A tradition since 1986, the downtown buildings of Sonoma State Historic Park will be open, festively lit, and free to visitors on December 14 for the annual Christmas at the Mission event from 4 to 8 p.m. Refreshments of cookies, cocoa and coffee will beckon... Continue

The union representing Safeway workers has recommended a strike over wages and other issues, with the results of a member vote to be announced December 13. "Safeway’s latest wage proposal continues to be an insult," according to The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union.... Continue

By Sarah Ford | Sun school reporter  Sonoma Valley High sophomore Sandra Hagstrom recently returned from an eye-opening two-week trip to the African nation of Rwanda, where she was part of a group representing Gardens for Health, a nonprofit that promotes nutrition and gardening in... Continue

  By Stephanie Hiller | Special to The Sun Youth often sees with a clear eye through the murky fog to which the older generation has become inured during years of adjustment to the frailty of the human condition. In our day, it was the... Continue

The City of Sonoma has named Travis Wagner, an expert in environment planning and policy, as its first Sustainability Coordinator. Wagner environmental consultant for 14 years working primarily to support municipal, hazardous, and radioactive waste planning and policy for the US Environmental Protection Agency, US... Continue

It's not easy knowing what to believe in this "post truth" era. Between news, gossip, and just plain bullshit circulating on mainstream and social media, learning the truth has become a scavenger hunt. News, seemingly once reliable, has become suspect. The rise of propaganda machines... Continue

Santa Claus is coming to town — on Friday night, December 6, to be specific. Motoring up Broadway on a vintage fire truck decked with Christmas lights, the bearded one makes his traditional visit to Sonoma City Hall about 5:30 p.m. to mingle with admirers... Continue