Iconic High School Symbol Flies Again By Helen Marsh David Bell was elected president of the Board of Trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District in December 2025. He was elected by a vote of his fellow board members. In January, Bell ran into... Continue
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I've worked in housing for years, in low-income housing as a resource coordinator, and I’ve counseled homeless people. I have bought, sold and been sold out during the foreclosure years. I've been around the block. Housing is a serious, insidious, corrosive problem for community. The... Continue
February is a good month for lingering over a steaming cappuccino or latte, preferably in one of the valley's cozy cafes. And while we doubt that Weghoeffer's served espresso drinks, it's still a lovely glimpse into the coffee shops of our past. (I don't think... Continue
We imagine ourselves as having had a beginning, although at precisely what point in time it happened is uncertain, and that like taxes our end will come. We think of most things this way because that’s the way they appear and it’s what we’re taught.... Continue
It is generally agreed that the Civil Rights Movement in this country began officially in 1965 with the Supreme Court's decisive ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, ending the heretofore legal and widely accepted segregation and separation of the races in U.S. schools, with... Continue
Editor’s Note: On January 20, on the global stage provided by the World Economic Forum at Davos, Switzerland, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney delivered one of the most important and prescient speeches of the Trump era. At the risk of boring some readers, and hopefully... Continue
Sonoma’s Friday Farmers market – officially the Sonoma Valley Certified Farmer’s Market (SCVFM) – has been the Valley's main source for locally produced food for decades. Over four to be exact, having been founded in 1985 by some forward-thinking farmers and residents, notably including Paul... Continue
By Josette Brose-Eichar My earliest memories are of north Minneapolis. My older sister, Eileen, walking me to Hawthorn Elementary School on frozen sidewalks. Midday I would walk back to our third-floor tenement apartment alone. Even as a small child I was unafraid to wander from... Continue
Kaniv Residents Share Their Pain By Tarney Baldinger On Valentine’s Day, a Sock Hop and Spaghetti Feed will be held at the Sonoma Valley’s Women’s Club to raise funds for Sonoma’s Ukrainian Sister City, Kaniv. To provide context for that event, the Sonoma Sun reached... Continue
By Jim Bohar The City Council voted to change the Sonoma voting process for electing City Council members from at-large (city-wide representation) to district elections beginning this year. The voters will be divided into five districts, each having their own Council Member. How will this... Continue