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
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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
By Anna Pier The current exhibit at the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art (SVMA) showcases remarkable and remarkably different bodies of work by two northern California artists. Each unique and compelling exhibit is a reflection of the artist's lived experience, translated through their medium –... Continue
Sonoma Water board has approved wholesale water rate adjustment for fiscal year 2026-27. Sonoma Aqueduct customers (Valley of the Moon and City of Sonoma) will pay 8.72 percent more for water. The Board of Directors of Sonoma Water on Tuesday approved a wholesale water rate... Continue
Facing a projected $1 million deficit for the proposed 2026-27 budget, the City of Sonoma recently undertook a fee study to determine ways to increase revenues. Using a “cost recovery” methodology which analyses the actual costs incurred by the city in conducting its affairs such... Continue
by Maya C. Miller This article was originally published by CalMatters aw enforcement officers will be banned from interfering with California elections under a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Wednesday, just in time for the June 2 primary election. The law, which takes effect immediately,... Continue
DGS Is Not Concerned? By David Bolling A month after the California Department of General Services (DGS) ostensibly found a way to fund an effort by the California Conservation Corps to start weed-whacking the overgrown grounds at the Sonoma Developmental Center, it became apparent that,... Continue