Support for Measure A – Sonoma County’s cannabis tax

Last year The Sun provided some perspective on the "Potconomy," the coming of the legalization of marijuana. In that article, we noted that one pot dispensary in the City of Sebastopol contributes $250,000/yr. in sales taxes to that city's coffers, and that the City of... Continue

SV Hospital moves on possible land sale

The Sonoma Valley Health Care District has taken the first formal step in inviting offers for the 2.83 acre parcel of vacant land near its Andrieux Street campus. The hospital has issued an Request for Proposal, a document that solicits written offers for the purchase, joint venture or... Continue

Sun on the Street

The Sun asked: “Could you give up meat if you learned it was better for your health and the environment?” “I’d probably give up meat. I think there are substitutes that could fill in.” Matthew McHale, Sonoma “Maybe for a limited time, but probably not... Continue

‘A performance students will remember all their lives’

Members of the AXIS Dance Company perform for El Verano School students as part of Sonoma Community Center’s Playhouse program. Founded in 1987 in Oakland, California, AXIS Dance Company is one of the world's leading and most innovative ensembles of dancers with and without disabilities. Paving... Continue

How to make your own wildlife habitat

By Carolyn Greene| Special to The Sun -- It’s not often we humans can do something to actually improve natural habitat and be able to brag a little to our neighbors for doing so. But through the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) “Certified Wildlife Habitat” program, your... Continue

Under the Sun: Jen Demarest, chef and restaurateur

Jen Demarest is pastry chef and, with her husband Nick, owner of Harvest Moon Café in Sonoma. Did you always want to be a pastry chef? Definitely since high school. I grew up in a small town in New York state, Clinton Corners, and was... Continue

State water decision threatens more than salmon

By Lisa Summers | Special to The Sun -- With so much recent rain and water flowing through Sonoma County watersheds, it’s hard to remember that the San Francisco Bay is still suffering from the effects of a decades-long drought caused by over-allocation of the rivers that... Continue

New ownership for Sonoma baseball team

Sonoma attorney Eric Gullotta has sold the the Sonoma Stompers professional baseball team to local businessman Jon Sebastiani, founder of KRAVE Jerky and Sonoma Brands. “I am thrilled to continue the growth of the Sonoma Stompers organization by elevating fan experiences and making the club... Continue

Panel demand is about politics, not justice

The Citizen's Advisory Committee action demanding that the Sheriff stop cooperating with federal immigration agents is absurd. He must obey the law when the feds have probable cause or a warrant of arrest. That is the law. And the U.S . Supreme Court stated that is... Continue

Sonoma Business Briefs

After 18 years on West Napa Street in downtown Sonoma, Harvest Home is moving to join Fat Pilgrim this summer at 20820 Broadway. Currently closed for construction, a remodeled Fat Pilgrim will reopen with its “usual awesome small gifts, handmade items and outdoor products.” Harvest... Continue