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Investigative Series on Palm Drive Hospital Wins Top SF Area Journalism Awards
January 1, 20191Independent truth telling challenged deceptive political narrative -
Palm Drive Board Candidate Jim Horn’s Campaign of Deception to Close Our Hospital
October 28, 2018Candidate Klich-Heartt Joins Effort to Divert Hospital Tax Dollars to West County Health -
Behind Palm Drive Hospital’s Closing: Wells Fargo Bank & the Shutdown Playbook
April 15, 2018Decision to close made before single hearing; attorney for bond holders misleads public -
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Why Did Press Democrat Run Extortionist Claims Against Hospital on Front Page?
August 14, 2017Newspaper Editors Refuse to Answer Questions or Run Letters About Journalistic Ethics of Providing Megaphone for Shakedown Lawsuit -
Five 2016 Election Victories that Prove Sonoma County is ALREADY Great!
November 16, 2016Historic Local Victories for Women, Library, Hospital & Organic Ag as Voters Reject the New Normal -
Five 2016 Election Results that Prove Sonoma County is ALREADY Great!
November 12, 2016Historic Local Victories for Women, Library, Hospital & Organic Ag as Voters Reject the New Normal -
Sonoma Independent Wins Greater Bay Journalism Award for Library Story
October 14, 2016Column About Supervisors Refusal to Fund Restoration of Library Hours Despite Record Budget Surplus Wins First Place Award -
Will the Monsanto Doctrine Destroy NorCal’s GMO-Free Farming Zone?
September 10, 2016Historic legal ruling will determine whether local government has power to protect public safety and the environment -
Epic Earth Day Eco-Fail On Electric Vehicles
September 1, 2016Most Sonoma County Cities Fail to Walk the Talk in Greening City Fleets -
In Bypassing Warren As VP, Clinton Raises Risk Of Losing To Trump
July 24, 2016Commentary: Bernie Sanders' young and independent supporters are the last voters in the world who should be taken for granted. -
Thriving New Hospital Passes Key Profitability Milestones
February 12, 2016Temporary Cash Flow Crunch at SWMC Caused By Reopening Costs, Not Operational Losses -
Friends Group Launches Petition to Help Sonoma West Hospital’s Cash Flow Crisis
January 27, 2016District Board bridge financing needed for shortfall caused by delayed insurance reimbursement; Congressmen Huffman and Thompson urge Medicare bureaucracy to speed up back payments -
Sonoma West Medical Center Opens to Patients & Praise
October 30, 2015Smooth sailing first week; ER traffic already tops Palm Drive's -
Can Moderate Income Housing Return to Sonoma County?
October 5, 2015Small homes and reduced regulations offer new solutions to a growing crisis -
State Parks Agency Uses Drought As Excuse to Cut Beach Showers That Benefited Millions
July 22, 2015Shower shutdown impacts 15 million park visitors and likely to waste 100 million gallons of water each year -
Board of Supervisors Respond to Sonoma Independent Petition
July 20, 2015Three of five express support for Commission-led effort to Restore Library Hours -
Debunking Supervisors’ Six Excuses for Not Reopening Libraries
June 11, 2015Countering Our Supervisors' Spin About Why They Are Abandoning 100,000 Library Users -
What’s New and Exciting About the Sonoma West Medical Center
May 31, 2015How the new hospital plans to become the "Hospital of Choice" for the North Bay -
Citizens Speak Out: Supervisors, Restore Library Hours!
May 25, 2015Unedited public comments from more than 120 Sonoma County taxpayers
