Pets Lifeline Dog of the Week: Meet Sunny! Sunny is a 3 year old white with tan male Chihuahua mix. This sweet boy just melts your heart. Not only is he adorable, he is the biggest lover. He loves to be held and cannot give... Continue
Community members are invited to attend a Sonoma Valley Connect informational forum to focus on law enforcement in Sonoma Valley on December 8, 2016 from 7:00p.m.-8:30p.m. at El Verano Elementary School, 18606 Riverside Drive, in Sonoma. Spanish translation will be provided along with snacks and... Continue
By Linda Kay Hale -- Back in March the Sonoma Valley Democrats committed themselves to opening a local Democratic headquarters. So off we went to find a building in Sonoma that was available and affordable. I decided to check on our old HQ building on... Continue
Welcome to The Sun’s annual holiday tradition, our special all-photo issue. What does a typical day in the Sonoma Valley look like? The following pictures, all shot on Friday, November 18, from 4:06 a.m. to 11:49 p.m., will give you some idea. Melania Mahoney took... Continue
By Jonah Raskin -- She was Ray Jacobsen’s wife for 32 years, and what a wildly creative time they had together! She was his muse, flesh-and-blood model, soul mate, travel companion and fellow artist who produced some of her most dazzling work with her husband as... Continue
Zoning is a mechanism to protect residential areas from incompatible land uses. Sonoma County's proposed Cannabis Land Use Ordinance approved by the Planning Commission flunks zoning’s fundamental purpose. Lucrative marijuana cultivation and commerce have long been associated with crime, as documented by periodic murder stories... Continue
To the surprise of most of us, Republican Donald Trump won the Electoral College vote. Some of us were depressed, Cher wanted to leave the world, others just pouted. My own response was short term disbelief followed by a burning desire to repeat the welcome/threats... Continue
The overnight parking plan for homeless living out of their cars was approved by the Sonoma City Council, and the resulting five spaces may be in use as soon as next week, according to Kathy King, who will oversee the trial Safe Parking program as... Continue
The final results of the November 8 election released today by the County Registrar of Voters confirm the passage of Measure V with 50.2 percent of the vote. The total of no votes was 2,956, a mere 19 votes behind. The result reinstates a city... Continue
In a pre-election editorial we took the position that Measure U -- the half-cent sales tax extension -- should be rejected, yet it passed with a whopping 70-percent plus majority. Clearly, our concerns were not the concerns of Sonoma's voters, namely that the City had... Continue