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Letters to the Editor
Proud of law partner
The Community Voice:
I am proud to see my law partner, John Borba, is running for city council. As a former mayor and council member, I know what it takes to be on the council and contribute to the betterment of our city.
John is a former chair of the Chamber of Commerce in Rohnert Park and past president of the 20/30 Club. John is the current chairman of the RP Planning Commission. He grew up in Rohnert Park and is dedicated to the city.
John and wife, Irene, are raising their four children in Rohnert Park.
Right out of the chute, join me in support of John Borba for City Council.
Charlie Cochran
Rohnert Park
I am proud to see my law partner, John Borba, is running for city council. As a former mayor and council member, I know what it takes to be on the council and contribute to the betterment of our city.
John is a former chair of the Chamber of Commerce in Rohnert Park and past president of the 20/30 Club. John is the current chairman of the RP Planning Commission. He grew up in Rohnert Park and is dedicated to the city.
John and wife, Irene, are raising their four children in Rohnert Park.
Right out of the chute, join me in support of John Borba for City Council.
Charlie Cochran
Rohnert Park
Ladybug pool needs work
To The Community Voice,
Rohnert Park’s Ladybug swimming pool was filled with dirt in the spring. The pool is covered with weeds. The large plastic pool cover is a large blue heap next to the pool and the wooden picnic tables are upended on each other. The walkway in L section is painted with graffiti at least a year old. I called the city about these problems. I was told the city didn’t have resources to take care of these problems.
My question: How can a city that can’t take care of minimal maintenance afford a project like Sonoma Mountain Village?
Merrilee Reynolds
Rohnert Park
Rohnert Park’s Ladybug swimming pool was filled with dirt in the spring. The pool is covered with weeds. The large plastic pool cover is a large blue heap next to the pool and the wooden picnic tables are upended on each other. The walkway in L section is painted with graffiti at least a year old. I called the city about these problems. I was told the city didn’t have resources to take care of these problems.
My question: How can a city that can’t take care of minimal maintenance afford a project like Sonoma Mountain Village?
Merrilee Reynolds
Rohnert Park
Local fun not hard to find
To The Community Voice,
This letter is in response to the letter from Sarah, the Sonoma State University student who feels there are very few “fun” things to do in Rohnert Park/Cotati besides having loud parties.
I am a graduate of SSU (1979) and I did enjoy some parties back then. However, my group was always respectful of our neighbors. We also respected our bodies and used alcohol and marijuana minimally.
I am still good friends with some of my classmates from SSU. There was much less going on for entertainment locally in the 1970s and 1980s at the school or in the town back then. Working to earn a living and our studies took most of our time.
Some things we still consider fun are: walks in nature to learn about edible wild plants, singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, going to the Renaissance Faire in costume, massage parties, tending organic gardens, learning to make inexpensive health food and shopping at thrift stores. We also still enjoy going to the beach, the parks, and museums.
We make our own arts and crafts, repair our own vehicles, fix our own houses, help each other learn new skills (like canning food, sewing our own clothes) chat about life, spirituality, love, etc., having dinner parties.
We also deepen ourselves through meditation, self-growth workshops, workshops on love, sex and intimacy (look up the human awareness institute at hai.org), volunteer our time to charity and being politically active. We work to take care of our fragile ecosystem and make new friends while drinking in the beauty of nature’s birds, flowers, trees, etc. Some of us keep personal journals, write songs and poetry. We hike, go riding on horses, go kayaking, nude sun bathing, skating, skate boarding, have pen pals, fishing. We make friends with people whom we thought that we had nothing in common with. We have learned to forgive our families, and ourselves and can now enjoy our parents’ company.
We have learned non-violent communication (see Marshall Rosenberg’s works and books at nonviolentcommunication.com)
I encourage Sarah and her friends to open their eyes.
Barbara Doughtery
Cotati
This letter is in response to the letter from Sarah, the Sonoma State University student who feels there are very few “fun” things to do in Rohnert Park/Cotati besides having loud parties.
I am a graduate of SSU (1979) and I did enjoy some parties back then. However, my group was always respectful of our neighbors. We also respected our bodies and used alcohol and marijuana minimally.
I am still good friends with some of my classmates from SSU. There was much less going on for entertainment locally in the 1970s and 1980s at the school or in the town back then. Working to earn a living and our studies took most of our time.
Some things we still consider fun are: walks in nature to learn about edible wild plants, singing, dancing, playing musical instruments, going to the Renaissance Faire in costume, massage parties, tending organic gardens, learning to make inexpensive health food and shopping at thrift stores. We also still enjoy going to the beach, the parks, and museums.
We make our own arts and crafts, repair our own vehicles, fix our own houses, help each other learn new skills (like canning food, sewing our own clothes) chat about life, spirituality, love, etc., having dinner parties.
We also deepen ourselves through meditation, self-growth workshops, workshops on love, sex and intimacy (look up the human awareness institute at hai.org), volunteer our time to charity and being politically active. We work to take care of our fragile ecosystem and make new friends while drinking in the beauty of nature’s birds, flowers, trees, etc. Some of us keep personal journals, write songs and poetry. We hike, go riding on horses, go kayaking, nude sun bathing, skating, skate boarding, have pen pals, fishing. We make friends with people whom we thought that we had nothing in common with. We have learned to forgive our families, and ourselves and can now enjoy our parents’ company.
We have learned non-violent communication (see Marshall Rosenberg’s works and books at nonviolentcommunication.com)
I encourage Sarah and her friends to open their eyes.
Barbara Doughtery
Cotati
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