Sheriff investigating possible hate crime at Sonoma Raceway

The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office is investigating as a possible hate crime the discovery of a noose hanging from a tree at an empty Sonoma Raceway, a NASCAR host site. The incident came the same weekend as national attention focused on Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama,... Continue

On the precipice of culture change

Corona has also shown us some hard truths about the times in which we are living, highlighting the cracks in our institutions. By Stephanie Hiller The pandemic has unmasked us. Peeling back the persona we had constructed in our busy lives, it has opened us... Continue

Urban Growth Boundary is a critical November ballot issue

The Citizens to Renew the City of Sonoma's Urban Growth Boundary supports the revised draft of the UGB ballot measure to renew the existing boundary for another 20 years with a vote of the people in November 2020. We also are urging the City Council... Continue

Covid hospitalizations up in California

California now has 178,054 confirmed cases of COVID-19, resulting in 5,515 deaths, as of June 22. The number of COVID-related deaths increased by 0.4 percent from Saturday's total of 5,495. The number of COVID-19 diagnostic test results in California reached a total of 3,411,686, an increase... Continue

Mass evictions are the next crisis

As COVID-19 continues to ravage the nation, America’s renters face another threat, as critical relief benefits of the CARES Act that have helped them stay in their homes and keep food on the table are set to expire in less than a month. If Congress... Continue

Where in Sonoma? The Sun photo quiz

Do you know where this photo was taken? The answer is in this week's print issue of The Sun. Continue

Changes to Urban Growth Boundary would make more affordable housing nearly impossible

Now that the low pay and insufficient income of the Valley’s most essential workers has become painfully clear, it would be tragic for Sonoma to close its borders to new working-class housing. That appears to be just what will happen if the language proposed by... Continue

What’s going on with Sonoma streets?

A street-improvement project that has led to minor backups and delays on portions of five Sonoma streets enters its next phase on Saturday, June 20. Crews will begin preparing for permanent striping that will be applied to roads that were worked on over the last... Continue

Trump — WTF?

Well, it's been three-and-a-half long, embarrassing years since our last election, and another one is coming up real soon. I'm really hoping that enough of the people that voted for "that man" have paid attention to what he has really done. Especially all the women... Continue

Amazon ready to deliver Sonoma warehouse project

Amazon plans to outfit and open a distribution center by the end of the year, the 250k-square-foot Victory Station warehouse on Highway 121 south of Sonoma. The hub promises tax revenue and jobs 24/7, but opponents say the project did not get a thorough vetting... Continue