Actor Luke Wilson to drive pace car at Sonoma NASCAR race

[caption id="attachment_68413" align="aligncenter" width="324"] Actor Luke Wilson will drive the pace car at the upcoming Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway on June 26 (Submitted photo)[/caption] Hollywood star Luke Wilson will visit Sonoma on Sunday, June 26, to drive the pace car for the upcoming... Continue

First look at what will replace Uncle Patty’s

The long-closed Springs eyesore Uncle Patty’s Bar & Grill will be torn down and replaced by an Italian restaurant, according to initial plans submitted to the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission. Owner Karen Ann Waikiki, who also owns the nearby El Molino, said the new venture... Continue

Wall of jazz

The Sonoma Valley Jazz Society welcomes the 17-piece Electric Squeezebox Orchestra for a free outdoor show on Tuesday, June 14, as part of the 2016 Tuesday Night Market Series. Led by trumpeter Erik Jekabson, the communal big band, which has an ongoing Sunday residency in... Continue

To the Class of 2016

Excerpted from a speech at the Sonoma Valley High School graduation ceremony on June 2. I will start by saying that these are some of the best days of the year for me because I get to shake the hands of all of the students... Continue

The cost of free speech?

Okay, Stan Pappas, doesn’t like “political correctness” (Letters 5/26) and then proceeds with the usual lame litany of put-downs of “Liberal politicians” and anything attributed to progressive thinking. He wants to be “free” to spout his likes and dislikes and ideas about leaf blowers, Obama,... Continue

Editorial: Be Nice

For a supremely social creature such as ourselves, reducing interpersonal friction and arriving at a state of agreeable pleasantry is a worthy goal. In some sense we all know this is true, especially at Thanksgiving dinner, but at other times as well. Temptations to not... Continue

Sonoma Stompers 2016: The Boys Of Summer Return

By Tim Livingston for The Sun -- For the third summer in a row, the Sonoma Stompers return to the Valley to offer something unique to the Wine Country: A professional baseball experience only a block away from the historic Sonoma Plaza. The Stompers began... Continue

Sonoma’s City Budget: $31.3 Million

This past week, Sonoma’s City Council met for three hours to review the proposed budget prepared by city staff. The city’s 2016-17 budget is $31.3 million and it was reported that 70% of all revenue comes from the combination of TOT, sales tax and property... Continue

Film Festival disheartened by exclusion from City’s community grants

We who make up Sonoma International Film Festival have worked hard to maintain a 19-year-old non-profit that is a unique cultural and economic asset to the Sonoma community. We strive to earn the respect and the support from our community, for without these two important attributes... Continue

Broadway housing plan not the answer

We need affordable housing in Sonoma, no question. There is a right way and a wrong way to accomplish that. Because the City has not been doing its job and requiring developers to include low-cost housing in new projects over the last 10 years, officials... Continue