Resources for Sonoma Valley Residents

RESOURCES FOR SONOMA VALLEY RESIDENTS AFFECTED BY THE FIRES 16 October 2017 This information was compiled by the City of Sonoma as a resource for Valley residents affected by the fires in our area, and will be updated daily for the coming week. SONOMA COUNTY... Continue

Evacuations lifted across Sonoma Valley

Evacuations lifted, Bennett Valley Rd, Kenwood, Glen Ellen, Boyes Hot Springs, Sonoma Welcome Home! The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is lifting all evacuation orders in the following areas. If you live in these areas, you can return home now. Please read the instructions for your... Continue

School re-opening planned for October 23rd.

The following information has been provided by the School District: Dear Sonoma Valley Unified Families, Precautions for opening schools after fires was shared at a meeting of the Sonoma County school districts’ superintendents today, Friday, October 13. After considering this information, Sonoma Valley Unified School... Continue

The fire of compassion

The color of Mars, the color of blood, the color of sunlight through a sky filled with smoke, red on the Cal Fire map means the land is burning. Buddhist paintings depicting wrathful deities often show the figures surrounded by red flames. Though deities like... Continue

Leadership Council to honor Teen Services Sonoma

Teen Services Sonoma has been selected by the North Bay Leadership Council (NBLC) to a 2017 Leaders of the North Bay Award in the category of Empowering the Latino Community. “This honor would not be possible without the love, energy, and expertise of so many... Continue

Chapter 11: Career day

Bobbie Van Sant was Rachel’s enemy from the very start, so what went down in Mrs. Hunter’s class on Career Day was inevitable. Rachel remembers Mrs. Hunter’s lurid tangerine polyester pantsuit and the little white scarf she used to tie around her neck. During presentations... Continue

A new reality for Sonoma Development Center

It is a common occurrence for a community member to approach me with questions and concern about the future of Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC). I get it entirely -- SDC is special. The bucolic setting and iconic status of SDC is a common thread that... Continue

Meet the royal court

Here are the finalists for Sonoma Valley High School’s 2017 Homecoming honors: back row, from left: Valentino Battaglini, Dominic Tommasi, Chris Bruton, Rocky Wetzel and Fabian Oseguera. Front row: Louise Murphy, Jenna Ebert, Megan James, Hailey Anguiano and Ellie Bon. The King and Queen will be... Continue

City needs to guide the ‘free market’

On the question of should the City limit tasting rooms, it is troubling that some Council members argue that the Council just needs to step back and let the “free market” decide on local issues. Council members Gary Edwards and David Cook both argued for this... Continue

Bless this mess

I’m hard-wired for formal prayer. I find myself reciting the Our Father when an earthquake hits, and oftentimes at night as I go to sleep. “How weird,” I think, stopping in the middle, but then a Hail Mary (a woman about whom I hold equally wobbly beliefs), arises... Continue