Trustees Name New President, Look at Fiscal Status and Low Student Achievement By Anna Pier The Sonoma Valley Unified Board of Trustees, meeting on December 10 at the District office building, first held a two-hour Closed Session, then reconvened in Open Session for 3... Continue
The pull to conform to a group can cause us to doubt the evidence right in front of our eyes. Today’s online environment intensifies this effect Continue
Common wisdom is that women live longer than men, but at a recent holiday party, I found myself in the company of two other widowers. Like most men, we conversed stoically about the loss of our wives in straightforward fashion; there were no tears shed... Continue
By Anna Pier Leo Dale's stunning image of a coyote at sunset won first place in the Young Nature Photographers (under 18) of the National Wildlife Federation's (NWF) annual photo competition. Dale, who turned 18 in September 2025, took the photo at Point Reyes National... Continue
Rogers Creek-Healdsburg Fault Likely Source By David Bolling The United States Geological Survey (USGS) has not yet identified the source of the series of small earthquakes that rattled homes in Glen Ellen on Sunday, December 14, but the likely suspect is the Rogers Creek-Healdsburg fault... Continue
Hospitals and other healthcare centers rely on the H-1B visa program to hire physicians, surgeons and nurses, often times in low-income and working-class neighborhoods. Nearly 17,000 H-1B visas went to workers in medicine and health occupations in the 2024 fiscal year, and half of those... Continue
The delicate beauty of winter’s flowering trees is the highlight of this year’s bonsai exhibition On view January 9 – March 22, 2026 This winter, step into a wonderland of beautifully blooming miniature trees as Sonoma Botanical Garden presents Bonsai & Blossoms, an indoor exhibition... Continue
Why advanced societies fall for mass delusion: Harari explains that “The problem is in our information, if you give good people bad information, they make bad decisions.” Continue
The applicant provided a letter with the following information to highlight their efforts to move the project forward. The project was initially applied for in 2012 and upon approval by Planning Commission in 2023 and amended by the City Council in January 2024, the developers... Continue