Open Trench · Homelessness: A Massively Expensive Problem by Bob Andrews· March 2, 2021 12:13 am·Let’s see if I can write about a massively expensive problem—homelessness in Sonoma County—without listing numbers or dollar amounts. I…
Open Trench · Still Time to Talk Taxes? by Bob Andrews· October 16, 2020 8:03 pm·Chico Marx, brother of Groucho and member of the famous Marx Brothers, heard about a tax increase as part of…
Open Trench · Defund the Santa Rosa Police Department? Not likely. by Bob Andrews· August 20, 2020 10:02 pm·On June 7, the Minneapolis city council of Minneapolis voted to defund the Minneapolis Police Department. At a rally, nine…
Monthly · Homeless on the Joe Rodota Trail by Bob Andrews· February 4, 2020 12:00 am·The website for Sonoma County Regional Parks describes the Joe Rodota Trail as “an 8.5-mile paved, off-road trail linking downtown…
Monthly · Feeling Manipulated by SMART by Bob Andrews· November 7, 2019 12:00 am·In March 2020, SMART—Sonoma-Marin Area Transit—will ask voters to approve a 30-year extension of a sales tax that’s already ran…
Monthly · Open Trench Cannabis by Bob Andrews· August 9, 2019 12:00 am·These drugs are approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Cannabis is not, and yet cannabis was approved by voters…
Monthly · Open Trench by Bob Andrews· November 22, 2017 12:00 am· Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE “Disingenuous” means sly, dishonest or insincere. These days I see examples…
Feature · Help Wanted by Bob Andrews· September 19, 2017 12:00 am·Help wanted. Now hiring for all positions. Help needed. Apply within. Applications accepted. Yikes! In case you haven’t noticed, there’s…
Monthly · Living in the Land of Excuses by Bob Andrews· August 30, 2017 12:00 am·Four years ago, my daughter obtained a mortgage loan from what I will call The Stagecoach Bank, a bank that…
Monthly · Talking Trash Part 2 by Bob Andrews· August 7, 2017 12:00 am·In the last Open Trench I started a discussion about the messy situation with trash hauling in Santa Rosa and…