Sonoma activist Mary McDevitt M.D. updates the drive for Medicare for All in California with an April 30 zoom lecture presented by the Praxis Peace Institute. ... Continue
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The Boyes Bridge will reopen in early July, according to Supervisor Susan Gorin. There will be some minor road work remaining, but County Transportation and Public Works confirms that the project is on schedule to meet the target date when the rebuild began in September... Continue
Beginning Monday, April 26, PG&E will conduct aerial patrols of gas transmission pipelines in Sonoma County and the North Bay, with helicopters flying as low as 300 to 500 feet and a fixed-wing aircraft. PG&E will also be patrolling lines in Vallejo, Marin and Napa... Continue
[caption id="attachment_110501" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Cyndi Frank works the room at the last in-person event, in 2019. Photo by Melania Mahoney.[/caption] The event staffers behind the annual nonprofit galas and fancy fundraisers have become, over a year of Covid restrictions, adept TV producers and directors. Pets Lifeline’s... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce and City of Sonoma announce Valley Bar & Bottle as this year’s Earth Day 2021 Honoree. Lauren Feldman and Stephanie Reagor received a Certificate of Recognition for their stewardship of the environment through sustainable business practices. Their green-wise approach... Continue
Karen Boness | The Sonoma Garden (from The Sun archives) Most of us would agree that there is a lot more upset, misunderstanding, violence, and war in the world than we would like. It seems like every time we tune into the news tragedy and... Continue
Sonoma County held a virtual Town Hall on Climate April 6, picking up where we left off, said our District 1 Supervisor, Susan Gorin, when our lives were so rudely interrupted by the pandemic. She was “excited”, she said, to move climate change to the... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Rotary Foundation still has about $10,000 left of the $200,000 in grant money available for small businesses serving the valley that sustained financial and operational impact from the Covid pandemic. “We’ve awarded grants typically between $500 and $1,000 to nearly 200 local... Continue
A young volunteer crew hard at work along Nathanson Creek, at a previous Sonoma Ecology event. Photo: SEC. Sonoma Ecology Center’s “Earthling” Teen Volunteer Group hosts a COVID-safe Earth Day celebration and creek cleanup at Nathanson Creek Preserve on Saturday, April 24, 9 am -noon.... Continue
Earth Day, April 22, should be a call to action for all of us. Never has this planet faced a deadlier threat to our natural and social environments. Commentary by Jane Bender If we deny the climate crisis or put the responsibility off on others,... Continue