When Government Profits is a remarkably satisfying first principles article to read. Mindless profit orientations surround the land use options for SDC forgetting public property really isn’t owned by those who would sell it. The State’s institutional quick buck schemes show profound disregard for the... Continue
Letters To The Editor
Thank you, Sedra, (for your dispatch from France). I second these sentiments! Greenways are a concept long utilized in Europe and elsewhere that Sonoma would do well to emulate far more often, and the results would surely pay for themselves in myriad ways. It would... Continue
Editor: I was excited to read the article about the Portrait of Sonoma Valley Seniors presentation. However, there is no ticket link in the article and nothing at the Catalyst Fund. With some poking around on the Internet, I was able to obtain tickets. I... Continue
Expanded partnership with local schools is getting more students reading proficiently by the end of third grade. “In Sonoma County, only 41% of 3rd graders are reading on grade level, signaling an urgent need for successful approaches that scale”, according to Dennis Ciancio, PhD, Signal... Continue
Dear Editor: In 2004, Dan Buettner, a National Geographic Fellow, led a team of researchers to identify locations around the world where adults enjoyed living better, longer lives. Whenever the team identified a location, it was simply circled on a map of the world in... Continue
Thanks for your wonderful story, David! I did watch “Beautiful” last night and loved the music (which has enhanced and inspired my life for so many years, now in my 88th) and only wish they’d featured more of her triumphal years. She is such a... Continue
Editor, We watch dumbfounded as President Trump dismantles the structure of our beloved home: the United States of America. We are outraged as he demolishes the institutions that protect us, ignores court rulings, usurps the constitutional power of Congress, and sidesteps due process for people... Continue
The projected 800-900K yearly increase in revenue may be a bit rosy… The three drivers of our revenue, transient occupancy, sales, and property taxes, are boosted by tourists staying and dining in Sonoma, buying and drinking wine, and real estate transactions… All appear to be... Continue
While I enjoy wine, and acknowledge that industry, it’s founders, and many of it’s past and current leaders are an important part of our economy and history, our agricultural ecosystem has been unbalanced for decades, and is now essentially a monoculture. We were a healthier... Continue
Dear Editor, My name is Petal. I am a born and raised Sonoman and an alum of the Presentation School ‘08 in Sonoma and St. Vincent de Paul High School ‘12 in Petaluma. I supported seniors at Sonoma Valley High School in founding Sonoma Valley... Continue