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Editorials

Achievable Goals, Not Platitudes 

Achievable Goals, Not Platitudes  The Sonoma City Council will be conducting its yearly goal setting session on January 30. This public meeting will not be held in the usual City Council Meeting room on... Continue

Resolute in 2025

Resolute in 2025 Either by closing shop completely or being gobbled up by publishing conglomerates, independent small city papers are going extinct all across America. A local community newspaper is an endangered species.... Continue

The Danger of Appeasement

The Danger of Appeasement Sonoma’s City Council recently decided to begin the process of switching from At-Large council elections to By-District. The reason for this decision is not because the City of Sonoma’s electoral... Continue

Sanctuary?

Sanctuary? If the new Trump administration follows through on its declared plan to deport millions of undocumented residents, a policy which would gut the County of Sonoma along with its cities,... Continue

Avoiding megalopolis (not the movie)

Avoiding megalopolis (not the movie) Of the nine counties that comprise the Bay Area, three have avoided becoming part of megalopolis: Marin, Sonoma and Napa. The natural barrier of the Bay between San Francisco and... Continue

What the School District needs is a vision 

What the School District needs is a vision  Our October 3 cover caption, "Sonoma Valley Ununified School District," was a sadly accurate commentary on the current state of affairs in our Valley’s educational leadership. The recent chaotic Town... Continue

No Time to be a Bystander

No Time to be a Bystander Our national election in November is perhaps the most consequential of our lifetimes, and we can’t ignore it. If the GOP succeeds in taking the White House and both houses... Continue

Letters to the Editor

Thanks for Article About Evacuation

Thank you for an excellent summary and evaluation about the evacuation routes. For those of us who fled Glen Ellen in October 2017 for Sonoma,it was a harrowing trip. We... Continue

A Treasure Beyond Value

Editor: When author Jack London saw Sonoma Mountain, he knew he'd found a treasure beyond value, and it would become his chosen place. It was fed by mountain water creeks,... Continue

Thanks Supervisor Gorin, but…

After reading through all of these accomplishments that supervisor Gorin has so proudly laid claim to, indeed, it’s hard not to express my appreciation for her commitment in following through... Continue

SVUSD Violated the Brown Act

All eyes were focused on school closures and the teachers union filing unfair labor practices against the Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) at the December 13 school board meeting.... Continue

The Great American Tune-Out

Dear Editor: January 6th is 5 days away, and soon after Trump becomes President. Not that he appears to be waiting. My friends and family have taken a break from... Continue

Thank You for Your Article

Hello Anna Pier, I just wanted to let you know that the Veterans’ Holiday Market was a great success thanks to your article in the Sun. Many people said that... Continue