By Richard Dale Dale, the Founder and Executive Director of the Sonoma Ecology Center, made these remarks at the ceremony where Congressman Mike Thompson presented him the Climate Crisis Champion Award. Thinking back on years of work that have brought this recognition, as I expect... Continue
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Sonoma Family Meal Receives Multi-Year Encore Grant On Tuesday evening April 28 the women’s collective giving organization, Impact100 Sonoma, awarded $365,000 in grants — ranging in size from $50,000 to $5,000 — to 16 nonprofits addressing critical needs across the Valley - from food security... Continue
California‘s 2026 Election Season officially began with the arrival of the “Primary Election Offical Voter Information Guide” at every Valley household harboring a registered voter. For those not registered to vote, or just needing something to read while in detention, it’s also available on line... Continue
Santé’s fabulous re-do at Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn A few of us were invited to sample the new experience one finds at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn – a complete re-do of Santé restaurant, both in décor and menu. When you head through the FSMI... Continue
On January 17, 2025 – three days before Donald Trump was inaugurated for the second time as President of the United States, a Trump bitcoin – called a $Trump – was released in the cryptosphere, hosted on the Solana blockchain platform. One billion coins were... Continue
Sonoma Police Department Case #26-245 and #26-246 Press Release- May 6, 2026 Prepared by- Brandon Cutting, Chief of Police Last night (5/5/26) at 6:15 pm, the Sonoma Police Department started receiving 911 calls regarding a physical fight between juveniles in several locations along the east... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Sun is excited to announce its latest team member, Lisa Ziganti, who has accepted the role of Sales Manager and will soon be introducing herself to business owners, nonprofit agencies and individuals seeking to promote their businesses, their products, their organizations and... Continue
Immigrant Rights Activists Demand Answers By Anna Pier At 10 a.m. on Monday, April 27, a group of immigrant rights activists, their supporters, and journalists, gathered for a press conference in front of the Sonoma County Sheriff's Department, to hear the testimony of the sister... Continue
Just another day in May, and the day my father Norman was born. As it happens, he was given an unusual gift on one of his birthdays, a copy of The Globe, a New York City newspaper printed on the day of his birth. The... Continue
The Civil war did not end in 1868. Instead, it became a simmering ideological conflict that continues to this very day. The recent Supreme Court gutting of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is the South’s latest victory, the continuing unwinding of a progressive process... Continue