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Gore outspends opponent in supervisor race By Will Carruthers
Courtesy of Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
Recently-released campaign finance filings show that Sonoma County Supervisor James Gore has outraised and outspent his challenger, Andy Springer, in a campaign to represent the northeastern corner of Sonoma County on the Board of Supervisors for the next four years. The pair are competing to represent District 4, which includes Healdsburg, Cloverdale, Geyserville, Windsor and northern portions of Santa Rosa. A Sonoma County native from a wine family, Gore worked in Washington, DC before returning to California and being elected supervisor in 2014. He is running for a third fouryear term. Andy Springer is a local business owner who has lived in Sonoma County since 2005. He joined the race in February. In a March 31 forum hosted by Los Cien, a local nonprofit, the candidates compared their records and views of the local government’s role. Gore highlighted his experience guiding the county’s response to multiple crises over the past five years, while Springer
advertised his business background and belief in a limited government. “I’m here for one reason; it's to deliver results. I find [public service] to be purpose driven work and a calling…. In spite of these historic times, [we have delivered] historic money into fire, historic money into water, historic money into roads, investments in housing solutions for homelessness... That’s what local government is all about. And that’s what representation is truly about here,” Gore said during the forum. “The best thing I think that we could do, especially as a government, is to stay out of your way. The American dream is not dead. It’s well alive. And frankly, a lot of people are living in Sonoma County, wishing they could have more of it. And I’m just going to say to our audience, the best thing you could do is not allow for people to stand in your way of your dream. You go around them, you do whatever is necessary to accomplish what you need to do. But don’t wait for somebody else to make it happen for you because they’re
THIRD TIME A supervisor since 2014, James Gore (center) is running for a third four-year term. not going to,” Springer said. So far, Gore has outraised and outspent Springer, in part because Gore had campaign funds left over from previous races at the start of this campaign. According to campaign finance disclosures filed in late April, Gore raised $19,510 so far this year. He had spent $107,248 on the campaign and had $54,057 remaining as of April 23. By the same date,
Springer had brought in $17,940 and spent $26,857. He had $1,660 left over. Gore has received some of his largest local contributions from members of the wine, cannabis and real estate industries. Steve Dutton, owner of Dutton Ranch, gave $3,350; Edward R. Fussell, the owner of Cannacraft, contributed $3,300; and there were several contributions from employees of Jackson
Family Wines. Late last year, Bill and Carol Foley of Foley Family Wines contributed $6,700 to Gore’s campaign. Most of the contributions Springer has received are for smaller amounts; however, he received $1,000 contributions from G4 Firearms, a gun store in Larkfield-Wikiup, and a handful of individuals. Gore has been endorsed by most local and regional
Getting Lit in Downtown HEALDSBURG SPRING’S LOCAL LITERARY DELIGHTS By Mark Fernquest
Mark Fernquest
I arrived in downtown Healdsburg on a cold and rainy spring noon. This was odd, given that I’d left a bright and warm Sebastopol a mere 25 minutes earlier. I chalked the weather anomaly up to interesting times and climate change, and left it at that. My mission: A book round-up. Where to? Looking at the map, I decided upon that wine library just north of center, and those two independent bookstores on the square. Finding my first stop, the Healdsburg Wine Library, was no easy feat, in spite of the fact that I sensed the library before I saw it. Perhaps it was the voluminous childhood after-school hours—adding up to weeks or months
ARCHIVIST Megan Jones brought her extensive wine library experience with her
to the Healdsburg Wine Library when she became its curator in 2017. and told me how FOHL will host its first true usedbook sale in more than two years on May 19–21. I then encountered Charity Anderson, the children services librarian, who graciously informed me of the storybook readings she does for children at Giorgi Park, which she rides to on her new, blue “Bibliobike.” We were joined by branch manager Jon Haupt. Eventually I found my way to the Wine Library itself, where its curator, Megan Jones, greeted me with untold kindness and spontaneously offered me a personal tour of the premises. She showed me the non-circulating collection, which consists of local winery ephemera such as bottles, labels, maps, posters and photos and is available only to Sonoma, Lake and Mendocino county residents, as well
as the circulating collection, which is accessible to international clientele
(upstairsartgallery.net) has filled the mezzanine space since 1997, and is the oldest art gallery in town. A cooperative, it always has an artist on site, and due to the low overhead and no middle management, the majority of sales proceeds go directly into artists’ pockets. Covid hit the store hard, and for the first few months Rosewater and his mother stayed afloat by filling email and phone orders only. “It allowed us to keep our head above water,” he says. But, when they reopened their doors on June 6, 2020, “It was like a dam bursting.” They experienced higher business volume than before Covid, a trend that hasn’t let up. “People who read are reading more now,” he continues. In addition, a great many more visitors now make their way north from San Francisco. I moved on, sensing Copperfield’s before I saw it. The manyfold reasons are complicated, but the short of it is, I’ve worked for the institution twice and, quite simply, like senses like. The store is ➝ Getting Lit, 2
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all told—that I spent in the Menlo Park Library in the late ’70s that imprinted library vibes into my DNA, but I can sense a library from blocks away, Siri or no. But in order to get to the Wine Library, I had to first navigate the Healdsburg Library itself, a near-impossible task, given the number of highly personable staff roaming at large within the building. Theresa Cabral, volunteer and vice president of the Friends of the Healdsburg Library (FOHL), waylaid me with her good-hearted helpfulness in the entrance foyer, explaining how she hopes to expand membership, which costs a mere $5 per year, in the coming months, now that Covid is receding. She also showed me the new shelves the FOHL installed in the foyer to boost book sales,
and consists of more generalized books and magazines. It was a genuinely interesting experience, and I encourage anyone with the remotest interest in local wine to pay a visit, because the history is rich and ongoing. I left feeling as if I’d been serenaded by a troupe of angels, and made my way downtown, where I sensed Levin & Company Books & Music before I reached it, unsure of the reason why until I beheld their company sign. Any business that flies a black cat as their logo is surely a friend of mine. Aaron Rosewater and his mother, Adele Levin, have co-owned the bookstore for 31 years. The retail space has a warm, haunted-in-a-good-way vibe, and offers customers a wide variety of merchandise: CDs, vinyl, traditional games, tables with new paperbacks and extensive racks of books grouped by subject. The Upstairs Art Gallery
elected officials, including all four of his colleagues on the Board of Supervisors. He has also been endorsed by Sonoma County Professional Firefighters (I.A.F.F.) Local 1401, the Sonoma County Democratic Party and the Sonoma County Alliance, an influential local business group. Springer’s website does not list his endorsements.
CABINET OF CURIOSITIES The Healdsburg Wine Library houses an archive of bottles,
labels, newsletters and postcards, among other local wine-industry ephemera.