The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved a plan to make County government operations carbon-neutral by 2030, the latest in a series of actions taken by the Board of Supervisors in an effort to slow climate change and protect county residents from its... Continue

SVUSD BOARD MEETING Today at 4 pm the SVUSD board will meet. The open session begins at 5:30 pm. We are invited to attend, or participate via zoom. REGULAR BOARD MEETING AGENDA | 09/12/2024 - 04:00 PM | 17850 Railroad Avenue, Sonoma CA 95476 |... Continue

Mary's Pizza Shack has released the following press release: Dear Family, Friends & Loyal Customers, Today, our company, Mary’s Pizza Shack Corporation, filed for bankruptcy. All our restaurants remain open, and we are not closing any locations. This is the final step of a larger... Continue

Sausage Emporium’s Miranda Ives teased us with an announcement of something new in the works, and now that we know what. A new restaurant by the same owners, Mozaik, will take its place. Ives explains,  “Mozaik will be more than just a restaurant; it’s a... Continue

This summer, I had the privilege of being admitted to the Harvard Kennedy School of Government's Executive Education program in Comparative Tax Policy and Administration. This program is tailored for senior-level practitioners from government, academia and the private sector and focuses on the latest developments... Continue

In the Spring of this year, the City of Sonoma added a professional cemetery manager to its staff. Carolyn Fulton, formerly the manager at a privately-owned Petaluma cemetery, has years of experience in cemetery operations and now runs Sonoma’s three publicly-owned cemeteries. Historically, Sonoma’s cemeteries... Continue

Ken Wayne, the former evening anchor on KRON TV, and Lou Rivas, husband of Sonoma City Council member Patricia Farrar-Rivas,  are flying at-risk animals to safety. At-risk animals are either domestic animals that are in a shelter or have been injured and need to be... Continue

At the conclusion of an hours long appeal hearing, the Sonoma City Council elected to continue the matter to their meeting of October 2, 2024. With Mayor John Gurney absent, the four council members in attendance struggled to come to terms with the appeal, hearing... Continue

At their August 20 meeting, the SVUSD School Consolidation Committee narrowed to four the possible scenarios that could be followed for the necessary closure of District schools. The Committee will meet again on September 10 and October 15, and Superintendent Jeanette Rodriguez-Chien says there may... Continue