On April 26, Girl Scout Troop 10404 hosted an Outdoor Skills Day for 19 youth aged 8-12 for their Silver Award Project. The Silver Award is the second highest award of the Girl Scouts of the USA, and the highest award that a Girl Scout... Continue
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By Anna Pier "It is difficult to share this. I am not returning for the next school year." Dr Jeanette Rodriguez-Chien, Superintendent of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, made this announcement at the end of the State of the District event she had led... Continue
Sonoma Valley Unified School District Superintendent Jeanette Rodriguez-Chien and the five Trustees will make a State of the District presentation at 4:30 Tuesday May 6 in the Little Theater at Sonoma Valley High. The public event is posted on the District's monthly calendar. The Superintendent... Continue
Permit Sonoma is recommending that the County Supervisors approve a contract with the same firm that produced the SDC EIR that the Superior Court lambasted and decertified. Here is the text of the Staff Report to the Supervisors. The item is posted for today's BOS... Continue
And Why Will the Superintendent Receive a Raise? By Anna Pier If the Trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified Board vote on May 8 to close any elementary school, either on the Eastside –Prestwood or Sassarini – or in the Springs – Flowery or El... Continue
FRIDAY, MAY 9 at 4:00 pm (Pacific) on Zoom Tickets: $15 for Praxis Members ($20 others) - To Register: www.praxispeace.org KAZU HAGA Healing from Trauma, Emerging From Collapse Kazu Haga is the founder and director of the East Point Peace Academy, a trainer and practitioner of nonviolence... Continue
The analysis, commentary, and complaints about American politics are prolific. Certain themes are repeatedly explored, such as voters’ educational levels, identity, and economic status, but all these are basically subordinate to the one factor nobody really talks about: the psychology of politics. Psychology, an exploration... Continue
On May 17, 2023, the City Council approved a contract with De Novo Planning Group to prepare the comprehensive General Plan Update for the City. This comprehensive update has been underway since Fall 2023. In February 2025, the new Fire Hazard Severity Zone Map was... Continue
We are all collectively going through changing, sometimes churning, times. The environment seems unsure, less stable. Daily we all face the feeling of not knowing. Not knowing if stocks will flop or go sky high. Not knowing if our health will hold our healthcare. And... Continue
I sent a reader down a rabbit hole regarding my use of "retarded." I was schooled to use a word that doesn't insult people with disability, demean them and pain those who love them. She reproached me to do the decent thing (as if I'd... Continue