Dear Editor: January 6th is 5 days away, and soon after Trump becomes President. Not that he appears to be waiting. My friends and family have taken a break from politics. It’s Christmas, Chanukah, Kwanza, but mostly everyone is exhausted. Some want to have time... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Sun newspaper reached out to our locally elected leaders to find out if they have any New Year's resolutions related to their leadership role. So far, we've received the following: Sonoma County First District Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo: "Personally- spend more quality time... Continue
Can insurance as we know it survive climate change? Shrinking coverage and rising temperatures are a risky combination Continue
Garrison Keillor did “A Prairie Home Companion” for forty years, wrote fiction and comedy, invented a town called Lake Wobegon where all the children are above average, even though he himself grew up evangelical in a small separatist flock where all the children expected the... Continue
America First Legal Foundation, an organization led by Trump advisor Stephen Miller, has sent letter from its attorney to cities and counties with a record of defying federal immigration law. Citing federal law, the letters accuse the jurisdictions of preparing to violate the law and... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Girl Scouts Troop 10404 is again offering their Christmas tree recycling program for the community. For the New Year, January 4th and January 11th. A few changes this year to highlight: Reservations and donations are now accepted via Sonomagirlscouts.com If you do not... Continue
After briefly attending Rhode Island School of Design in the mid-sixties, I moved to San Francisco. At nineteen years of age I managed to get a job working in the copy center at Golden Gate College. Located in the basement, the copy center had no... Continue
California's largest agricultural constituency backed Trump in November, but undocumented immigrants make up at least half of the state’s agricultural workforce. Now what? Continue
In response to the incoming Trump administration’s inhumane threats of mass arrests, detention, and deportations, California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued updated model policies and recommendations to guide public institutions in complying with California law limiting state and local participation in immigration enforcement activities. Attorney... Continue
Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s January exhibit will feature extraordinary Japanese and Japanese-inspired artists who are little known in the U.S. This eclectic blend of artists stretch the understanding of what a book can be. Guest Curators: Maki Aizawa, Simon J. Blattner, and Barbara Wells... Continue