By Jack Ding, Enrolled Agent & Sonoma City Council Member As both a local tax professional and a member of the Sonoma City Council, I hear the same concern again and again: “The cost of living keeps rising, but our income doesn’t.” Groceries, insurance, utilities,... Continue
Hilary Campbell is a The New Yorker Magazine cartoonist, author and humorist who just happens to have been born and raised in Sonoma. Continue
The following letter was sent to officials in Sonoma County, and a copy sent to the Sonoma Valley Sun. Dear Madam Supervisor, Ms. Rivera and Mr. Hoevertsz: We who live off of Norrom Rd and in the Mission Highlands neighborhood that is accessed by Norrbom... Continue
There’s no shortage of anger in the world. People go out of their way to punish or harm others with their words and opinions. Social media has become a hotbed of cruelty, falsehood and accusation, and people are numbed by an endless stream of insults... Continue
I made a list of the worst and best moments in my life this week. I recommend doing it to see what you’ll learn. What matters most? What can be done to help the world? How will 2026 be different? When, in my past, was... Continue
by Rachel Becker This article was first Published by CalMatters California officials and researchers across the country are sounding the alarm about the Trump administration’s plans to dismember a global hub for weather, wildfire and climate science: the Colorado-based National Center for Atmospheric Research. Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s... Continue
City of Sonoma offices will be closed from Wednesday, December 24, 2025 – Thursday, January 1, 2026, for the Christmas and New Years’ holidays. Continue
The frontier of medicine is shifting — from fighting disease to pursuing more life itself Continue
Some 40 years ago, upon landing in Northern California, I took a course in Death and Dying based on the book by Stephen Levine, Who Dies, and the work about those themes by American guru Baba Ram Dass. It was a fascinating study over the... Continue
The Sonoma Coast may be an hour or so away from Sonoma Valley, but it is close to home in many ways. Sonoma Creek connects us directly as it flows into San Pablo Bay and then out the Golden Gate into the Pacific Ocean. Many... Continue