The Sonoma Valley Hospital Board gave a ringing endorsement at its meeting Wednesday night to the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition and promised to vigorously pursue the coalition's two proposed sites for a new hospital: in-town near the current facility and on the southeast corner... Continue
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="423" caption="Photo by Ryan Lely "][/caption] Strawberry. A color. A fruit. An excuse to eat shortcake and whipped cream. The succulent seasonal fruit is widely available locally at the usual places – farmers markets, corner street vendors and grocery stores – and... Continue
Should religious groups be allowed to place a religious display on the plaza during the holiday season? If you answered yes, include yourself among the majority of the city of Sonoma’s registered voters. According to a just-released, 41-question survey of 300 Sonoma registered voters that... Continue
The controversy continues over photographs taken during the student protest march on May 15. While police surveillance is always troubling, we don’t think many in the community were terribly alarmed by the high school safety officer doing his job, accompanying a student march off-campus and... Continue
Thanks to firefighters, neighbors Editor: In reference to the fire that burned our home on Friday, May 25, my wife, Miren and I would like to express our appreciation to the firefighters that diligently fought the blaze and were able to salvage some of our... Continue
An article by the NY Times columnist David Brooks has stuck with me, not because it made me angry but because it made me sad. Mr. Brooks is an intelligent, albeit conservative, fellow who also appears regularly on the “Lehrer News Hour” on PBS. In... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Left, Jesus Guzman, right, Mario Hurtado El Sol de Sonoma On May 15, some 125 Sonoma Valley High School students left class and marched on the sidewalks along Broadway to Sonoma’s plaza to rally against such things as a recent decision... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Originating at a height of 75 feet, the egg drop is a memorable part of the yearly “Physics Olympics,” that is held at the high school.Students at Sonoma Valley High School learned last week that there’s more than one way to... Continue
Susan Smith, at left, has been named the new assistant principal at St. Francis Solano School. She will be working alongside principal Dr. Lydia Blecksmith, who has been the top administrator for more than 10 years. - Submitted PhotoFirefighters quell two blazes within 24 hours... Continue
submitted photo Fund raising is underway to install barrier-free playground equipment, pictured above, at Sonoma Charter School.Lynda Allen has been teaching physical education at the Sonoma Charter School for more than a decade. Lacking any indoor facility other than classrooms and the school’s “playbox” -... Continue