By Loretta Carr | For The Sun -- I had been looking forward to this trip to Palm Springs for years. Every winter my husband would hear me complain, “I’m so tired of this cold, depressing weather. I wonder what the temperature is in Palm... Continue
Sonoma County is taking a hard look at building two miles of bike lane on Arnold Lane between Madrone Road and County Club, and will host a introductory public meeting about the project on Monday, April 24. The meeting will be hosted virtually on Zoom... Continue
Chapter 52: May, 1949 • Diary of my brother (age 15): May 8 Sunday: Mother's Day, rained a little and had a rainbow. Mom went to Chico to visit Grandma. May 9 Got stamps from Jamestown bought $5.10. Jim got a '49 Jeepster, yellow.... Continue
When the State of California announced April 3 that a development team had been chosen to implement Sonoma County’s plan for the Sonoma Developmental Center, the news landed with a dull thud for many Sonoma Valley residents. The chosen developers – The Grupe Company and... Continue
April 18, 2023, is the 117th Anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake and Fire. To this day it was the largest calamity to strike the Bay Area, and for one Sonoma family it was a transformative event. Gundlach-Bundschu Winery was a remarkably successful family-owned... Continue
I just returned from a visit with an old friend. We were coworkers at Visa Credit Card, many years ago. We have maintained our friendship even though we are at opposite ends of the political spectrum. People often ask me, how do you do this?... Continue
The Sonoma Developmental Center has been sold – or traded, or donated, or something – to a team of developers chosen by the land owner, the state of California. The sale price, if there is one, has not been disclosed (and we’re confused). Any revenue... Continue
Mountain lions changed my life. In the late 1990s, a measure was put on the ballot to reverse the ban on trophy hunting of mountain lions in California. I’m not against legal hunting of ducks, deer and other prey animals, but using dogs and trackers... Continue
Pre-pandemic, when a decision was made to move Sonoma Valley Unified School District board meetings from centrally located Sonoma City Council Chambers to the Railroad Avenue district offices, there was a major drop off in family attendance. For those of us attending district board meetings... Continue
Life might seem more human if we put away our Devices and get out that tablet of paper and a pencil we stuck in a drawer when Technology arrived to reinvent the way we did everything – from reading and writing, to calling each other... Continue