Wish you were here
It was exciting to see county planning commissioners stepping up to the plate recently to address the county’s booming vacation rental market.
Market Report
As I sat down to write this I was recalling what I wrote last year at this time.
Bridges not walls
In the middle of another horrific news cycle, set off by the mass killings in Orlando, we look closer to home for signs of sanity, human hope and answers. We curse our crazy world while we gather and hug our loved ones ever tighter. Sonoma County is not Orlando or San Bernardino or Sandy Hook, Columbine or Paris — but it could be.
There’s Snow on Them Thar Hills
Epic conditions in Sonoma County this past week. Snow warnings for one to two feet possible at elevations above 1,500 feet. Healdsburg’s elevation is 100 feet, Cloverdale’s about 350 and Hopland’s 500.
Snow the prior week fell to about the 300 foot elevation, and four...
Commentary: Showing a portrait of a graduate
“Successful,” “college/career ready,” “prepared” are all words that we use frequently when we talk about what we want for our students. But how do we define these words and what do they look like in our students and high school graduates?
Windsor Democratic Club Report: Mutz seeks to change culture
John Mutz told the Windsor Democratic Club on Thursday, Feb. 22 that he believes the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department needs to change its culture. He says law enforcement is rooted in a status quo that has negative impacts, not only on citizens but also on the officers themselves.
Decoding Teenagers: Go Greased Lightning
For as long as I can remember, my dad has always had a fixer upper in the garage. He has always had an affinity for vintage European cars and motorcycles. When he retired from his corporate job, he and my mom moved to the country and he started to fix up these beautiful old treasures full time.