In 2012 the City of Sonoma created the STID for a period of three years, allowing the hotels and lodging establishments within city limits to assess a 2% fee on all hotel guests room charges on stays of no more than 30 days. At the... Continue

At a special meeting on August 22, 2024, the City of Sonoma Planning Commission will continue its discussion of the city's  General Plan and future land use. Specifically, the commission will continue to explore, among other topics, Increasing residential densities Encouraging new jobs-generating uses in... Continue

Hummingbird Cottages, a new housing development in Sonoma on Fifth Street West and MacArthur Street West is rising quickly. A combination of 15 homes, including 9 single-family homes and 6 duet homes which include three Affordable Housing units, is being developed under the provisions of... Continue

The owners of Picazo Cafe, the popular eatery located on Arnold Drive at Grove Street, have announced that they are temporarily closed due to a fire. "Unfortunately, we suffered a fire at our business today. Fortunately, everyone is safe but nevertheless the business that we... Continue

Actor and activist Peter Coyote has concerns, and will share them during a two-hour discussion with other notable activists and the public on September 7, 2025, from 6-8pm at Burlingame Hall at the First Congregational Church . “It’s something I pay attention to,” Coyote said... Continue

Local students performed in a Mexican folkloric dance and mariachi presentation on August 2 on the stage of the El Verano Community School Center to share their new skills and celebrate the conclusion of their two-week camp. Leonardo Lobato, Executive Director of La Luz Center,... Continue

The Bay Area Housing Finance Authority (BAHFA) has pulled the $20-Billion affordable housing bond measure from the ballot, instead deciding to let voters first decide about lowering the threshold for passage of housing bond measures to 54% from the current 67%.  The proposed measure, approved... Continue

Psychologist Ofer Zur, PhD, is traveling in Israel and the West Bank and will do a LIVE Zoom broadcast for the Praxis Peace Institute from one of the cities he will be visiting on August 16th.  In the West Bank, his guide will be Palestinian... Continue

Planting of a new dense pocket forest on the Sassarini Elementary School campus, called a Miyawaki Forest, will happen this fall. The plan is supported by the local Garden Club, Sonoma Ecology Center, and other local groups, with professional arborist guidance from A Plus Tree... Continue