You must wear a face mask. Period.

It's not that confusing, folks. Everyone in California must wear a face mask in all public places, indoors and -- if near other people -- outside. That includes while waiting in line outside, to get inside. The City of Sonoma has launched a sign campaign... Continue

Rep. Thompson lauds federal Justice in Policing Act

Sonoma Valley's Congressperson Mike Thompson (CA-05) Friday marked the passage of the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, legislation to combat structural racism and discrimination in policing. “Our nation is at a critical turning point – for Black Americans and people of color the last few... Continue

Finding ‘mind-clearing joy’ at Jack London Park

How lucky are we to have this one of a kind, beautiful place called Jack London Park right here in the middle of our valley? By Mike Benziger In 2012, when the Park was scheduled for closure, a group of locals got together and became... Continue

Sheriff investigating possible hate crime at Sonoma Raceway

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is investigating as a possible hate crime the discovery of a noose hanging from a tree at an empty Sonoma Raceway, a NASCAR host site. The incident came the same weekend as national attention focused on Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama,... Continue

On the precipice of culture change

Corona has also shown us some hard truths about the times in which we are living, highlighting the cracks in our institutions. By Stephanie Hiller The pandemic has unmasked us. Peeling back the persona we had constructed in our busy lives, it has opened us... Continue

Urban Growth Boundary is a critical November ballot issue

The Citizens to Renew the City of Sonoma's Urban Growth Boundary supports the revised draft of the UGB ballot measure to renew the existing boundary for another 20 years with a vote of the people in November 2020. We also are urging the City Council... Continue

Covid hospitalizations up in California

California now has 178,054 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 5,515 deaths, as of June 22. The number of COVID-related deaths increased by 0.4 percent from Saturday's total of 5,495. The number of COVID-19 diagnostic test results in California reached a total of 3,411,686, an increase... Continue

Mass evictions are the next crisis

As COVID-19 continues to ravage the nation, America’s renters face another threat, as critical relief benefits of the CARES Act that have helped them stay in their homes and keep food on the table are set to expire in less than a month. If Congress... Continue

Prologue to a memoir

My brother Larry was under the illusion our mother was a good mother, but he had a different childhood than we did. My sisters believed otherwise: Carleen complained Mom was thoughtless and self-centered, Betty hated her for abandoning us, and Claudia simply thought she was... Continue

Where in Sonoma? The Sun photo quiz

Do you know where this photo was taken? The answer is in this week's print issue of The Sun. Continue