Since 2013, The SV Unified School District and local nonprofits have invited 9,000 people, who might otherwise not have received holiday gifts, to be beneficiaries of the generosity of our community through the Sonoma Valley Holiday Gifting Program. This year, our donations are coming in... Continue

Rachel, Madolyn & Logan - Congratulations on your election to City Council, and for running your campaigns with skill, respect and integrity.  Like many Sonoma residents, I look forward to your contribution to an energetic - and Progressive - majority on Council eager to tackle... Continue

I have received an answer from the Sonoma County Counsel’s office regarding why members to the proposed Springs Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) should be appointed and not elected. At a community meeting October 3, the issue came up, as half the MACs in California are... Continue

I've been thinking a lot about the City Council election lately. I have endorsed my colleagues Rachel E. Hundley and Madolyn Agrimonti and newcomer Logan Harvey. Each of them has their own approach and ideas, but what I like about all of them is that they treat everyone with respect. That... Continue

Since the Sonoma Sun’s last edition I have received an answer from the Sonoma County Counsel’s office regarding why members to the proposed Springs Municipal Advisory Council (MAC) should be appointed and not elected. At a community meeting October 3, the issue came up, as... Continue

Joshua Rymer and Michael Mainardi are running as a team for the Sonoma Valley District Hospital Board.  They are supremely well qualified for this difficult and largely unappreciated job. The challenges of running a community hospital are many and the solutions complex, never more so... Continue

An update on getting the county counsel's opinion about why Municipal Advisory Councils should be appointed and not elected. (Half the ones in the state are elected.) This came up at last week's meeting about MAC's when Kevin Carruth asked if we could have a... Continue

Sonoma Valley citizens have a unique opportunity in the upcoming election to elect a duo of dynamic leaders to serve on the Sonoma Valley Hospital Board, Dr. Michael Mainardi and Joshua Rymer. Their combined experiences, enhanced with an outstanding blend of expertise and commitment will... Continue

Can a man who is a moderate independent win an election in Sonoma? This endorsement of a man who has been described by a fellow Citizens Advisory Board member as: “a good guy who does his homework” is about the right person for the Sonoma City Council... Continue