After sending a questionnaire to all three school board candidates, based on her answers, the Sonoma Valley Housing Group has voted to endorse Celeste Winders as Sonoma Valley Unified School District's Area Two trustee. Area Two contains a big piece of Springs Census Tract 1503.05, a... Continue
Teacher Heidy Garibay knows that imaginative play is critical in the development of students, particularly language development, in her 2nd-grade class at Flowery Elementary School. To support efforts in the dual immersion setting, she employs a variety of toys, games, and other materials that are... Continue
Always a person who loved being outdoors and volunteering in her community, Dr. Kimberly Hubenette, a member of Sonoma Valley Rotary Club, is finding a new level of appreciation and solace in her weekly hikes and hiking trips. After losing her husband Mark in 2019,... Continue
Here we go again. The anti-trust, anti-competition PLA (Project Labor Agreement) that John Kelly and Bruce Abbott tried to sneak through on the (Sonoma Valley School District trustee meeting) consent agenda has reared its ugly head once more. Eliminating all other contractors from bidding on... Continue
The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley has opened its 2022 fall grant cycle for local nonprofit community organizations. Applications are due October 31. “We’ve been serving Sonoma Valley continuously since 1946, doing what we can to make our community a little bit better for the... Continue
Two traditional outdoor events this weekend, and you can do them both! Saturday, October 8: Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival Sunday, October 9: Glen Ellen Village Fair & Parade. Continue
I’m an environmentalist and I'm supporting Damon Connolly for Assembly in Sonoma and Marin (12th district). That’s because I know him and have worked with him as Marin County supervisor. He stood up for salmon protection in Lagunitas Creek, helped found Marin Clean Energy and... Continue
The City of Sonoma’s government faces an unprecedented situation: the loss of institutional memory. Institutional memory cannot be found in meeting minutes; it is the recollection of history in the minds of staff and elected officials. That recollection is of events, problems and solutions that... Continue
Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s average wage for teachers is $74,043. The statewide teacher pay average last year was $85,856. The Valley of the Moon Teachers Association wants a raise for members. The district is holding out. The union says more than 95% of... Continue
In an online meeting October 6, The Sonoma County Planning Commission workshop will discuss the draft Sonoma Developmental Center Specific Plan and draft Environmental Impact Report (DEIR). The zoom session begins at 1 p.m. The workshop will discuss the draft Specific Plan and EIR which... Continue