New sculptures installed
EDITOR: Excitement was in the air on April 25 and Cloverdale Boulevard was busy with trucks, volunteers, public works employees, sculptors and sculptures as 13 new sculptures were installed and 13 uninstalled.
I want to thank the many volunteers who helped with this task: Janet Howell, Tony Chavez, Jude Gibson, David McChesney, Hokuléalani Bovee and Shawn Bovee.
Also, thank you Curtis Waller and Dylan Mills, public works employees and the city of Cloverdale for giving Curtis and Dylan time away from their usual duties, and the use of the city’s forklift to keep public art alive and well in Cloverdale.
Joyce P. Mann
Cloverdale Sculpture Trail Coordinator
Cloverdale
Dope capital of Sonoma County?
EDITOR: Am I the only person outraged by the city council’s decision to allow a third cannabis sales outlet in Cloverdale? I’ve nothing against the sale of cannabis, having one store is no big deal. However, I am very concerned about Cloverdale becoming the dope capital of Sonoma County.
Is this our future? I was a member of the committee that developed the Cloverdale general plan about a dozen years back, in which we prepared for a sustainable future for Cloverdale. We paid particular attention to the type of business allowed at the city entrances, because we recognized first impressions count. Well, so much for the general plan. We’re about to see cannabis outlets at every entrance to the city of Cloverdale.
We live 15 miles north of a place that attracts hundreds of wealthy tourists that come for wine and food every weekend. Our focus should be on persuading them to come north and “Experience Cloverdale,” not dissuading them. We’ve been talking for years about economic development and a path to success. Does anyone really believe turning the city into a center for marijuana is this path? Why would any investor or businessperson invest in Sonoma’s dope capital, when the tourists will avoid us? Where is the Chamber of Commerce? Where is the Planning Commission?
Steve Nurse
Cloverdale
Thank you to the city of Cloverdale and the grounds crew
EDITOR: Change can be scary and many of us in the Vintage Meadows subdivision were concerned when it was apparent that the 100-plus year-old oak tree at the entrance to our homes would need to be removed. The tree was old and diseased and the decision to remove it was in best safety interest of the community at large.
Now we were seeing a large dirt and dustbowl every day as we entered and exited our homes for town. It wasn’t long before the city work crew was plumbing the dirt island for water and digging holes for the ensuing placement of various landscaping features.
All we can say is: thank you to everyone at the city along with Hector and his crew for the wonderful job and beautiful entrance to our neighborhood.
Ron and Jane Pavelka
Cloverdale
The Trump show
EDITOR: The biggest threat to Trump’s political future isn’t his ego, greed, cruelty, racism, treason, lies, frauds, narcissism, bullying, insecurity, hairdo, misogyny, willful ignorance, crudeness, tax returns, I-am-the-king complex, Putin smooching, shamelessness, odd color, self-delusion, boasting, I’m-a-victim mentality, attacks on the rule of law and democracy, reality, truth, Mexicans, Canadians, Puerto Ricans, Californians, democrats, etc.
No. The biggest threat he faces is that his audience is getting bored.
I’ve long suspected that his “base” is primarily composed of people who watched his show, “The Apprentice,” which, inexplicably, was aired for 10 years. What could be more fun than watching him humiliate people (“You’re fired!”) on TV? That’s entertainment!
What captured the attention of his fans — and those who know he’s a danger to our country — was his volatility, unpredictability and irrational behavior. We never knew what he would say or do next.
But now — yawn — the Trump show is in reruns. We’ve seen it all before. We know, seemingly before he knows, that he’ll say or do anything to hold onto his audience.
Fans are fickle. They change the channel. He’s fired.
CD Grant
Cloverdale
