State will pay to maintain Sonoma Developmental Center after closure

The state today announced a tentative agreement to maintain the closed-down Sonoma Developmental Center facility while plans are developed for the 180-acre campus. The process will “take a few years,” according to Senator Mike McGuire, and include “a robust community engagement process focused on transition... Continue

A $50k nonprofit ‘Landmark’

[caption id="attachment_94829" align="alignleft" width="4032"] Farm to Pantry, one of the 10 Landmark Grant recipients will use their funding to support their efforts to harvest and donate leftover produce to local food banks and low income communities.[/caption] Landmark Vineyards today announced $50,000 in awards to 10... Continue

Kids with iPads… what could go wrong?

By Bob Edwards | Sonoma Valley Sun Local parents and school administrators were recently shocked to discover that elementary school students, using school-provided iPads, were accessing serious pornography. The kids were only second-graders but seemed to be first-rate when it came to finding stuff on... Continue

Placing ‘climate crisis’ front and center

To keep pace with our changing times, the Sonoma Clean Power Board of Directors voted unanimously to update its Mission Statement. Sounding every bit the bi-product of a committee of elected officials, the old Mission Statement made good sense back in the naïve days when... Continue