Dog of the Week

Meet Joey! Joey is a 2 year old chocolate male long haired Chihuahua. Joey is full of energy. He's very playful and fun loving. He loves to run zoomies in the dog yard, and he will also snuggle in your arms. Joey does fine with... Continue

Tiny Houses – Huge Mansions

We're wondering if anyone else is struck by a current trend in housing. A local Sonoma developer recently proposed plans to build two massive homes of 5,500 square feet each, stating that his 2,500 square foot home on Napa Street is too small. At the... Continue

Sonoma Valley death notices

William H. Chalker, 89, of Sonoma, CA, passed away June 4, 2016. Carol Jean Gaber, 78, of Sonoma, CA passed away June 6, 2016. Starla Renee Hall, 41, of Eldridge, CA, passed away June 17, 2016. Dorothy Frances Leet, 82, of Sonoma, CA, passed away... Continue

Update: County’s Food Action Plan is failing to address inequality

(By Fred Allebach) -- Of Sonoma County's population of 495,000, 184,500 renters and home owners have income at or below the median income, and of these, a substantial portion have cost burdens and housing problems that erode access to affordable, healthy food. The county has... Continue

Under The Sun: Kathy Pons, president of Valley of the Moon Alliance

What is the Valley of the Moon Alliance, Kathy? VOTMA started in 2002 in response to two large, proposed resorts in the Valley. Only one, the Graywood Ranch, has ended up in development. VOTMA challenged the adequacy of their EIR in court, but the court... Continue

No hospital bond in November

In a letter to the editor (July 7, 2016), Jerry Marino refers to a $10 million bond for the hospital appearing on the November ballot. I'd like to point out that this is not accurate. No bond has been proposed for Sonoma Valley Hospital this... Continue

Child killed in El Verano traffic accident

A three-year-old boy died early Sunday evening after being struck by a vehicle in the intersection of Railroad and West Verano Avenues, the CHP has reported. The deceased is identified as Owen Todeschini, from the El Verano area. A 65-year-old Glen Ellen man driving a 2006 Toyota... Continue

The Sonoma City Council and the rest of the world

The late Tip O’Neil Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives was famous for saying, “All politics is local.” He believed it is at the local level that laws and regulations are passed that most directly impact our daily lives, such as safeguarding our water... Continue

Coroner ID’s victim of Lakeville Highway truck crash

Sonoma County Sheriff Coroner’s Office has released the name of the driver who died in the commercial truck collision on Wednesday June 29, on Lakeville Highway near Old Lakeville Road #2. The deceased is identified as Melvin Leiva, 31, from Los Angeles. Leiva was killed when his... Continue

Not your father’s summer school

During the state budget crisis several years ago, Sonoma Valley schools had to radically reduce its summer school programs. But since that time, as funds have become available, we have been able to add summer programs that are strategically designed to serve students with particular... Continue