As the health of our riparian corridors continues to improve, not only have Chinook Salmon been spawning, but an otter family is living their best life along Sonoma Creek at Maxwell Farms Regional Park. River otters spend a significant portion of their day engaging in... Continue

At meetings spanning ten hours on Friday, the Trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District unanimously voted to close Adele Harrison Middle School. The school is the one most recently constructed by the district, and abuts Sonoma High School. The school will be closed... Continue

Get ready, Sonoma, we're about to get smacked with another bout of heavy rain this weekend, and it might prompt some local flooding in creeks and streams. With the ground already soaked from the atmospheric river and the showers of the past few days, it... Continue

The Valley of the Moon Teachers Association has charged the Sonoma Valley School District with illegally acting in bad faith by denying the tentative agreement their team signed off on. The District’s incompetence and failure to honor their commitment erodes trust with educators and community.... Continue

Sonoma Water and the Russian River Watershed Association are pleased to announce the 2025 High School Video Contest. Students and schools can win prize money! Winning videos are used as public service announcements and educational outreach materials. The 2025 contest theme is "Water Careers Unleashed: Navigating the Blue Path."... Continue

By Larry Barnett The development proposal for the Sonoma Developmental Center campus depends upon the Builder’s Remedy law for its current configuration, and new modifications of that law may have an impact on that proposal. Builder’s Remedy is a law signed by the Governor that... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District has just released the following letter to the community: Dear Sonoma Valley Unified School District Community: We are deeply disappointed that the District and Valley of the Moon Teachers Association (VMTA) were unable to reach an agreement on contract... Continue

The City of Sonoma is excited to announce that the Sonoma Valley High School Dragons Football Team will be the next honorees in the “Celebrate Sonoma” program. Sonoma City Council will recognize the team during the Sonoma City Council meeting on Tuesday, December 18, 2024,... Continue

Sonoma County Regional Parks is planning a prescribed burn at Sonoma Valley Regional Park in Glen Ellen on Dec. 11 and 12. Fire crews will burn approximately 14 acres starting as early as 10 a.m. and continuing throughout the day. Smoke may be visible around... Continue