Joan BroughtonOct 24, 20212 minStaying hereIt's been a while since I've blogged on this site. The reason is that my husband and I have spent the last few months deciding whether to...
Joan BroughtonMay 26, 20211 minA May DayIt's still May, but already we're experiencing vegetation fires here in Sonoma County. One fire, called the Grove Fire, has prompted...
Joan BroughtonMay 22, 20212 minExceptionally BadYesterday we got the news that the U.S. Drought Monitor has classified Sonoma County as exceptional--the worst of its five categories of...
Joan BroughtonApr 27, 20212 minWhat's the rush?According to Cal Fire's 2021 Wildfire Season web page, "the fire season in California and across the West is starting earlier and ending...
Joan BroughtonApr 22, 20211 min"A Drop in the Bucket"Following up on my March 20, 2021 blog post, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, following the suggestions made by the Center for...
Joan BroughtonMar 20, 20211 minBoard of Supervisors and PG&E moneyThe Sonoma County Board of Supervisors will meet at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 23. They are scheduled to discuss the findings from...
Joan BroughtonMar 15, 20211 minFire is not always a bad thingIn an article titled Armstrong Redwoods could reopen by Memorial Day, the Press Democrat talked to Brendan O'Neil, the senior...
Joan BroughtonMar 11, 20211 minLearning from experienceThe Bohemian published an Open Mic piece I wrote about how, having experienced such devastating wildfires over the last few years, all of...
Joan BroughtonMar 2, 20211 minChief Marshall Turbeville Leads the WayCongratulations to Marshall Turbeville, chief of the Northern Sonoma County Fire District and a Cal Fire battalion chief. He is to...
Joan BroughtonFeb 23, 20211 minInsult to injuryWe're all familiar with the types of losses associated with California wildfires: deaths and injuries, destruction of property, and...
Joan BroughtonFeb 13, 20211 min2020 Grape Harvest Value Cut in HalfIn 2020, fruit damaged by wildfires and left on the vine resulted in a devastating loss for North Coast grape growers. According to the...
Joan BroughtonFeb 13, 20211 minThe Latest from PG&E PG&E recently filed a 1,013-page plan with utility regulators in which they say they'll spend $6 billion in the next two years on new...