Come Tuesday, I'll take part in one of my favorite civic rituals.Before heading to work, I'll stop in the lunch room at Helen Lehman Elementary School in west Santa Rosa to cast my ballot.One of my neighbors works at the poll. We'll chat while she looks up my name and [...]

What are your thoughts about the three-candidate race for the 3rd District Senate seat? According to polls and conventional wisdom, it looks like a tight race between former North Coast Assemblyman Joe Nation and San Francisco Assemblyman Mark Leno. But incumbent Carole Migden, who as of last week reportedly still [...]

With the long march to the Democratic nomination nearing its end, an Internet group called Voteboth.com is campaigning for a unity ticket of Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.Or Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. The group was formed last month by Clinton supporters and the original mission was to promote the [...]

The district attorney has ruled that the Santa Rosa police shooting of an unarmed man suffering a mental health crisis was justified. Richard DeSantis ignored orders to lie down on his driveway and kept advancing even after his arm was broken by a plastic projectile fired at him by police, [...]