submitted photo Mitchell Shapiro has a vision. A dream of a Sonoma Valley where the sound of gas-guzzling vehicles is muted, a place where roads and highways are free of cars belching fumes, a vehicular utopia where people of all walks of life happily get... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees voted unanimously at its meeting Tuesday evening to have the question placed before the voters on November 6: “Whether a $91 parcel tax shall be levied for the purpose of raising additional revenue for our public... Continue
Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun At a full council meeting last week, members of the Rancho de Sonoma mobile home park were able to watch the meeting on Sonoma’s new cable channel SVTV 27, which provided the first live broadcast of a city council meeting.At its... Continue
At its meeting last week, the Sonoma City Council talked itself around, after a long discussion, to the right position on an item brought forward by council member Ken Brown. He wanted to establish as an acknowledged board “norm” the ability for any one council... Continue
Republican firm conducted Sebastiani’s survey Editor: I am dismayed that the story about Don Sebastiani’s voter-attitude survey does not delve into the fact that it was conducted among approximately 300 Sonoma residents by Dresner, Wickers & Associates in San Francisco, a political consulting firm specializing... Continue
submitted photo Teacher and two students at one of CommonBond’s language camps.Staff Report Looking for a new, challenging and delightful summer adventure for your child right here in Sonoma Valley? Try ¡Spanish Camp! A tradition for many local families, this unique camp is celebrating its... Continue
RYAN LELY/SONOMA VALLEY SUN Jackie Baldwin, host of KSVY Sonoma 91.3 FM show, Story-Lovers World! has teamed up with the Sonoma Valley Regional Library to teach kids how to tell stories on the radio.Gary Carnivele Jackie Baldwin, the host of the weekly KSVY 91.3 Sonoma... Continue
Pot club proposed for former Nicholas Turkey building The owner of North Bay Wellness, a medical-marijuana club on Santa Rosa Avenue in Santa Rosa, is proposing to open a Sonoma Valley outlet in the former Nicholas Turkey headquarters on Riverside Drive. The proposed business would... Continue
A collaboration between local music teacher Bob Gossett and Mary Mellinger’s first-grade class created the new “Sonoma, California,U.S.A.” submitted photo Locals who can still recall the words to “Mill Valley,” the 1970 ditty recorded by a fourth-grade class in Marin that became a nationwide hit,... Continue
Without our unique ability to selectively employ amnesia, we - as a species - might stumble, fall, and be crushed by the weight of the many sad and bad things that happen over the course of an average lifetime. We’re naturally resilient creatures, capable of... Continue