Sonoma Overnight Support, the nonprofit that has been operating as a service center for the homeless for 17 years, is moving out of its First Street West location.  The house-like structure, known as The Haven, is owned by the City of Sonoma. The City terminated... Continue

As it celebrates its 15th anniversary, women’s collective giving organization Impact100 Sonoma—one of the valley’s largest funders—will award a record $350,000 in grants to valley-serving nonprofits in 2024.  That amount will raise the group’s cumulative grant total since 2010 to $4,025,485. For the fourth year... Continue

The use of services from FISH -- the nonprofit Friends in Sonoma Helping -- grew significantly in 2023. The Springs-based agency saw demand rise over 50% for its Food Pantry -- more than 1,500 Sonoma Valley households with a total of 3,265 adults and 1,519... Continue

Question: What is your favorite quote? Andy, Sonoma I was just reading this quote about the Hobbits from “Lord of the Rings”. I love this one where he [Tolkien] talks about how they “love peace, quiet, and good-tilled earth”. And that feels like where we... Continue

Jim Webb is the Sugarloaf Ridge State Park volunteer of the month for January. He began volunteering a year ago as a trail patrol volunteer. His experience in previous work with USFS lends itself to very detailed trail reports, according to the Sugarloaf team. "On... Continue