From the photo album: the San Francisco earthquake

It was 116 years ago to the day, and it's still 'The Big One' -- the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake. These photos of the aftermath of the quake and fire are from an album given to William Muray's grandfather 114 years ago. Murray, of Glen... Continue

PG&E called on new failures in wildfire-safety program

California regulators moved to ramp up their oversight of PG&E, saying the state's largest utility was falling behind on wildfire safety less than a year after exiting bankruptcy. The Public Utilities Commission voted 5-0 to move PG&E Corp. into "enhanced oversight and enforcement" after concluding... Continue

From Cuba to Sonoma — a live update

Marc Frank, an American journalist who has lived in Cuba for the past 30 years, checks in from Havana with an April 23 zoom presented by the Praxis Peace Institute. The live update, Cuba Today! Revelations About the Cuba We Don’t Hear About in the... Continue

Under The Sun:Tony Ginesi, Sebastiani Theatre manager

The Sun: What's your role at the Sebastiani? Tony Ginesi: I've been with the Theatre since 2017. I'm the general manager. Roger Rhoten is the executive director, and we work as partners. When it was closed, we offered curbside concessions, and online movies – it... Continue

If we ever needed a spring cleaning, it’s now

Small steps towards a fresh start By Kari Wishingrad So here we are just over one year from our lives being flipped upside down. I am aware that many households have used this time at home to purge and get organized, especially since we have... Continue

County opens Springs-centric vaccination clinic

A vaccination clinic serving the Sonoma Valley community’s large Latinx population, a group that has been disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, is now open three days a week at La Luz Center in Boyes Hot Springs. The clinic at 17560 Greger St. will operate from... Continue

Here comes the future… at 25 m.p.h.

The future is coming up fast and, according to Howard Sapper, it’s driving an eTrike A former marketing executive for film and music, a relentless promoter and fervent believer, Howard Sapper is in full entrepreneur mode as the CEO of a Sonoma-based micro mobility transportation... Continue

The Sonoma County Archives: An endangered treasure

The campaign to find a new home for historical records that date back 150 years. By Lynn Downey | Special to The Sun One of our most valuable treasures is just a 20-minute drive down Hwy. 12 from the Plaza: the Sonoma County Archives. Located... Continue

This, that and #other

While we’re busy dealing with a pandemic, there’s another disaster looming on the cloudless horizon, a potential crisis flying under the Doppler: drought. State officials haven’t declared one yet, but two consecutive dry years have created conditions more severe than the brick-in-the-toilet spell of 2013... Continue

Drought and cannabis

While county residents mull over the looming water scarcity brought on by two years of drought, our water crisis intensifies with the rollout of commercial cannabis. Napa’s “9111 Report” states cannabis water demand per harvest is 6 times that of grapes. That fact, added to... Continue