A recent report revealed that the City of Sonoma’s water use reduction is the worst in Sonoma County, at only 3.8% as compared with last year. If you recall, the city’s target for reduction was set at 20%, and although not every city in Sonoma... Continue
Support the future of our community hospital by voting Yes on Measure F by November 2 Opinion by Bill Boeurum For over 70 years Sonoma Valley Hospital has been our community hospital providing close-to-home services and critically important emergency services. In turn, the hospital has... Continue
At a reception Sunday afternoon at the Hanna Boys Center, the Sonoma Valley Fund, an affiliate of Community Foundation Sonoma County, together with Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund recognized nine organizations that have courageously and persistently responded to the ever-changing needs of those most impacted. Individual... Continue
What do marijuana folks talk about when they get together? The answer to that question might not be as obvious as it seems. By Jonah Raskin Folks who aren’t a part of what started out as an integral element of the counterculture, then morphed into... Continue
Sonoma County swung and missed three times in its effort to establish a successful cannabis ordinance. The board of supervisors (BOS) recently approved a temporary moratorium on permitting because it realized its flawed policy enables illegal operations. The BOS should hit pause by extending the... Continue
With Covid cases decreasing and the vaccine rate on the rise, Sonoma County joined eight other Bay Area public health officers in setting the criteria for dropping the indoor-mask mandate. Most Bay Area health departments issued the masking requirements on August 3 in response to... Continue
The National Weather Service has issued a Fire Weather Watch for parts of the Bay Area including the North Bay Mountains in effect 11:00 PM Sunday (10/10) to 5:00 PM Tuesday (10/12) due to forecasted gusty northerly winds, low humidity, and dryer than normal vegetation.... Continue
It’s been a long summer of extreme drought conditions in Sonoma Valley. But in what seems like a steady stream of dire news for the local watershed the Sonoma Ecology Center finds one glimmer of good news stands out: beavers are moving back into Sonoma... Continue
An innovative wine sharing concept is connecting wine lovers with small wineries. Divvy-Up, a division of Wine Country Connect, a 17-year-old Sonoma company, brings a ‘shared economy’ approach to online wine shopping. By Leslie Nicholson | Sonoma Sun The brain-child of Wine Connect founder David... Continue
Building a 16-lane swimming pool during the worst drought since the 1930s Dust Bowl illustrates just how disconnected SVUSD’s school board and management have been to the real needs of Sonoma County and our students. While water cutbacks are happening and drought kits are being... Continue