In the spring of 2026, Sonoma County Regional Parks asked residents what they value most about their regional and city parks and what they'd like to see in the future. More than 2,000 people shared thoughtful ideas, priorities and experiences. Whether you hike our trails,... Continue
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BBB SF Bay Area is warning consumers about scammers impersonating trusted organizations to steal money, personal information and access to online accounts. Reports submitted to BBB Scam Tracker describe individuals posing as representatives of DoorDash, UCSF Health and Freedom Debt Relief. In several cases, the... Continue
The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed the Water Resources Development Act of 2026, bipartisan legislation that includes a new federal authorization for up to $60 million in funding for water and wastewater infrastructure projects in Sonoma and Marin counties. The funding would support... Continue
Your correspondent predicts that schools everywhere – from pre-K to university – will soon be adding a new course to their curricula: Acronymics and Initialisms. Our language has become so chock-full of both that it is necessary to know them, and the difference between them,... Continue
Commentary By Lisa Storment, President of Wake UP Sonoma On Thursday night, September 10, there was a school board meeting which continued to illuminate the ways in which we have the wrong people sitting on our school board, and points to its ineffectiveness. Who are... Continue
Editor’s Note: We are delighted to introduce Bobbie Jonas, a remarkable Sonoma healer who takes body work through the “quantum healing” wormhole and into the universe beyond of body-mind integration. Her columns will appear regularly in the Sun and reader comments are always welcomed. By... Continue
The words that follow will not please everyone and I’m sure they will make some people angry. Some people will disagree with what I say here for the exactly opposite reasons that others will disagree. So be it. Because the subject is sex, sexuality, gender,... Continue
I don’t know all of you, but many of you know me. When I first moved to this community 36 years ago, I was a young man. Now I’m old; that’s the way of things. Over these many years I’ve occupied positions of public office,... Continue
“You Don’t Have To Suffer" Reminders of death, like the loss of Dolly Parton, Gloria Steinem, Wendell Berry and other beloved figures, is a hard thump to the heart. Now in my 70’s, it is impossible for me to ignore, knock on the door. While... Continue
By David Bolling When Heidi Porch was four years-old she almost drowned in a neighbor’s swimming pool. “There was no pulse,” she says, “I was clinically dead.” She was saved by her 16-year-old lifeguard godmother who had just learned mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. Ever since she has... Continue