News
Close to Home: For justice and transparency, end cooperation with ICE
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (591+ words) At the May 12 TRUTH Act forum, Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram will present his annual report on cooperation with federal immigration authorities. California laws " including the California Values Act, the TRUST Act and the TRUTH Act " require transparency about information…...
Letters to the editor, Monday May 4
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (380+ words) Consolidate city, county functions to address municipal budget issues Editor: With rising costs, lower tax revenue and a federal government that can't be trusted, Santa Rosa's city government needs to make hard changes. It always seems like the focus is…...
Letters to the Editor, Sunday May 3
20+ hour, 47+ min ago (398+ words) Keep schools independent, and work for better funding Future success for our school district will be greatly enhanced if trustees, administrators, teachers and staff can move away from adversarial positions and work toward common goals. The trustees are soon to…...
PD Editorial: Trump's wind energy grudge hits California
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (527+ words) The Trump administration has hit a new low in its crusade against renewable energy. It will pay two wind farm developers hundreds of millions of dollars to walk away from viable clean energy projects. One of them, Golden State Wind's…...
Close to Home: Victims and public safety help define immigration policy
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (653+ words) The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office policy regarding immigration is once again in the spotlight. In April, the Board of Supervisors passed the Ordinance to Uphold the Civil Rights, Dignity, Health and Safety of Our Immigrant Population and All Sonoma County…...
Wake Up Sonoma organizes May Day efforts to support local businesses
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (352+ words) Wake Up Sonoma is urging Sonoma Valley residents to sign a pledge, attend a rally and take other actions on Friday, May 1, to strengthen solidarity in support of local businesses. These efforts are part of the nationwide May Day Strong…...
Anything is possible: Officials too early to say how local elections could be impacted by Supreme Court's ruling on Voting Rights Act
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (1118+ words) Before Santa Rosa switched to district-based elections in 2017, no resident from the city's southwest side had ever been elected to the City Council in that body's 150-year history. In 2020 that changed with the election of Natalie Rogers and Eddie Alvarez,…...
Hundreds call for "worker power" at May Day march in Santa Rosa
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (308+ words) Hundreds of people marched through Santa Rosa on Friday, May 1, to mark May Day, an international day of action rooted in the labor movement that highlights workers" rights, joining demonstrations held across the Bay Area and the country. More than…...
Letters to the Editor, Saturday May 2
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (292+ words) Opposing views are part of the system " not justification for killing " Lydia June Keefer Davis, Santa Rosa After firing squads, how about guillotines and burning at the stake? Editor: I want to commend the Trump administration for suggesting firing squads…...
Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone
2+ day, 11+ hour ago (851+ words) By GEOFF MULVIHILL and HANNAH SCHOENBAUM, Associated Press A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the U. S. by blocking the'mailing of mifepristone prescriptions. Friday's unanimous ruling from a three-judge panel of…...