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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…