The one-way traffic control on SR-121 just south of Big Bend at the Yellow Creek Bridge has been lifted. Even better, the work wrapped up several weeks ahead of schedule. The major thoroughfare was limited to one-way traffic control while a bridge over a small... Continue
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It is the best of times and the worst of times for Pushpak Motors, the fleet of eco-friendly, battery-powered, street-and-sidewalk legal tricycles owned by serial entrepreneur, former music executive and Sonoma resident Howard Sapper. Pushpak has established a solid place in the local tourism trade,... Continue
Researchers have discovered in Hitler’s DNA evidence of Kallmann syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by, among other things, a small you-know-what. It might be easy to draw a conclusion from this, since compensating for feelings of inadequacy can lead to the strong man syndrome. I’m... Continue
Sonoma Community Center, Gallery 212 January 9 – February 19, 2026 Curated by Simon Blattner and Barbara Wells Simon Blattner and Barbara Wells have brought to Gallery 212 at the Sonoma Community Center a delightful and distinctly unique exhibit of local crafts/objets d'art. The curators... Continue
Restaurant Updates, Soroptimists Honor Colleen Ganaye, Speakeasy Gay Nights, Liz Cheney’s Turkey Dinner Great news at The Mill Executive Chef Dana Jaffe has returned to the kitchen at The Mill in Glen Ellen, after bigtime shoulder surgery. And she didn’t waste any time introducing new... Continue
By Madeleine Edwards Sonoma Sun High School Correspondent Following the 2020 coronavirus pandemic, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) discovered an issue that needed to be addressed and appeared to be missing in the lives of numerous Sonoma Valley High School students – an... Continue
Dear Friends, The current federal administration has time and time again shown reckless disregard for the rule of law, democratic norms, and basic human dignity. Under the Trump administration, ICE has been transformed from a federal agency into a political weapon. Its actions across the... Continue
In a famous and well -worn phrase attributed to Benjamin Franklin when asked what kind of government the Constitution gave us, he replied, "A Republic, if you can keep it". Whether that quote is accurate is questionable, but it is indeed an accurate definition of... Continue
The culmination of a two year effort on the part of three Sonoma commissions and the City Council, the final draft of a Tree Inventory and Canopy Study by the firm PlanIT Geo have been released. 5,070 trees were inventoried; each was measured in various... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Unified Board of Trustees has made two monumental decisions since Trustee David Bell took the gavel in December, the approval of the MacArthur Park Charter School petition, and selection of a new Superintendent for the District. Anna Pier met with the new... Continue