Monday, March 22, 6:30 p.m. Sonoma Valley Democrats General Meeting Featured speakers: Dr. Mary McDevitt, with information about California’s Assembly Bill 1400, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act. Also, Gina Cuclis, president & Area One trustee, Sonoma County Board of Education, with an... Continue
Restrictions on restaurants and retail businesses will ease starting Sunday as Sonoma County moves out of the state's most restrictive (Purple) tier. After administering 2 million vaccine doses in California's 400 most-affected zip codes, the state adjusted its four-tier system. With the change, Sonoma County... Continue
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the reliance and demand for tech services like never before, impacting just about every aspect of life and business, large and small. Some statistics say as much as 85 percent since the pandemic. And, among those who know this very... Continue
Charmian London is moving back to her House of Happy Walls. Now a museum at Jack London State Park, the house was emptied in September of its displays and historic treasures. All the artifacts and mementos of life with her adventurous husband, packed in boxes... Continue
All area schools serving grade levels from transitional kindergarten to grade 12 are eligible to reopen for in-person instruction now that the state has placed Sonoma County in its less-restrictive Red Tier. This is the first time that the county has moved out of the... Continue
Phil, Margee, Ryan, and Emily Barmore at the spot along Fryer Creek they have picked out to place a memorial bench for their son and brother, Brandon. Four years ago, 17-year-old Brandon Barmore died in an accident while on a service trip to Nicaragua. His... Continue
The economic impact of Covid has created a peak need for food assistance. The Redwood Empire Food Bank has the food but faces a logistical problem getting it to the 30,000 households every month that need assistance. From warehouse help to front-line distribution, volunteers are... Continue
The American Rescue Plan Act was passed Wednesday by the House, a "sweeping legislative package that focuses on putting vaccines in people’s arms, money in people’s pockets, children back in school, and people back in their jobs," according to Representative Jared Huffman, who represents much... Continue
Help is on the way for the American people. This comprehensive COVID-19 relief package will address the dual health and economic crises created by this pandemic and ensure we are on the path toward recovery. And it can’t come soon enough. More than half a... Continue
Artists are solitary people. They don’t socialize during lunch breaks because there is no lunch break. Cocooned in quiet creative zones, they’ve had no complaints about recent stay-at-home directives; they were planning on it anyway. By Jackie Lee | Sun Fine Arts I talked with... Continue