he West Spain Street Rehabilitation Project is now underway. The project, managed by the City of Sonoma and constructed by Team Ghilotti, Inc., includes pavement grinding, repair of localized pavement failures, new striping and signage, and utility structure adjustments. Work is taking place along West Spain Street between 1st... Continue
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By Anna Pier In the wake of Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees’ final decision on October 9 to close Prestwood Elementary School in June 2026, the District has been working on the transition plan for school consolidation, also approved by Trustees at... Continue
How the Wildland Urban Interface Code (WUI) Is Changing Housing By Larry Barnett The State of California is justifiably worried about wildfires and the property damage they cause. After the massive destruction in Southern California, legislation was passed to regulate the type of landscaping that... Continue
By Anna Pier MacArthur Park Charter School (MPCS) Board submitted its Charter Petition and Proposition 39 facilities request to the Sonoma Valley Unified School District on October 31, 2025. The proposed public, tuition-free charter school, envisioned by a charter board composed of current Prestwood parents,... Continue
by Marisa Kendall This article was originally published by CalMatters The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news for the California agencies tasked with fighting homelessness looms: President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to deeply cut federal funding for permanent housing. The news... Continue
Four-month closure Monday, November 3, 2025 - Saturday, February 28, 2026 Caltrans will implement one-way traffic control on State Route 121 in the Schellville community of Sonoma County to replace bridge railings on the Yellow Creek Bridge, located several hundred feet south of the newly... Continue
Zoe Rosenberg, 23-years-old of Berkeley, was convicted earlier today by a Sonoma County jury following an approximately 7-week-long trial of a felony charge of Conspiracy, and 2 misdemeanor counts of trespass which occurred on 5/21/23 and 6/13/23, and 1 count of tampering with a vehicle... Continue
The County of Sonoma is monitoring reports of possible federal immigration enforcement activity in the Bay Area and is working with partner organizations to provide accurate information and access to support services. The County is working proactively with the Sheriff’s Office, and has activated the... Continue
Self-injection with medications has become common, as drugs like Ozempic and insulin are used by the public. Such injections require changing needles before each use, and discarding used needles is in the medical "bio-hazard" category and needs to be done properly. Now Adobe Drugs is... Continue
Lead Physical Therapist of SV Hospital's Hand and Physical Therapy Clinic, Marek Grzybowski, cut the ribbon with a giant pair of scissors to open the clinic's expanded wing. SVH Foundation Executive Director Leslie Antonelli Petersen welcomed the guests, therapists hospital staff and doctors to the... Continue