It’s time to change the culture of policing
The behavior and accountability of law enforcement has emerged as a huge issue. The murder of George Floyd set off ongoing nationwide... Continue
Editorial: Boarded windows send the wrong message
The protests roiling our nation have but lightly touched Sonoma Valley, but all of us here feel the tension and despair that’s... Continue
Thinking outside a brand-new box
People don’t change long-standing habits easily; where we shop, what we eat, how we speak, ways we dress, and so forth, become... Continue
The Sun is a struggling small business. You can help.
The coronavirus pandemic is killing a horrifying number of people; it’s also finishing off America’s local newspapers,... Continue
Protection, not promotion: How the hospitality industry can help its workers right now
Sonoma’s Tourism Improvement District (TID), a non-profit organization operated by representatives from the hospitality industry,... Continue
Our world has turned upside down
Everything we believed was true has become subject to question or even reversal; everything we relied upon has shifted. On a larger... Continue
Green burials
The City of Sonoma maintains a number of cemeteries, including the historic Mountain Cemetery containing the tombs and graves of many... Continue
Felling trees
The consensus of climate scientists is that climate change threatens to cause an irrevocable alteration of life on planet earth. The... Continue
Capitalism’s failure: homelessness
The essence of capitalism is the accumulation of profits and assets. This accumulation is enabled by the exploitation of labor, which... Continue
What is historic?
According to the office of California’s Secretary of State, in order to be declared historic a property or structure must satisfy... Continue
