June 30th, 2007 10:57pm
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Alexander Valley residents hoping against hope that they had seen the worst that River Rock Casino has to offer in terms of visual impacts and traffic haven’t seen anything yet. Last week, the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians announced plans for a 260-room resort hotel to go along with the casino. The hotel will be the largest in Sonoma County.In our lead editorial on Sunday, we look at …
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June 18th, 2007 06:09pm
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In Sunday’s column, “Actually, there are young leaders in Sonoma County,” I profiled three political up-and-comers, Healdsburg Councilman Mike McGuire West County High School Board Trustee Kellie Noe and Santa Rosa Planning Commissioner Nick Caston.
As predicted (and hoped for) I received several e-mails providing names of other young-ish leaders.
Sebastopol Councilman Craig Litwin left the following online comment and message for young people: “I began serving as Sebastopol mayor at age …
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June 6th, 2007 12:51pm
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In Sunday’s column, I asked where the next generation of political leaders would come from, noting that most of the folks mentioned as potential supervisorial candidates were 50 or older. Several readers wrote in, letting me know that the future is much more hopeful than my column suggested.
Cloverdale Councilman Bob Jehn shared the following: “Fortunately, there are a few people who have stepped forward and have made, or are making, …
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June 4th, 2007 07:31pm
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We published an editorial Saturday about the “Food Stamp Challenge,” how some Congressional representatives had tried – and failed – to live off $3 a day for food, which is equivalent of the benefits received by the average food stamp recipient.
We got word today that state Assemblyman Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, is taking the challenge as well. Leno, who is running to unseat state Sen. Carole Migden, D-San Francisco, will …
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