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Help wanted: Sonoma City Council

The Sonoma City Council is seeking applications to fill the seat of Rachel Hundley, who officially resigned this week. The term runs through the November election of 2022.  Individuals interested in serving must be at least 18 years of age and a registered voter in... Continue

Restaurants contend with rules, rain to re-open outdoor dining

The State of California eased restrictions to allow some businesses to re-open and restaurants to return to outdoor dining. Now if only the weather will cooperate. Valley restaurants scurried to open for seated dining as quickly as feasible after the long, expensive closure. On Tuesday... Continue

The car caravan: a Covid-era demonstration for healthcare

Advocates will take to the streets — in their cars — on February 6 to demand single-payer healthcare. The demonstration, backed by the California Nurses Association, is part of a statewide effort: the California Guaranteed Health Care for All campaign’s kickoff day of action. The... Continue

It’s official: Hundley resigns from Sonoma City Council

Rachel Hundley, who announced in December her plans to step down in early 2021, made her resignation from the Sonoma City Council official today by submitting a formal letter to the city clerk.  The term, her second, expires in 2022. The Council must now fill... Continue

Sonoma library offers free outdoor internet signal

You can’t go inside the library right now, what with Covid and all, but you can check out the internet with free WiFi outside the building at 755 West Napa St.  Sonoma Valley Regional Library patrons can now access wireless internet from in front of... Continue

Sonoma County bus fares return Feb. 1

Sonoma County Transit buses will resume fare collection on Monday, February 1. Fare collection was halted in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks remain mandatory. In December, all large Sonoma County Transit buses were equipped with driver protection barriers in anticipation of the return of... Continue