La Luz administering fire relief funds

A Fire Relief Financial Assistance Program is being offered at La Luz Center through January 15, 2018. Up to $750,000 of Redwood Credit Union-collected relief funds will be disbursed to fire-effected families and individuals, in amounts up to $3,500. Applications will be taken on Wednesdays,... Continue

A modest proposal for rebuilding

A modest proposal for rebuilding (with apologies to Jonathan Swift) Reader Opinion by Jonah Raskin As Sonoma County gets ready to rebuild its burned-out neighborhoods I would like to make a modest proposal: that no regulations whatsoever be imposed on builders, contractors, plumbers, electricians, carpenters... Continue

Grappling with gropers

If it seems hard to breathe lately, it’s not because wildfires are back. The sudden shortage of oxygen follows a rash of reports of sexual harassment by men in politics, business and entertainment which have caused local lechers to inhale sharply and all at once,... Continue

In-Depth Report: School District confronts history of buried budget woes

In October, a concerned parent filed a records request for September communications between the Sonoma County Office of Education (SCOE) and the Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD). What this parent learned, and has shared with The Sun, was alarming. A September 29, 2017 letter... Continue

Under the SUN: Mark Madden

Mark Madden - Drywall Ball-Dude You're in the drywall business, right? Yes. I've been installing and finishing drywall in this area for 40 years, and started my own company Mark Madden Drywall, Incorporated 25 years ago. It's been my whole life, and it's been good.... Continue

Welcome to the Dark Side

Women have been putting up with piggish men for a long time; do you recall the cartoon showing a helpless woman being dragged by the hair while a caveman says to his friend, "I love these pre-holiday sales!"? For a very long time, the meme... Continue

Busting our land use rules?

Urban growth boundaries, community separators, growth management ordinances, and zoning regulations, not to mention sewer plant capacity, water availability, traffic and other infrastructure systems; all these are intrinsically related to how we use the land and the rules that govern that use. The product of... Continue

Top 10 cookbooks of the year

Everybody's got a list... here's how the Chicago Tribune rates the best cookbooks of the year. Check it out. Continue

Group of death or merely a bad toothache? Handicapping the World Cup draw

The 2018 World Cup draw took place Friday in Moscow. Here’s how The Sun breaks down the eight groupings for next summer's tournament, starting with the most difficult seeding, the so-called ‘Group of Death.’ GROUP OF DEATH Group B: Portugal, Spain, Iran, Morocco GROUP OF... Continue