It Just Heals Me Janice King is the long-time President of the Society, and sat down with the Sun’s Larry Barnett to talk about her interest in Jazz and the Society’s plans for the future.  How did you first get interested in jazz?  My parents... Continue

By Karla Noyes  If the City of Sonoma instituted a vacancy tax, it could do three things: motivate owners of long‑term vacant homes to put them back into use; generate revenue for essential city services; and – most importantly – restore the year‑round civic participation... Continue

By Anna Pier The eyes of the Valley are presently fixed on the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board, but there is only one seat in play in the November elections, that of Area One trustee. This is the northernmost area in the District, informally... Continue

EIR Research and Failing Infrastructure By David Bolling Public attention has been drawn to the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) over the past two weeks, first by the mysterious appearance of elaborate chain link fencing, covered by opaque fabric, surrounding large blocks of the 180-acre campus,... Continue

“From the Heart of Sonoma to the Peaks of Nepal” By Anna Pier The evening of September 22, the Veterans Memorial Building on First Street West was packed with joyful people. The Nepali/Himalayan community of Sonoma Valley and Sonoma County opened its collective arms to... Continue

Currently at Sonoma Valley Museum of Art By Anna Pier The marvelous new show at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, The Real-Life Art History of M. Louise Stanley, is huge in every sense of the word. This grand collection of the petite artist’s works... Continue

After receiving many racist, derogatory online public comments, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors is joining other jurisdictions in calling on the state legislature to adjust provisions of a law that requires government bodies to accept remote public comments. SB 707, an update to state... Continue

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation that includes a new federal authorization for up to $60 million in funding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Sonoma and Marin counties. The funding would support... Continue

By David Bolling  When Heidi Porch was four years-old she almost drowned in a neighbor’s swimming pool. “There was no pulse,” she says, “I was clinically dead.” She was saved by her 16-year-old lifeguard godmother who had just learned mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Ever since she has... Continue