KSVY boosts signal with new broadcast tower

Broadcasting from a new tower overlooking Stage Gulch Road, local radio station KSVY has expanded and improved its radio signal to reach more listeners in Sonoma Valley and beyond. KSVY Sonoma 91.3 FM has acquired and installed a new antenna, 850 ft above sea level.... Continue

Letter: SDC future deserves community-driven fourth alternative

In the 1870s, Colonel Armstrong set aside an area for a natural park. In 1917 Sonoma County purchased the property for $80,000. The State of California opened Armstrong Redwoods State Park in 1936. THANK GOODNESS. Local activism in the 1960s stopped the Bodega Bay Nuclear Power... Continue

A Times Square shout-out for Sonoma schools

The Sonoma Valley Education Foundation went national this morning in a big way -- a message of thanks on the huge Nasdaq Tower on Manhattan's Times Square. Executive Director Angela Ryan coordinated the salute in honor of American Education Week. "We know our educators, school... Continue

Pediatric vaccine clinics begin in Sonoma Valley

Sonoma Valley Community Health Center (SVCHC) in collaboration with Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Sonoma Valley Hospital and the County of Sonoma, have begun hosting COVID-19 The pediatric clinics will offer only the Pfizer vaccine; clinics will take place at different school campuses throughout Sonoma... Continue

Sonoma Plaza Tree Lighting

The holidays get a jolt -- as in a zillion teeny light bulbs -- on Saturday, November 20, with the annual Tree Lighting on Sonoma Plaza. The celebration features music and entertainment from Ballet Folklorico, Valley of the Moon Music Festival, Sonoma Conservatory of Dance,... Continue

The danger of storing LPG rail cars along Sonoma’s 8th Street East

To: Director Mansourian, Director Rabbitt, Director Gorrin, Director Fudge and Senator McGuire Thank you for taking up the important matter of whether or not SMART will continue the practice of storing, in the winter season, 5 million gallons of potentially explosive LPG in 160 rail... Continue

Wednesday night Zoom: last chance for public input on SDC?

Sonoma County has its plan for the development of the Sonoma Developmental Center, the empty and deteriorating facility on 900-plus acres just south of Glen Ellen. The resulting site specific plan presents variations of a master plan combining housing, hospitality, support infrastructure, and preservation of... Continue

Sonoma Ecology Center’s vision for the SDC campus

On Monday, Sonoma County released three versions of a plan for the development of the Sonoma Developmental Center, the empty and deteriorating facility on 900-plus acres just south of Glen Ellen. The long-awaited site specific plan presents variations of a master plan combining housing, hospitality,... Continue

SDC plan is shallow and unimaginative

The following are my comments about the draft SDC plan. Overall, there seems to be little evidence that the local community’s concerns have been incorporated into the three alternatives. There have been statements made by some of the Board that the plan takes into consideration... Continue

Sonoma Plaza history goes mobile with new audio tour

In a town steeped in California history, the Sonoma Community Center, built 107 years ago, is no slouch. So it's no wonder the historic structure is part of the new Sonoma Plaza History initiative. "This is the start of a creative conversation about this place... Continue