The Community's Independent Voice
We want to add our voice of support for the city’s recent completion of its first tree inventory and urban forest canopy assessment. As reported here in the February 5... Continue
The Pride Flag was first flown at Sonoma Valley High in 2019, hoisted, as an outcome of student advocacy, at a ceremony which students heralded as marking a new inclusivity... Continue
Every city and county is required by state law to have a General Plan, and those General Plans must be updated periodically. Updates include, among other “elements,” conforming plans to... Continue
While social media and communications technology like ZOOM have mushroomed, the government's attitude towards public comment and participation has worsened. Government repeatedly sends this message: the public is a nuisance. ... Continue
In a ground shaking change, the Trump administration has redefined what constitutes a “profession.” This unexplained and senseless decision not only demeans the work of a whole body of trained... Continue
Don't Blow It Again Dear Trustees, Sonoma Valley Unified School Board has an abysmal record in hiring superintendents. The last three served only two years each, and two of those... Continue
Gratitude is a multi-faceted feeling. It can be intensely personal. It can be on behalf of others. It can be about things, and it can be about people. And it... Continue
The Sonoma Collaborative’s Housing Affordability Roadmap is a welcome addition to the discussion about affordable housing and the challenge to dramatically increase it. The Collaborative is a project of the... Continue
Scary masks, skeletons in the closet and frightful costumes; these all have been part of Halloween forever, but today the situation in America has turned into a real Halloween nightmare. ... Continue
On September 23, the Trustees of our Sonoma Valley School District identified Prestwood School as the elementary site to close at the end of the current school year. The choice... Continue