By Anna Pier On May 27, Marco Antonio Mena, the Consul General from Mexico for Northern California and Hawaii, visited the Sonoma Botanical Garden (SBG) to view the Spirit Guides exhibit and honor the Oaxacan artists who created it, Jacobo and María Ángeles, with a... Continue
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People are remarkable creatures. Liberated from walking using arms and hands thanks to our bipedal gait, we’ve used them to successfully manipulate matter, from lighting fire to assembling spacecrafts. We play music, dance and create drawings and paintings. For better or worse we’ve mastered chemistry,... Continue
Dear Sonoma Valley Community, The 2025–2026 school year was a year of meaningful progress, important decisions, and renewed momentum for the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. Together, we strengthened the district’s financial foundation, expanded opportunities for students and families, welcomed new leadership, and continued investing... Continue
Meeting with Dr. Jason Sutter, the new Superintendent of Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) the morning of Graduation Day, May 29, Anna Pier asked about his first months on the job, and his vision for leading the District. You started here March 1? Yes.... Continue
An evening of satire, song, and community support is coming to Sonoma on Saturday, June 13, when the Totally Incorrect Players present An Evening of the Twisted Songs of Tom Lehrer at the historic Sebastiani Theatre. The musical review celebrates the work and spirit of... Continue
Perception and reality: sometimes it is difficult to give up our perception about something, someone or someplace, and face reality. Many things appear to be one thing, glowing and positive on the surface, with each of us projecting our idealistic perception on it. These are... Continue
By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor After an 18-year wait, the 2026 Sonoma Valley High School varsity boys baseball team laid claim to a North Coast Section championship. In 2008, Sonoma won its first-ever sectional baseball title with the late Don Lyons and... Continue
Hayward-Rogers Creek Fault Analysis By David Bolling Much has changed in our knowledge of seismic science since 5:12 a.m. on Wednesday, April 18, 1906, when the San Andreas fault woke up and displaced the surface of the Earth between 20 and 28 feet along a... Continue
Celebrating 250 Years of Victories In 1814, Francis Scott Key (‘Scotty’ to his friends) penned a poem entitled, “The Defence of Fort McHenry.” In 1931, its first verse became our National Anthem. As the country’s 250th birthday approaches, it’s a tune we’re hearing more than... Continue
Distributing the Sonoma Valley Sun twice monthly is a full day’s work and includes a lot of driving and hefting of papers. It’s not any easy job, but it’s just right for someone looking for extra income. Daisy Wright is our new Distribution Supervisor; she’s... Continue