Advocates will take to the streets — in their cars — on February 6 to demand single-payer healthcare. The demonstration, backed by the California Nurses Association, is part of a statewide effort: the California Guaranteed Health Care for All campaign’s kickoff day of action. The... Continue
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Rachel Hundley, who announced in December her plans to step down in early 2021, made her resignation from the Sonoma City Council official today by submitting a formal letter to the city clerk. The term, her second, expires in 2022. The Council must now fill... Continue
Impact100 Sonoma kicked off its 12th year of giving to nonprofits serving Sonoma Valley under the theme of Re-Visioning for 2021. Co-Presidents Lynne Lancaster and Claudia Sims welcomed the 120 members who gathered virtually on January 23 for an inspiring keynote speech, an update on... Continue
You can’t go inside the library right now, what with Covid and all, but you can check out the internet with free WiFi outside the building at 755 West Napa St. Sonoma Valley Regional Library patrons can now access wireless internet from in front of... Continue
Sonoma County Transit buses will resume fare collection on Monday, February 1. Fare collection was halted in mid-March in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Masks remain mandatory. In December, all large Sonoma County Transit buses were equipped with driver protection barriers in anticipation of the return of... Continue
Find the latest news about the drive-through clinic and how to schedule an appointment here. Sonoma County's expanding distribution network adds Sonoma Valley to the list with a drive-through clinic, for age 75 and older, February 5-7. The appointment-only vaccination clinic will be held at... Continue
A group of Napa and Sonoma County restaurants and wineries today withdrew its lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom for California's “needless ban” on outdoor dining. In the January 19 suit, The Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening alleged that the state's ban on outdoor dining... Continue
Moving beyond the chaos, by Audrey Krafft Is there a time in your life you recall feeling so connected to the moment that you felt completely free from any fear or responsibility? Maybe you were standing in front of the ocean on a cloudy day... Continue
Dolce & Garbagea. Consignment Channel. Jimmy Chewed-Over. Trashion, the art of turning discarded debris into designed treasure, returns in April to the Sonoma Community Center for Trashion 2021. The call is on for designers to see their creations work the virtual catwalk. Aspiring designers can... Continue
Peter Barnes -- author, environmentalist, economic radical -- previews his newest book, Ours: The Case for Universal Property, in a January 29 Zoom lecture presented by Sonoma’ Praxis Peace Institute. Barnes has focused on the deep flaws of capitalism in his previous works including Capitalism... Continue