The eastward view of Sonoma's Patten Street at the corner of 3rd Street East, circa 1935 (that's owner Oliver Maffei crossing the street), and the same view today. 'Then' photo courtesy of J. Chipchase. Continue

Creekside High School class of 2021 Benjamin Goodman Chavez was the lucky winner of the Sonoma Valley High School Grad Night Car Raffle, sponsored by Sonoma Valley Rotary. Benjamin has been working to buy a car to get to Santa Rosa Junior College; his mom... Continue

The drought is on, and you'll be hearing more and more about ways to conserve water as the summer heats up. To arm customers with handy water-saving devices, Sonoma Water will give away a free toolkit at two Drought Drop By locations on Saturday, June 12,... Continue

Garrett Toy, moving on after eight years as chief administrator of Fairfax, in Marin County, is the city manager of Sonoma, effective July 20. The City Council officially offer the $220k-per-year job at its June 7 meeting. As town manager of Fairfax, Toy served as... Continue

Sonoma County has approved $3,722,160 for vegetation management throughout Sonoma County to help reduce fire risk. The 20-project list includes work on the Cavedale/Trinity area above Glen Ellen, and support for the Sonoma Valley Fire District. The money funds "shovel-ready' projects to clear roads, create defensible... Continue

Sonoma Valley Wholesale Nursery owner Paul Martinez gives planting tips to Sonoma Valley Rotary volunteers during a workday at Sonoma Valley Firehouse #3. The results of the team landscaping effort can now be seen along the Highway 12 side of the fire station driveway, at... Continue

Author and guest speaker Bo Kearns congratulated winners of the 2021 Young Writers Contest at Jack London State Historic Park (left to right): First prize winner Natali Cox, Second prize winner Keeley Graziani, Honorable Mention winner Huntyr Ammons, and Honorable Mention winner Alina Peterson.  (Not... Continue