By Larry Barnett A subsidiary of Tidewater Capital, a San Francisco development firm valued at more than $450 million, now owns three properties previously part of the Mattson portfolio and is developing plans to transform the three parcels into housing. The three properties include the... Continue
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At its June 17 meeting, the Sonoma City Council unanimously adopted the City’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2026–27 Operating and Capital Budget, approving the spending plan following several weeks of public review, Finance Committee meetings, and a City Council budget workshop. The adopted budget continues funding for... Continue
Baked Delicacies And Local Grains By Seth Dolinsky Every town has a baker, or at least should. Sonoma has a few, one of which is found exclusively at our local farmers markets, as well as at occasional events and “pop-ups”. Mike “The Bejkr” Zakowski has... Continue
By Larry Barnett Micro-Breweries are commonplace today, but that was not always so. In 1975, there were none, until that is, the New Albion Brewery on 8th Street East was created. It was the brainchild of three people, and one of them, Jane Zimmerman, still... Continue
City of Sonoma Maintains ISO Class 1 Fire Rating The Sonoma Valley Fire District (SVFD) has earned two significant recognitions for its fire prevention, planning, and community risk reduction programs. Following a recent re-survey by the Insurance Services Office (ISO), the City of Sonoma has... Continue
Investigations in to fatal shootings by California police take so long that officers often cannot be decertified or charged with most crimes. by Nigel Duara This article was originally published by CalMatters Under growing pressure from a restive public during the summer of 2020, the Legislature... Continue
By Tarney Baldinger I wanted to share with the people of Sonoma the experience that children in our sister city, Kaniv, have been having during this time when the media is giving almost no attention to the Russian war on Ukraine. So I reached out... Continue
15th Season Opens With “Ain’t Too Proud” By David Bolling The Transcendence Theatre Company will launch its fifteenth season on June 12, with a newly-positioned stage to reduce neighborhood sound intrusion, and a Tony-winning, Motown musical melodrama, “Ain’t Too Proud – The Life and Times... Continue
Meeting with Dr. Jason Sutter, the new Superintendent of Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) the morning of Graduation Day, May 29, Anna Pier asked about his first months on the job, and his vision for leading the District. You started here March 1? Yes.... Continue
Hayward-Rogers Creek Fault Analysis By David Bolling Much has changed in our knowledge of seismic science since 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, when the San Andreas fault woke up and displaced the surface of the Earth between 20 and 28 feet along a... Continue