Sonoma based organization Sweetwater Spectrum is donating dog treats to the survivors of the Palisades Fires in Southern California. These special treats are being made by the Sweetwater residents. Residents are baking the three-ingredient, vet approved dog treats. Dog treat bags have previously been donated... Continue
The Sonoma City Council will be conducting its yearly goal setting session on January 30. This public meeting will not be held in the usual City Council Meeting room on 1st Street West, but at the Lodge in Sonoma on Broadway. This will be an... Continue
By Anna Pier On January 15 the Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) Board of Trustees voted unanimously in Special Session to approve a contract with Valley of the Moon Teachers Association (VMTA). The vote averted a one-day Unfair Practice strike announced by the union... Continue
New research suggests that humanity may soon find an answer to one of its oldest and most profound questions: what is consciousness? Continue
R.I.S.K.-Sonoma (Resources, Information, Support, and Knowledge) will be hosting a community discussion about the dangers of Fentanyl and accidental poisonings, particularly among young people. The town hall-style meeting will take place Monday, February 10, at the Sonoma Valley Boys and Girls Club, 100 Verano Avenue,... Continue
Money might not buy love or happiness, but purpose can. Purpose sparks joy, builds connections, and leads to a life of fulfillment—without the price tag. Continue
Fallen leaves, yellow and brown, cover the courtyard. High in the branches, a few green stragglers hang on stubbornly. Looking up, I feel like I’m watching myself hanging on, and then suddenly, I’m watching myself watching myself. Who am I, the watcher or the watched?... Continue
Sonoma County will host in-person town hall meetings in Santa Rosa on Jan. 29 to update residents about their tenant protection rights including new rights recently adopted by the Board of Supervisors. As of Jan. 1, the rules require landlords to report evictions to the... Continue
Levels of the most significant planet-warming gas in our atmosphere rose more quickly than ever previously recorded last year, scientists say, leaving a key global climate target hanging by a thread. Continue
The Sonoma Plaza was filled with activity on Saturday as hundreds of people showed up at a rally and march sponsored by Wake Up Sonoma in support of human rights and to protest anti-LGBTQ+ and anti-immigrant policies of the incoming Trump administration, support reproductive rights,... Continue