Clem Carinalli was the largest individual property owner in Sonoma County. Now his real estate empire is falling apart in U.S. Bankruptcy Court as he tries to restructure $165 million in debt owed to a long list of creditors.

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• SSU faculty demands clarity on loan

  Published November 19, 2009
  Sonoma State University faculty members are demanding that administrators explain discrepancies in their public statements about an SSU Academic Foundation loan to former board member Clem Carinalli.

• Wednesday's Letters to the Editor

  Published November 18, 2009
  EDITOR: The Santa Rosa school district is facing more budget cuts. Closing our three alternative schools is one option. Alternative education does not mean these kids cant be put anywhere else because they are hopeless. It means these kids learn...

• PD Editorial: Sonoma State loan unknowns

  Published November 16, 2009
  How exactly does a secure loan become unsecured and then go undetected for four years? Its sloppy and unprofessional at best.

• Questions over SSU Foundation's loan to Carinalli

  Published November 13, 2009
  How did the SSU Academic Foundation lose its rights to seize property used as collateral by Clem Carinalli to borrow money? The altered deed is at the center of a dispute that could force the foundation to return $232,500.

• Creditors question Carinalli about debts

  Published November 6, 2009
  Bankrupt real estate financier Clem Carinalli was peppered with questions Friday by creditors anxious to learn how they will be repaid. Some were stunned to learn that Carinalli repaid SSU in July while halting payments to others ahead in line.

• Thursday's Letters to the Editor

  Published November 5, 2009
  EDITOR: I guess Im confused. While the Bay Bridge was closed, I saw a TV shot of the San Mateo Bridge approach. Traffic was stop-and-go in two lanes with a few commuters in the diamond lane. Why wasnt that lane opened and, more important, where is...

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