Sun In Depth: Sonoma begins to address affordable housing crisis

By Fred Allebach -- As eligibility and demand for affordable housing grows, and workers making the County’s median income are priced out of the market, the City of Sonoma of initiates a process to deal with the growing problem. Along with the cities of Sonoma County... Continue

City Manager residence rule; Where the trees went; Atwood’s White House visit and more

When it hires a new City Manager, will the City of Sonoma continue to ignore or disregard the section 2.08.020 of its Municipal Code? That’s the one pertaining to where the new hire will live, as in “Residence within the Sonoma Valley Unified School District... Continue

Get your crush on

[caption id="attachment_71292" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sonoma Valley Crush takes place Sept 16-18 at 11 wineries (Submitted photo)[/caption] The Heart of Sonoma Valley Association's annual Sonoma Valley Crush takes place September 16-18. Wine enthusiasts can participate in hands-on harvest activities, get behind-the-scenes views of the harvest process,... Continue

Suite D celebrate Grenache Day 9/16

[caption id="attachment_71208" align="aligncenter" width="350"] Grenache, Grenache, and more Grenache[/caption] Suite D will host their annual Grenache Day Celebration on Friday, September 16. The event takes place on International Grenache Day, a wine holiday that celebrates Grenache and aims to increase public knowledge about the Rhone... Continue

Doing the math

Five Sonoma Valley school leaders attended the Youcubed Leadership Summit at Stanford this past week. The conference was an invitation-only event for 160 educators from throughout the United States and Canada. The take home message: If students believe they can do math, they will be... Continue

A sea of red and white

Duly attired revelers dance away the Red & White Ball on Sonoma Plaza, capping off a record evening for the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation’s annual fundraiser. With numbers still to crunch, the August 27 dinner/auction raised over $300,000 for area schools, a new record, said... Continue

Farmworker overtime bill advances; How did local lawmakers vote?

The California Assembly passed a bill Monday 44-32 to expand overtime pay for farmworkers, with one Sonoma Valley legislator voting no and two others abstaining. Marc Levine, whose District 10 includes the City of Sonoma, El Verano and parts south, was one of four state... Continue

Petroni celebrates Harvest with party on 10/2

[caption id="attachment_71157" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Petroni Vineyard's annual harvest party is October 2 (Photo: Facebook)[/caption] Petroni Vineyards will celebrate the harvest with their annual harvest party on Sunday, October 2. As of last week, the winery reported on Facebook that their winemaker, Martin MacKenzie, was "very... Continue

Letter: Why River Watch filed lawsuit against County’s Climate Action Plan

The River Watch lawsuit is not demanding a “perfect” program to account for the County and Cities’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, just a good faith effort at full accounting based on the best available science. The methodology adopted by the Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA)... Continue

Wine time: Imagery 2015 Wow Oui

[caption id="attachment_71134" align="aligncenter" width="290"] Imagery's 2015 Wow Oui retails for $27 (Photo: Imagery Estate Winery)[/caption] A Sauvignon Blanc with a twist, Imagery Estate Winery's 2015 Wow Oui makes for a pleasant patio pounder. More floral notes than your typical Sauv Blanc, thanks to a bit... Continue