[caption id="attachment_105662" align="aligncenter" width="420"] In her second grade classroom at El Verano school, Sandra Zamudio does a guided reading with the class.[/caption] Sonoma Valley District schools opened virtually August 17 as teachers presided in classrooms hauntingly bereft of children. Under the Distance Learning 2.0 plan... Continue

[caption id="attachment_102457" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Yasmín Gómez is worried about eight additional families who recently asked for help with food. She wonders, "Who decided on 500 boxes? That's not enough," adding that the needs are going to increase, and the recovery time will be slow and... Continue

Facing the dire challenges of housing insecurity, food insecurity, and job insecurity, a core community group came together in June to identify the issues most important to them. Ultimately, education was the decided priority. Sonoma Valley School Superintendent Socorro Shiels addressed the issues during a... Continue

[caption id="attachment_99637" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Vanessa Mondragón, bilingual library specialist; Diana Spaulding, interim branch manager; Sabine Salek, bilingual teen and young adult specialist[/caption] According to interim Sonoma Valley Library Manager Diana Spaulding, 2019 was the year of “expanded equity, improved access to library materials, and new... Continue

Mexico’s rich and varied cultural heritage is promoted, taught, practiced, and performed in Sonoma Valley by our own folkloric dance troupe, Quetzalén. Their joyous dancing in brilliant traditional costume has been the heart of celebrations of Cinco de Mayo, Mexican Independence Day, and Días de... Continue

“Our Latino community has been and always will be very resilient, but the burden on them keeps getting heavier,” according to Patricia Galindo, director of Family Services at La Luz Center. “Families are not only having to deal with being the topic of negative discussion... Continue