Out of the lab and onto the lawn

The hauntingly elaborate decorations on Orange Avenue keep getting bigger -- and scarier -- every year, thanks to Renee Montalbano, husband Justin Montalbano and son Mason. “I don’t know if it was the addition of the 12-foot skeleton or the man-eating plant, but it’s like... Continue

City life 101: Nuisances and nuisance abatement

We’ve all seen properties with decrepit vehicles, abandoned equipment, trash, overgrown weeds and buildings in severe disrepair. Sometimes it’s a result of financial hardship, other times willful neglect by a property owner. A good example of owner neglect in Sonoma is the former Truck and... Continue

Sonoma Valley rent-relief clinic swamped with requests

A rent-relief clinic planned for this Saturday is booked solid with some 100 Valley renters looking for help applying for state and federal relief. In conjunction with the North Bay Organizing Project (NBOP), Food For All/Comida Para Todos and the Sonoma Valley Housing Group have... Continue

In the Studio with Maryann Steinert Foley

By Jackie Lee | Sun Fine Arts Tucked into the end of a quiet street in Sonoma, enfolded by a mini forest of trees and shrubs, lies a house built in 1958 by a previous generation of the Foley family. You won’t find chintz furniture,... Continue

Falling into Fall

How to ebb and flow with the seasons, by Audrey Krafft For some, fall is a magical and beautiful season that's highly anticipated. For others, the cooler and shorter days can be a little depressing and hard to adjust. Whatever camp you fall into, the... Continue

Under the Sun: Molly Curley O’Brien, after the fire

Sonoma native Molly Curley O'Brien is the Director of Grants and Government Programs for the After the Fire organization. Were you living in Sonoma during the 2017 fires? No, I had left Sonoma in 2016 to start a masters program at Mills College. My husband... Continue

Why F, old movies, busy beavers and more

The Sonoma Valley Sun endorses Measure F to continue the parcel tax in support of the Sonoma Valley Hospital. Not to add or increase a tax, but continue the one that has been in place for years. It’s worth it. And there is no organized... Continue

Sonoma Valley nonprofits, volunteers honored

At a reception Sunday afternoon at the Hanna Boys Center, the Sonoma Valley Fund, an affiliate of Community Foundation Sonoma County, together with Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund recognized nine organizations that have courageously and persistently responded to the ever-changing needs of those most impacted. Individual... Continue

Cannabis crop confab at Benziger’s roost

What do marijuana folks talk about when they get together? The answer to that question might not be as obvious as it seems. By Jonah Raskin Folks who aren’t a part of what started out as an integral element of the counterculture, then morphed into... Continue

Sonoma County sets criteria for dropping mask mandates

With Covid cases decreasing and the vaccine rate on the rise, Sonoma County joined eight other Bay Area public health officers in setting the criteria for dropping the indoor-mask mandate. Most Bay Area health departments issued the masking requirements on August 3 in response to... Continue

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