Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) schools will be implementing a “Distance Learning 2.0” plan when school resumes next month. At the July 21 School Board meeting, the main agenda item was the district’s recommendations for the start of the 2020-2021 school year in terms... Continue
The City of Sonoma has three openings on its Community Service & Environment Committee, the panel that advises the City Council on the preservation and enhancement of parks, recreational facilities, open space, and climate issues. Currently, the City is seeking applications for the following commission openings:... Continue
[caption id="attachment_103911" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Emmy winning reporter Joe Rosato of Nbc Bay Area interviews Margie Maynard at the SVMA.[/caption] By Jackie Lee | Sun Fine Arts Many Sonoma residents have memories of the 1960s and ‘70s. Vivid recollections of war giving birth to the peace... Continue
I am writing to respectfully disagree with Ms. Rowntree’s letter (July 9, 2020) “Reparations Now”. While I agree there have been past injustices in the past, California had little to do with slavery before the Civil War. It was a free state and unlike Japanese... Continue
New restrictions ordered by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) on Sonoma County restaurants, gyms, salons and other indoor businesses are now in effect. The state took the action Monday after Sonoma County was on the County Monitoring List for three consecutive days. These restrictions... Continue
School District Superintendent Socorro Shiels will recommend to the board on July 21 a plan for online-only classes for the upcoming fall semester. Today’s School Board meeting begins at 4pm with a closed session, and the open session starts at about 5pm. See the full... Continue
[caption id="attachment_103714" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Rev. Katie Morrison of the 'Pray Their Names' project[/caption] Visual and digital art combine to make an appeal for attention to lives lost to police violence with “Pray Their Names,” an outdoor sculpture of 160 large wooden hearts. Starting at Sonoma's... Continue
Investigators are looking into the death of a 48-year-old man two weeks after he was found unconscious in his Sonoma County jail cell. On July 18, Michael Webber, 48, transient, died at a Sonoma County hospital following an injury he received July 4 while in... Continue
[caption id="attachment_103688" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Hospital Board candidates Susan Idell, Judith Bjorndal, MD, and Bill Boreum[/caption] Quick to jump in on the first day to officially file, three candidates have declared for the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors race. Susan Idell and Judith Bjorndal,... Continue
When the show must go on, it goes online. Transcendence Theatre Company continues its 2020 season with the streaming showcase Fantastical Family Night, July 24-26, on the TTC website. The 2020 virtual season, titled Best Night Ever Online, is a compilation of the best performances... Continue