Red Sonoma

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 06:00:00 +0100

Liberal Sonoma County was once a hotbed of anti-communist fervor, as well as home to a series of utopian communities, all of which is on display at the Sonoma County Museum.

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When taking a longer historical view, Eric Stanley, exhibitions and collections curator for the Sonoma County Museum, Read More...

High School Days Cut

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 21 May 2010 12:00:00 +0100

A three year cost-cutting deal has closed three west Sonoma County high schools for the day today, and further cutbacks are planned for the next two years, even before the next round of budgetary bad news arrives from Sacramento.

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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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Memorial Hospital Union Vote

Bruce Robinson — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:00:00 +0100

Charges and countercharges are mounting in the run-up to next week’s union representation election at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital.

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Community Benefit Agreement

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 13:00:00 +0100

A new “Community Benefit Agreement” between the developers of the big Sonoma Mountain Village project in Rohnert Park and a coalition of labor, housing and environmental groups could set a new standard for cooperation between factions that have more often been adversaries.

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Union Vote at Memorial

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Employees at Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital are one step closer to a union representation vote, something that could come within a matter of a few weeks.

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Whole Foods Boycott

Bruce Robinson — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100

Local activists are urging customers to boycott Whole Foods to protest the company ownership’s opposition to health care reform and organized labor.

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With four stores in Sonoma County, one in Napa and two in Marin, Whole Foods is the dominant purveyor of Read More...

SSU Convocation

Bruce Robinson — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:00:00 +0100

The start of this new school year at Sonoma State University was marked by grim financial news and warnings that things will almost certainly get worse next year.

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Budget Cuts at SSU

Bruce Robinson — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 03:00:00 +0100

Budget cuts resulting in faculty layoffs and reduced course offerings are inescapable at Sonoma State University for the coming year; the remaining question is where will the axe fall, and how deep will it cut.

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