A new coffee shop is about to open in the City of Sonoma, Equator Coffees. Opening on October 31, in the Sonoma Marketplace near Whole Foods Market, Equator sources coffee from over 20 countries. As explained on their website, "Equator Coffees has evolved from a... Continue
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The Sonoma Valley Collaborative, a project of the Sonoma Ecology Center, has released its Housing Affordability Roadmap, its collection of ideas on ways to preserve existing affordable housing and to create more. As they describe it: "The Roadmap reflects the collective expertise and collaboration of... Continue
Self-injection with medications has become common, as drugs like Ozempic and insulin are used by the public. Such injections require changing needles before each use, and discarding used needles is in the medical "bio-hazard" category and needs to be done properly. Now Adobe Drugs is... Continue
California Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that CalRx® biosimilar insulin glargine pens will be available to consumers in California beginning January 1, 2026. This launch marks a significant step in the state’s ongoing effort to lower prescription drug prices and improve medication access statewide. Through... Continue
Social Security benefits and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments for 75 million Americans will increase 2.8 percent in 2026. On average, Social Security retirement benefits will increase by about $56 per month starting in January. Over the last decade the cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) increase has... Continue
Many senior citizens on Medicare saved time and travel expenses by booking video visits with their healthcare providers, but Medicare is not currently paying for such appointments anymore. Medicare did not permanently stop paying for video visits, but temporary waivers enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic... Continue
Rain beginning Friday night and continuing intermittently through Monday should be light to moderate, in the range of one-half inch. The atmospheric river feeding the storm system is currently forecast to primarily affect the northwest coast. Nonetheless, it's a good time to clear your gutters... Continue
After a decade of providing space for varied musical performances in the Wine Country, Blue Note in the City of Napa has announced that it will cease operations at it current location at the end of 2025. They may move their concert venue to San... Continue
The Sonoma County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan (MJHMP) Draft is now available for public review and comment through November 10, 2025, on the County of Sonoma website. The MJHMP is a countywide effort involving 22 jurisdictions, including the City of Sonoma and the Sonoma Valley Fire District, both of which have annexes in... Continue
What I’d like to know is how to live in this time and place in our country. What to do or not do? How to be? What’s of value or not? What needs to change? Like uninvited guests these are the questions I wake up... Continue