Sonoma Water reports that water levels in our reservoirs are near normal levels. Lake Sonoma is 99.9% Lake Mendocino is at 80% Lake Pillsbury is at 69.1% These numbers are generally within the range of normal for this time of year. See the details at... Continue
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By Larry Barnett At a public gathering on April 22 at Vintage House, the City of Sonoma introduced representatives from the firm of Page and Turnbull, a full-service architecture and planning firm specializing in historic preservation, which has been selected to begin a Historic Resources... Continue
by Ana B. Ibarra This article was originally published by CalMatters California has emerged as the epicenter of a sweeping hospice fraud crisis, one that is costing taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and putting vulnerable seniors at risk. Yet years after the state acknowledged the... Continue
Anna Pier sat down in Simon Blattner's office to talk with Barbara Wells, who since 2013 works as bookkeeper, has been immersed in the nonprofit world, and has been trained in the art of curating exhibits. First let's talk about the upcoming exhibition, "Etched in... Continue
1993-94 Boys Had 27-3 Season By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor In my 25 years as a sports editor in the Valley (1991-2016), I was fortunate to cover and witness a host of standout Sonoma Valley High School boys and girls sports teams... Continue
By Larry Barnett The City of Sonoma began its affordable housing program in 1992. At that time, annual Redevelopment Agency funding required that 20 percent of that funding be dedicated to the creation of “subsidized” housing - deed-restricted and income-qualified units, either for sale or... Continue
Teachers Express Appreciation for New Superintendent Six weeks into the job, newly installed Superintendent Jason Sutter of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) sent the following message to teachers and other certificated staff, on the evening of Thursday, April 16, 2026: “The District and... Continue
On behalf of Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo, we are delighted to invite you to join us this Sunday for the Larson Park Dedication and Community Celebration. Your involvement makes this occasion all the more meaningful for the Sonoma Valley community, and we sincerely appreciate your ongoing... Continue
This article was originally published by Active NorCal Northern California just shook off drought conditions entirely, but forecasters say the relief could be short-lived. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released a three-month outlook showing drought is likely to return across large portions of Northern California by... Continue
ICE is destroying trust in law enforcement across the country. They’ve shot and killed non-violent civilians, including a poet and a nurse in Minneapolis. They refuse to investigate those shootings, instead pronouncing immediately that no investigation is needed because the shootings were clearly justified. They’ve... Continue