Fourth District Councilman Patrick O’Donnell is still waiting for that Bohemian Club membership …
In an exercise that happens once a year for about three weeks, a tiny little Sonoma County burg gets overrun by bank execs, politicians, industry tycoons, even presidents of the United States (especially if they’re Republicans).
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Literary superhero Ray Bradbury stands up for threatened Main Library, as the vote to keep it open approaches
With a number of our public officials warming to the notion of keeping Main Library open until real, actual plans can be made for its demise, famed science fiction author Ray Bradbury made what could have been a [...]

Not sure why the level of discourse at last night’s city meeting about closing Main Library seemed so high and lively. Maybe it had something to do with the topic, which hinged on our access to knowledge–and with the fact that the discussion took place just a few feet away from hundreds of classic works [...]