Sonoma County is supported by a working class under siege

No one deserves to be trapped in a caste system that denies them a life of dignity. By Dmitra Smith | Sun Personal In 2012, the groundbreaking Portrait of Sonoma told us what we already knew: people’s life expectancy, education, and income levels are determined... Continue

Protect yourself from COVID-19: Stop smoking and vaping right now

By Elisa Tong, MD, MS Doctors like me and many other health professionals are working to treat sick patients for the COVID-19 virus. The best ways for you to help are to stay home, wash your hands, and not smoke or vape. Here are three... Continue

How Sonoma teens are dealing with being sheltered in place

“I’m learning new things as I try and cope with the COVID-19 Crisis. I’ve experienced positive factors like finding time to just be myself and trying new things I’ve always wanted to try, like learning the ukulele. However... there are also many negatives such as... Continue

Top 4 benefits for a law firm to devise a law blog

Being a lawyer is great profession. It lets you become a hope for people and be able to solve their problems. However, becoming a lawyer isn't easy, and even when you reach that level, you have to try extensively hard to find a job or... Continue

Sonoma’s exclusive ‘Tiger King’ connection

Perhaps because we can all relate to nervously pacing in a caged space, the sheltered-in-place Netlflix obsession right now is the Tiger King documentary. Here’s a cool Sonoma connection: the producer/director of the series is Eric Goode, son of Marilyn Goode and owner of the... Continue

With the peak at least a month away, County quarantine rules likely through July 4

As C-19 cases in Sonoma County continue to rise, no specific time frame for ending the shelter-in-place rule is being discussed by the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors -- though Fourth of July celebrations are highly unlikely. Gorin said local active cases and hospitalizations still... Continue

Napa nurses join statewide push for safer equipment

Nurses at Napa's Queen of the Valley Medical Center were part of a statewide action at hospitals operated by Providence-St. Joseph Health on Friday, demanding equal personal protective equipment (PPE) for Nurses assigned to suspected and/or confirmed COVID-19 patients. The California Nurses Association (CNA) claims that... Continue

Yoga, dance and prayer – How to survive in place

We are all having to find more ways to be compassionate and hopeful. By Leslie Nicholson | Sun Special Shelter-in-place for our community is creating a lot of conversations around “where are we now?” and “where and when will our lives return to normal?” There... Continue

Sonoma shelter adds shower facility

For the past month at The Haven shelter, Sonoma Overnight Support has been complying with the new rules and regulations of sheltering in place, using face coverings, and keeping social distances. A portable ADA-approved shower was installed this week at the Sonoma Veterans Memorial Hall... Continue

Farmers Market revamp

Sonoma's Friday Farmers Market has been revamped to mitigate the risks of catching or transmitting the coronavirus. The changes include limiting the total number of people within the market booth area at one time, regulating entry at the east end and exit at the west... Continue