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December: How sweet it is!

The solution to the county’s pension problem is simple, it’s just not easy to implement. Implementation will require political courage, a commodity often in short supply. The fact there is a serious problem with the county’s pension cost was acknowledged by the Board of Supervisors in 2011. The recent report by the Independent Citizen Advisory Committee on Pension Matters further documented that the problem is far from being solved five years after reforms had begun. More importantly, as a result of the committee’s work, we now fully understand why pension costs are so high, and we know a way to fix that problem.

Zoning serves to protect residential areas from incompatible land uses. The Cannabis Land Use Ordinance approved by the Sonoma County Planning Commission (sonomacounty.ca.gov/CAO/

The saying “a man’s home is his castle” is so old it predates gender correctness. It means that no matter how humble, unadorned or unesteemed a man’s (or woman’s) house might be, it is his to call her own. It is his to satisfy the needs for safe shelter, desired comfort and life’s big investment. No matter the physical address, it is where he is king (or queen.)

Let There Be Lights!

This morning as I was driving my kids to school I noticed something.  My two teenagers looked like zombies (not to be mean, of course).  They both had managed to groom themselves and put clean clothes on, but they did not look refreshed from the night before. They had dark circles under their eyes, and at best, I got mumbled goodbyes as the car doors shut.  Then I look in my review mirror at my 9 year old. In contrast, she is bright eyed, happy and energized.  And the realization hits me.  My teens stayed up last night....those little buggers didn't get into bed on time and it definitely showed this morning.

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