Deva Marie Proto, Sonoma County Clerk-Recorder-Assessor, and Erick Roeser, Sonoma County Auditor-Controller-Treasurer-Tax Collector, are warning seniors and other property owners about false online claims and scam calls urging them to file a so-called ‘Form 1098-SR’ to reduce or freeze property taxes or avoid school bonds.... Continue
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Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker Magazine cartoonist, humorist and author who just happens to have been born and raised right here in Sonoma. Continue
Traffic Safety Committee to Review Temporary Traffic Circle and Project Plans at August 25th Meeting
The Traffic Safety Committee will receive an update on the Third Street West Bike Boulevard at its August 25 meeting, including a discussion of the temporary traffic circle at Third Street West and Perkins Street and a review of the latest project plans. The temporary traffic circle... Continue
By Kathleen Hill Vella Cheese Company just announced on social media that they are closing after 94 years in business. As our daughter said, “That’s awful.” And I think lots of people will feel that way. Most famous for their Dry Jack, the family said... Continue
“Love is all you need,” sang the Beatles, but what is this thing called love? Is love a manifestation of altruism, desire, attachment, attraction, instinct or a combination of all? Love arrives in many forms and many costumes, sneaks up quietly or strikes like a... Continue
By Anna Pier Spirits were high and excitement was in the air the morning of August 5 at the animal barns at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds. A total of 25 Sonoma Valley High FFA (Future Farmers of America) students had brought animals to the Sonoma... Continue
I think about the little 5-year-old walking to the first day of kindergarten at El Verano, hand-in-hand with her mom, new lunchbox, new clothes, all the joys and potential of a world she is about to be exposed to, when they pass by a fence... Continue
Ever found yourself spouting off something you didn't mean to say? Forgetting your phone? Waking up in the middle of the night remembering something you had completely forgotten? Helping people become more aware of unconscious, unwanted behaviors has been my life’s work. As a psychotherapist,... Continue
YIMBY, NIMBY – both address the concept of yes or no in my backyard. Yet, what happens when each change, when each development, goes beyond your or my backyard? The whole balance of a community, our environment, our earth is involved. When community members voice... Continue
Sonoma County in early September will launch a nationwide recruitment to select the next director of the county’s Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach. Before the search begins, county officials want to allow the public the opportunity to provide input that will help... Continue