Tales of the City: Beautification Committee Abolished
As a founding member of Sonora City Council’s Parks, Recreation, and Beautification Committee (PRB), I have participated with other citizens…
To Boycott or Not To Boycott: That is the Question
I moved from Sonora to Southern California in 1986. One of my first discoveries was Target. I loved that store….
Firewise USA: Keeping Yourself and Your Neighbors Safe
Firewise USA is a program of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA); its goal is to organize neighborhoods into fire…
Prescribed Burn Associations: Managing Your Property with Fire
Tuolumne County is one of 29 counties in California with a Prescribed Burn Association (PBA) (1). Prescribed burns are permitted…
Are Local Elections in Peril?
We are facing a potentially dire electoral emergency. Will Congress outlaw vote-by-mail before November? Will voters feel threatened at the…
California’s 2026 Primary Election is June 2
The following list of important dates is the schedule of notable 2026 Primary Election activities planned by the State of…
Tuolumne County Needs Weather Data
In Tuolumne County, weather shapes our daily lives. We watch storms build over the ridges, track shifting winds during fire…
Homeowners’ Insurance Prices Could Skyrocket: Changes to the California FAIR Plan
The California FAIR (Fair Access to Insurance Requirements) Plan website explains its establishment in 1968 as a syndicate to provide…
Update: Tuolumne County Library and Parks & Recreation Department
Liz Peterson, Deputy County Administrator and currently serving as the Interim Director of the Library and Parks and Recreation Department,…
One of Many Voices Leading the Charge to Save a Local Fire Station
The following are remarks made during the 3-hour discussion at the Jan. 6 Board of Supervisors meeting about the county’s…
Real Problems
Letter to the Editor Tom McClintock, our Congressional representative, has recently been touting a bill passed by the House that he…
Voting Matters More Than Ever
Statistics gathered by the U.S. Census Bureau show that over one-fourth of Americans eligible to vote did not participate in…
