‘Homework Help’ at Sonoma Library

School's back, and so is homework. The Sonoma Library is here to help. Every Tuesday, students in grades K-12 will have Homework Help at the library, which will provide a quiet space, a healthy snack, supplies and trained volunteers from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Volunteers... Continue

Wine biz adds to quality of life, study says

Residents of the North Bay’s five wine-producing counties hold mostly positive views of how wine businesses are impacting their quality of life, according to the findings of a new study by Sonoma State University researchers.Themes The survey, which took place in February and March of... Continue

Hospital shifts in-home care to Hospice by the Bay

Sonoma Valley Hospital’s Skilled Home Care Service will be taken over by Hospice by the Bay, a regional nonprofit with longtime experience providing care in the patient’s home. The transfer deal goes into effect October 1. “We are delighted to see Hospice by the Bay... Continue

Man who scammed, robbed 96-year-old will serve five years

A man who distracted a 96-year-old Springs woman while his two accomplices robbed her house is going to the state pen for five years. Tommy Mitchell, 29, of Oakland, was sentenced this week for the July 2017 crime. He had pled no contest in May... Continue

After leading Sonoma cops on wild chase, parolee tasered out of attic hiding place

A wanted man with a history of fleeing from police led deputies on another wild chase Saturday, evading officers in a car, then by bike and finally on foot. Alexander Edwards was eventually subdued after running into a random Faro Drive home, scaring a 12-year-old... Continue

Final weekend for Amalia Mesa-Bains’ ‘cultural landcapes’

The exhibition “Private Landscapes and Public Territories: Botanicals, Archives and Libraries in the Work of Amalia Mesa-Bains,” is now on view at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. The gallery show, a collection of altars, installations, maps and folding books, runs through September 16. Artist profile by The... Continue

PG&E helicopter cruising the Valley this week

A PG&E helicopter will be flying over Sonoma Valley this week to inspect power line safety. Starting on Monday, September,10, a Bell helicopter (black, orange, and white) will leave the Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County airport around 8:00 am and fly through 4:00 pm. Foresters will be flying low in order... Continue

Celebrity chefs boost all-robot restaurant kitchen

At his French Laundry restaurant in Yountville, Chef Thomas Keller and his culinary team create intricate, effort-intense meals that make the $300 meal seem like a good deal. Now, Keller is one of the high-profile investors in a chain of restaurants that will be far... Continue

Extreme makeover, museum edition

By Jonah Raskin | For The Sun Grapegrower and winemaker, Mike Benziger, serves as the chair of the board at Jack London Park Partners, the grassroots organization that has managed and operated Jack London State Historic Park since 2012 when Sacramento announced the imminent closure... Continue

A year later, still no true accounting for County’s greenhouse gas emissions

In July of 2017 ruling on a lawsuit filed by River Watch and attorney Jerry Bernhaut, a judge rejected Sonoma County Climate Action Plan (CAP) for reducing greenhouse gases. Here’s his update. The primary basis for the lawsuit was that the accounting method used in... Continue