Food bank helps feed County ‘shutdown’ victims

[caption id="attachment_93188" align="aligncenter" width="420"] A Redwood Food Bank staffer loads up a 550-lb food delivery to the Bodega Bay Coast Guard base.[/caption] As government workers enter a second month without pay, the Redwood Food Bank is responding to the need for food assistance as a... Continue

Pro-Trump display draws “Covfefe” protest

A pro-Trump display attracted a counter-protester today in front of the post office on Broadway in Sonoma. Staffed by two women, the pop-up rally -- illegally blocking the sidewalk, and without city permission -- urged support of the president. The display was visited, briefly, by... Continue

Scenes from the Women’s March

The local action of the national Women's March came to Sonoma Plaza on Saturday, a show of solidarity including speeches and a walk around the square. Continue

So how are your New Year’s resolutions going?

Casey Morse, Sonoma My resolution was to eat a lot less fast food. I wanted to knock down the holiday weight gain. So far, so good. Deb Emerson, Sonoma So far pretty good. My resolution is to exercise more so that I feel stronger... Continue

Thompson visits Springs

Representative Mike Thompson, 5th Congressional District, visited Sonoma Valley for an informal public Q and A, addressing topics ranging from health care to the devastating effects of the shutdown. “With a President who listens to talking heads on news shows instead of to the people... Continue

Sonoma’s new City Council majority

The addition of Logan Harvey to Sonoma's City Council has shifted the council's center of gravity to a more pro-government stance. Former council member Gary Edwards was reliably right-of-center, often arguing that "market forces" are more dynamic and workable than government planned solutions. He consistently... Continue

Check out these library favorites of 2018

By Anna Pier Lisa Musgrove, Manager of the Sonoma Valley Regional Library, is delighted with the big jump in average monthly visits in 2018. Compared to the 11,000 average for 2013-2017, during this past year average visits to the West Napa Street site rose by 2000... Continue

Dear Mr. Thompson

I challenge you, Rep. Mike Thompson, to a debate -- again. I ran against you in 2018, and challenged you then, but you must not have received my letter, which I sent to all of your offices, or seen it printed in the newspaper, or... Continue

New faces on Sonoma Planning Commission, cranky neighbors and more

The Sonoma Planning Commission has been, in effect, rezoned. The City Council has made official the reappointments to the seven-member panel of Robert Felder, James Bohar and Robert McDonald. The new members are Sheila O’Neill, Steve Barbose, the former councilmember and mayor, and Larry Barnett,... Continue

Under the Sun: Lisa Summers, writer and poet

When did you start writing? Not really till my late 30s. As a child I always wrote poetry. Poems inspired by the street culture of San Francisco – the jump rope rhymes, the Korean clapping games. After college, I did lots of technical writing, working... Continue