State Senator Bill Dodd and a panel of experts discuss "The Road Ahead: 2021 and Beyond" in a virtual town hall on Tuesday, November 10. The 6 p.m. multi-platform session will focus on what California and the nation can expect over the next four years in... Continue
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Sonoma Valley Unified School District board of trustees Area 4: Troy Knox Area 5: Anne Ching Sonoma County Office of Education board of trustees Gina Cuclis (incumbent) Measure DD - Dedicated Road and Transportation funding passes Money to fill potholes and other road improvements and... Continue
Angelic figures moving with grace, beauty, and passion. Ballet, at a church. What could be more natural? Several months ago, because of state COVID Protocols, Sonoma’s Conservatory of Dance was forced to close its doors to its young students and find an outdoor location. Through... Continue
That empty Zoom square at Monday night’s Sonoma City Council meeting? Three-term Councilmember David Cook, who was released on $250,000 bail last week after a night in jail on a child molestation charge. Presumably, Cook will also skip his final two meetings, including the December... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Education Foundation will have a new executive director on January 1, as Angela Ryan, currently the nonprofit’s director of programs & grants, takes over for Mary Favaro. Both Favaro and Ryan joined the organization in March 2019 and have worked closely together to support... Continue
You don’t need to be voted in to have a role in city and county government. Community members can serve on a commission or committee charged with focusing on key issues and to then provide feedback and recommendations to the City Council. The Council also... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital has confirmed that its October 11 system-wide computer shutdown was the result of a ransomware attack by hackers who demanded money in exchange for restoring access. “The hospital has not paid ransom and is cooperating with law enforcement,” said Celia Kruse de... Continue
The demand for writing college assignments is on the rise among professionals and students. In colleges, first-year college students especially find it tough to produce the best quality essay. Most of the students fail to understand the essay guidelines. It results in low grades for... Continue
One county jail inmate is dead and another, her cell-mate, is in the hospital, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office reported 10/29. Update 10/30 from the SCSO: "the female inmate decedent has been identified as Amber Marcotte, 34 years old, Santa Rosa. On July 10, Marcotte was... Continue
Sonoma International Film Festival (SIFF) has named industry veteran David Miller as its new executive director, as longtime festival head Kevin McNeely slides into the new post of SIFF Artistic Director. “We tapped David to not only continue to grow the festival and our programs, but... Continue