Textbook distribution and supply giveaway at Sonoma Valley High School

At Sonoma Valley High School's recent Distribution Day, every student received a box of free supplies to aid online learning, a district-wide program created in partnership with The Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, Sonoma Valley Community Health Center, and La Luz. The boxes included everything from... Continue

Sonoma Kids Ask the Experts: COVID-19

Each week on her KSVY radio show, Saturdays at noon, Cat Smith puts questions to a local authority that were submitted by curious Sonoma Valley kids. Here, Dr. Jerome Smith, a pediatrician in Sonoma Valley for 14 years, answers. [caption id="attachment_106287" align="aligncenter" width="421"] Dr. Jerome... Continue

New directional signs for Sonoma parking

Finding a space is still up to you, but finding public parking areas in the City of Sonoma just got a little easier. City Public Works staff installed new highly visible parking directional signs to replaced faded signs in the downtown area this week in... Continue

Tiny big cat

This is what a mountain lion about three weeks old looks like in the wild -- in this case, a burned tree trunk near a Glen Ellen creekbed. The kitten was found by tracking the mama lion, P-16, a female under study by Audubon Canyon... Continue

COVID makes business financing more difficult than ever before

The Coronavirus pandemic has hurt businesses in multiple ways. Not only has lockdown restrictions meant that many businesses cannot get customers through the door, but the market crash and complete uncertainty over the economy have led to another credit crunch. Difficulties of getting a business... Continue

Free C-19 testing pop-up this Saturday in Sonoma Valley

Sonoma Valley Community Health Center and Sonoma County will host free Pop Up Covid-19 testing at Altimira Middle School on Saturday, September 19, from 2 to 4 p.m. The viral testing is first come, first served; no appointments necessary. No ID or Social Security Number... Continue

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Trump’s COVID denial is unconscionable

It has become clear that the deniers of the severity of COVID-19 are ignoring the science of educated specialists that have studied infectious disease, thus spreading the disease by their actions. President Trump is responsible for the deaths of thousands because he set the stage... Continue

The bright promise of Sonoma High’s new athletic fields

We would like to express our gratitude and positive spirit around the current construction taking place for the redevelopment of the Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) athletic fields. The project is well underway and we can see how the plans will unfold. A gorgeous all-weather... Continue

Where’s the pet chicken?

Chapter 5: Mid 1940s, Sonora. Larry and Carleen went everywhere together. They were a year apart (he was born in 1934, she in ’35) with the same dark brown hair and brown eyes. When he was four, Larry wore an eye patch, and in first... Continue