March 2020 feels like a lifetime ago. COVID-19 has warped our sense of time, and though there are firm event markers – among them Sonoma County’s first Shelter in Place order almost exactly two years ago – the experience as a whole has been incredibly... Continue
By Steve Brunolli | From The Sun archives -- According to some, most of whom are Irish, one can live off nothing but Guinness beer. Supposedly, your average Guinness Draught contains enough protein, iron and calories to sustain you for a considerable period of time,... Continue
[caption id="attachment_118509" align="aligncenter" width="420"] More than 100 Rotarians, family, and friends gathered at Fr Roberts Hall at St Francis Solano on March 12 for the annual St. Patrick's dinner and the $10k raffle.[/caption] The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley announced the opening of the club’s... Continue
As a psychotherapist, I've spent much of my life helping people get along and trying to learn it myself. Now, watching this brutal war in Ukraine I’m derailed seeing destruction again coming from dictators and other human beings. Why do we have so many cruel... Continue
Former Healdsburg Police Chief Kevin Burke, one of four candidates for the June 7 election for Sonoma County Sheriff, today dropped out of the race. "For reasons related to my health and in consultation with my family, friends, and personal physician, I will no longer... Continue
That .05 percent sales tax on every dollar you spend in Sonoma County? It really adds up. Approved by voters in 2018 as Measure M – the Parks for All initiative – the fund totalled $8.3 million last fiscal year, money that goes directly to... Continue
Sonoma’s Plaza is a treasure, a nationally recognized historical landmark. It’s not just the tree-studded, eight acres of green that’s historic, but the entirety of streets and buildings that surround it. The Plaza remains the heart and soul of the community, a magnet to visitors... Continue
Walking seems such a simple thing. I used to think nothing of jumping up and heading out of the house when I was a boy; following the impulse to move felt seamless, an act so natural as to be thoughtless. My father Norman was a... Continue
What’s going on with the Sonoma Valley School District? By David Bolling | For The Sun John Kelly, the 45-year old Sonoma attorney, who represents district 3 on the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, was unanimously censured by his four fellow trustees... Continue
The recently released 2021 Portrait of Sonoma Report paints a bleak picture of disparate life expectancy gaps. Black people's life spans are reduced by living here. To understand the context of this report, it must be noted that no data on the Black/African American community... Continue