where did the school bond money go?
To: Sonoma Valley Unified School District Superintendent Adrian Palazuelos. [There are] “tough decisions” forthcoming to avoid... Continue
Sonoma, plan before you annex
I am writing express my opposition to the potential annexation by Sonoma of six current County plots in and around the City of Sonoma. I... Continue
Suburbia’s ugly legacy
Local residents often object to nearby high density housing development because it will change the “character” of their community.... Continue
Protect SDC open space
The main ask from the protesters at the Sonoma Development Center (SDC) was for the state to immediately transfer all the open space... Continue
Thoughts, prayers, and dead children
Senators should take the thoughts and prayers time instead to voice appreciation to those sacrificing for gun laws. Senators can... Continue
It took just one massacre
On April 28, 1996, a gunman with an AR-15 opened fire on crowds at a historical site in Port Arthur, Australia, killing 35 people.... Continue
Stop Congress from making money on the stock market
When Congress passed the STOCK Act in 2012, the law was supposed to stop congressional insider trading, improve transparency, and increase... Continue
SDC plans add to county’s mental health crisis
Responding to Susan Gorin’s piece “Disparity of Public Health Services” Supervisor may want to take a look at her negative... Continue
Tax the rich. Exhibit A: Elon Musk
Elon Musk has contracted to buy Twitter for $44 billion. That’s an astronomical amount, but clearly within the reach of the world’s... Continue
