Blog entries tagged Rohnert Park

Wal-Mart, Again

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 12:00:00 +0100

Round Two in the fight over expanding Wal-Mart in Rohnert Park is on the city council agenda tonight, a debate that can be summarized as lower prices for consumers in the short term versus constraints on local economic growth in the long term.

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While much of the discussion around the proposal Wal-Mart ExRead More...

Wal-Mart in Rohnert Park

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Critics of Wal-Mart who oppose the retail giant’s plans to expand in Rohnert Park are fighting an uphill battle, especially on labor issues, warns a University of California historian who has studied the company.

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Robert Karlsrud, dean emeritus of the SSU School of Social Sciences, is concerned that the administration of the Sonoma State University Academic Foundation is concentrated in just a few top Read More...

Baseball League

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 12:26:40 +0100

A new plan to bring baseball back to the North Bay envisions a short summer league with a dozen teams of mostly local players, and a rolling set-up to dress up existing ball fields in area parks.

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Jewish Studies at SSU

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Sonoma State University is adding a new minor in Jewish Studies, a first step toward a full curriculum in Religious Studies

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Professor Mike Ezra says the addition of Jewish Studies courses at Sonoma State should help develoRead More...