An investigation of family and other interactions in our social network shows that dog owners rate their relationship with their dogs as good as, or better, than with any human Continue
2024-25 Annual Report (PDF, 20 MB) Sonoma County District Attorney Carla Rodriguez released her administration’s first-ever Report to the People, a comprehensive review of the achievements, initiatives, and community partnerships that defined her office’s work in 2024. The report reflects DA Rodriguez’s commitment to transparency,... Continue
Magistrate Alex Tse (pictured), the judge presiding over the Ken Mattson Ponzi Scheme hearing, decided in favor of granting bail, setting an amount of $4 million, this over the objections of numerous victims of his financial theft who argued that he is a flight risk.... Continue
Sonoma Valley and the City of Sonoma are part of an alluvial flood plane of ancient origins. Today, many creeks and streams that once flowed visibly are buried in pipes and conduits. However, Sonoma Creek, Nathanson Creek and Fryer Creek, among others, still have segments... Continue
The following is a letter submitted to the court on behalf of a defrauded investor in anticipation of the bail hearing for Ken Mattson on Wednesday May 28, 2025. It is just one of many such letters submitted to the court in advance of the... Continue
Researchers studying an ancient form of string-writing called quipu used in pre-Columbian South America have unraveled new clues to a longstanding mystery. Continue
Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker Magazine cartoonist who just happened to be born and raised right here in Sonoma. Continue
Norma, my dear departed wife of fifty years and I owned and lived in four homes. We bought our first home in 1984, a dilapidated house near the southern border of Piedmont, CA, just a block from Oakland’s Grand Avenue. We lived there for five... Continue
By Anna Pier Political activist for economic equity, seventeen-year-old Dulce Soto will speak as Valedictorian of the Sonoma Valley High School Class of 2025 at their May 30 graduation. Anna Pier talks with the mature young woman, first in her family and extended family to... Continue