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The Sonoma Valley Sun – Hyper-local with Global Reach

Some of you may have noticed that we've upgraded our website recently and we're pleased to see that it's getting plenty of visitors. The Sonoma Valley Sun is a hyper-local publication, meaning we concentrate our attention on Sonoma Valley's important issues and the people who... Continue

An Open Letter To the Board of Supervisors

This is an open letter to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, and since you are all people with names, let's use them. I am, therefore, addressing our District 1 Supervisor, Susan Gorin; District 2 Supervisor, David Rabbitt; District 3 Supervisor Chris Coursey;  District 4... Continue

How Grades Harm Students: Professor Joshua Eyler on Zoom

Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do About It. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 at 4:00 pm (Pacific) on Zoom Tickets:www.praxispeace.org $15 for Praxis members (non-members: $20) Eyler’s book by the same title is an indictment of the grading system in American schools and colleges―as well... Continue

Focused on Failure

If this recent election indicates anything, people have deep dissatisfaction with how things feel in America, and for a majority, it feels like shit. In the thoughts and feelings of many, the institutions we have created to ensure the health, wealth, and welfare of society... Continue

Please Make a Donation to Help Keep the SUN Shining

We think the late Val Robichaud would be pleased. Since June, when we published the first edition of the Sonoma Valley Sun newspaper under the new editorial team of David Bolling, Larry Barnett, Anna Pier, and Alyssa Conder, we’ve made steady progress.  The number of... Continue

Sonoma County Coastal Plan Approved 

The California Coastal Commission has certified Sonoma County’s Local Coastal Plan, a foundational planning document that regulates land use and protects resources along the 55-mile shoreline.  The unanimous approval on November 14 ensures the County’s permitting authority for development within the Coastal Zone, which extends... Continue