Misleading claims about cannabis
There are several misleading claims in Ron Ferraro’s April 28 op-ed, Cultivating Cannabis in Sonoma County. The public hearing process is not normally a three to five year process. If the county and the industry had not brazenly decided on cannabis regulations without listening to or responding to neighborhood concerns, cannabis applications would have moved much more quickly through the system.
Start with our parks
Our editorial last week about saving for a rainy day must have had an impact on Gov. Jerry Brown when he proposed his $164.7 billion budget calling for “restraint” and warning against “exuberant overkill on our budget spending.’’
Class of 2016
Fellow classmates, faculty, family and friends, it is truly an honor to be speaking here and I wanted to start it off by congratulating my classmates. It has been a road paved by strife, diligence, chronic senioritus, and quite a few senior ditch days but we made it here so I think that deserves a round of applause.
Letters to the Editor: Oct. 8, 2020
Two of the letters we received this week are about the rate increase for Cloverdale's water. Both letters have conflicting information. To view the city's announcement about proposed water rates, go here- https://www.cloverdale.net/DocumentCenter/View/4336/Proposition-218-Public-Hearing-Notice---2020-PDF
Arts & Entertainment
Finding the feast for Thanksgiving Day in Healdsburg
While in normal times cooking a big meal at home is possible if not enjoyable, this year’s ballooning guest list makes it all but essential to call in reinforcements and pick up a Thanksgiving meal in advance, in order to be ready for the holiday.













