Let's talk about rights! Non-vaxers, you say you have the right to choose NOT to get vaccinated. Well, what about my rights? Non-vaxers took away my right to see my last living Aunt prior to her death. You took away my right to attend her... Continue
Katherine Hahn, long-time Dunbar Elementary School Teacher and Teacher on Special Assignment, has been appointed interim principal at Dunbar Elementary School. The news follows last month’s announcement that principal, Jillian Beal was appointed as Director of Educational Services with an emphasis on student wellness and... Continue
For a century and a half the entrance to Sonoma has been a broad boulevard. It once led to an eight-acre fenced meadow where livestock grazed, but since the early 20th Century, leads travelers directly to the entrance to City Hall. The bustle of horse-drawn... Continue
Farm animals find a forever home on the range at Charlie's Acres -- By Jackie Lee | Sonoma Valley Sun The daily news is replete with Covid-19 data, international tragedies, fires, floods, hurricanes, and drought, among other dramas. Change the channel and experience something different—plan... Continue
Today, I write to ask you to support an indispensable local institution which has once again proven itself a vital part of the interconnected web that keeps our Sonoma community alive and vibrant -- The Sebastiani Theatre. No one thought that the pandemic-induced Theatre... Continue
Therese Nugent, recently installed president of the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley, announced the opening of the club’s Fall grant cycle for nonprofit community organizations. “Our club has a long history of awarding grants to charitable organizations throughout Sonoma Valley,” said Nugent. “Last winter, for... Continue
Audubon Canyon Ranch, steward of iconic American writer M.F.K. Fisher’s “Last House” on the Bouverie Preserve, announced today the winners of the Second Annual Last House Writing Contest. Sonoma's Janet Constantino took second place in the adult category for her short story, Liberation, which is... Continue
Where will the water come from to grow the cannabis that the AG Department has issued multitenant ministerial permits for? This type of piecemeal processing is thwarting the CEQA process and creating essentially illegal grows in many areas of the County. The permits are being issued... Continue
By Jonah Raskin -- Remember the Biblical plagues -- water turning to blood, infestations of frogs, lice, flies, plus livestock pestilence, hail, locusts, and darkness? Sure you do. There are others just as unforgettable, including the curse on firstborn children. As a species, human beings... Continue
The Board of Supervisors are scheduled for a one hour discussion of a Cannabis Ordinance Urgency Moratorium on September 21. With the constant drumbeat of bad news about the water crisis in our county and the entire west, I can only assume this topic is... Continue