Homeless need public help
EDITOR: This past Friday morning, I joined others in conducting the annual Sonoma County Homeless Point-In-Time Census and Survey. What I observed made me feel ashamed of our community’s apparent indifference to what is happening to our shelterless residents.
‘Super Bloom’ Brings Poppies Galore
Spring is here. California’s green hills are flashing their colors, notably California’s orange poppy (Eschscholzia californica), also called California sunlight or cup of gold.
California’s heavy rains this year will likely create a “super bloom.” This occurs when deserts transform long dormant seeds to create...
SSU Student Works to End Global Poverty
I am a Sonoma State University student interning for The Borgen Project as a project ambassador. We are a nonprofit organization working to end global poverty by making it a focus of U.S. foreign policy.
The world and our lives extend far beyond ourselves. We...
Arts & Entertainment
Tinsley Ellis leaves the electric at home
Tinsley Ellis is out driving around the country on what Alligator Records has dubbed his “Two Guitars and a Car” tour. That car brings him to Healdsburg’s Raven Theater on Friday, Nov. 21.













