Public service, to go

Smiling behind their masks at a curbside food station at Sonoma’s Vintage House are Katie Dejongh, food coordinator, and volunteer Nika Gorman. The senior center’s Supper’s On program provides free packaged meals Monday through Friday 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. (or until the donated food... Continue

The planetary pause

The only things preventing a systemic reordering of society and priorities is a lack of imagination and a lack of political will. By Georgia Kelly | Sun personal Chaos is what the early Greeks might have called our planetary pause due to COVID-19. But, they... Continue

Free drive-up Sonoma Family Meal Pack begins Friday

Sonoma Family Meal, a network of chefs, farmers, and food producers fighting food insecurity in disasters, will be providing Free Family Meal Packs on Fridays from 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM (or until food runs out). The packs will be distributed at three drive-thru locations: Boyes Blvd Parking Lot,... Continue

SV Hospital’s latest COVID-19 Update

Testing procedures are more efficient and bed capacity has been doubled at Sonoma Valley Hospital. Through April 6, the hospital reported 105 people have been tested with 57 using the drive-through testing option for less severe symptoms, according to a report by Chief Medical Officer... Continue

Four ways the current pandemic has changed everyday life

The current pandemic has affected us in so many ways. Pandemics of this scale are bound to change the way we go about our daily lives. We have gone from going out to do most of the things we do everyday, to having to do... Continue

A plan to help the community’s most vulnerable

A community bailout plan to protect the most vulnerable working class and homeless of Sonoma County was rolled out in a virtual meeting Monday. North Bay Jobs with Justice and the North Bay Organizing Project presented SoCo United in Crisis to an audience including Sonoma... Continue

This ‘Planetary Pause’ is a time to reflect and inquire

When we emerge from this crisis, will our consumer patterns change to address the looming climate crisis? Will we cooperate more and work together in living more sustainably on the planet? Georgia Kelly, of Sonoma’s Praxis Peace Institute, chooses to see this period of shelter-in-place... Continue

Keep your social distance, please!

People in my Springs neighborhood are ignoring social distancing, including neighboring Latinx families but also white folks up here from SF who are second homeowners and walked right up to my partner Stan who is at high risk. I’ve also seen lack of distancing at... Continue

Fear and hope, 2020

Today, I’m not afraid of the virus. I am afraid of the meltdown Sun Personal by Maggie Bedord When Glen Ellen was burning in October of 2017, I stood on the porch and slowly clipped away the dead branches on the pink flowered Glossy Abelia.... Continue

The benefits of understanding consumer behavior

Consumer behavior has interested researchers for decades; what is the psychology of consumers like before making a purchase? How do they decide that they need to make the purchase? How do they begin their search for a product and vendor? And what are the cultural... Continue