After David Bolling called me late last Friday night about writing this column, I was definitely awake when President Donald Trump launched his war on Iran very early Saturday morning. I watched the updates for hours. I am a newshound, but I am also a... Continue
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The Japanese film “Perfect Days” features renowned actor Kôji Yakusho leading a Zen-like life in the heart of Tokyo, where he works as a public toilet cleaner. Yakusho won Best Actor for the role at the Cannes Film Festival. His character, Hirayama, is shown playing... Continue
By Anna Pier (Graph shows entry level salary range for teachers) Since the opening of the 2025-26 school year, in August, the approximately 200 teachers and certificated staff of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District have been showing up for work in our four elementary... Continue
As Donald Trump basks in the glow of his unauthorized assault on Iran, countless victims of his alleged illegal assaults against women are publicly wondering if the Middle East war he has started is not a diversion from the one he can’t escape at home. ... Continue
Honoring the Old, Respecting the Present, & Planting for the Future – Hannah Aclufi, Sedra Nathan, and Vincent Distrola Daffodils and jonquil Photo: NatureHills.com Historic Symbology As winter fades, Sonoma's wildflowers begin to emerge—but first, let’s honor the traditional birth month flowers for March: daffodils... Continue
Cats and bats – a potentially concerning combination. That’s the message from Deanna Schwab, DVM, a Sonoma Valley veterinarian and co-owner of Valley of the Moon Veterinarian Hospital. Schwab reached out to the Sonoma Valley Sun after a client reported that her strictly-indoor cat had... Continue
At its meeting of March 4, 2026, the Sonoma City Council will discuss changing the land use designations for three properties within the city limits, including the Sebastiani Winery parcels. The meeting begins at 6 p.m. From July through December 2024 staff worked with the... Continue
FRIDAY, MARCH 6 at 4:00 pm For Zoom Link, email: [email protected] MARY MCDEVITT, MD Healthcare in California - What is Happening? How are the new Trump cuts to healthcare impacting your costs? And, how are these cuts affecting local hospitals, rural hospital closures, strikes, and skyrocketing... Continue
Written by Peggy Rubens, with editing by Howard Eisenstark A delegation from the Sonoma Sister City Association traveled to China from October 16-28, 2025, for a twelve-day cultural exchange and diplomatic visit that included attendance at the China-US Sister Cities Conference in Hangzhou. The five-member... Continue
Over the course of the past 40 years – give or take a decade – Sonoma Valley has been lulled into a false sense of security about its economic future. We were riding the crest of a global love affair with wine, we had become... Continue