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In welcoming the New Year, the most important story of our time continues to be climate change. A Special Report released in October by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) revealed that basically everything the world agreed upon in the United Nations Paris Climate Agreement in 2015 to curb global warming is not enough. The Trump administration concurred with the scientific evidence of this study, and with commitments necessary to mitigate global warming. Thus, the question of whether climate change is being caused by human activity is no longer a political issue, it’s scientific fact.

Writing about the cannabis industry hasn’t been much different for me than writing about other industries, including wine, food and tourism.

The month of May, now almost over, is/was Small Business Month in California and May 5 through 11 was National Small Business Week.

Yard art around town comes in many forms. Whimsical. Creative. Unique. Here are a fun few. These cacti sporting sunglasses and straw hats are out on Dry Creek Road. The water-saving rock spiral lawn with pink flamingos is along University Avenue. If you look closely,...

A friend recently turned 50, which gave several of us gals a good reason to get together and celebrate her, friendship and birthdays. There was a limo, and wine tasting, and picnicking and lots and lots and lots of talking and reminiscing and laughing … and it was wonderful.

Looking for a lost pet or a new four-legged friend? See the list of incoming strays and the slideshow (above) of cats and dogs available for adoption from the Sonoma Humane Society, Healdsburg Center.

In 2008, the folks behind SMART told us that if voters approved the quarter-percent 20 year sales tax they would build 71 miles of train and a 71-mile bike path and that annual operating costs would be $16.5 million per year. They also claimed SMART would alleviate traffic on 101 and help fight climate change. The problem is none of these promises ever materialized and now SMART is asking voters to approve an additional $2.4 billion on a 30-year tax extension nine years before the current tax expires.