Dr. Jeanette Rodríguez-Chien is the new superintendent of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. After a unanimous vote of the board, she’ll begin a three-year, $241,000 per year contract on July 1. (Plus benefits, moving expenses and an annual raise.) The 30-year public school... Continue

Highway 37 will be completely closed just east of 121 on Saturday, May 20, at 3am, until Sunday, May 21, at 11am. That’s about 36 hours of long detours in both directions, so Caltrans can repair a railroad crossing. Motorists heading westbound will take Highway 29... Continue

By Supervisor Susan Gorin -- May is Mental Health Matters Month in Sonoma County. On May 2,, the Board of Supervisors met in a special all-day meeting organized by our Department of Health Services at the Finley Center in Santa Rosa to discuss mental health... Continue

    The Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board Trustees has announced Dr.  Jeanette Rodriguez-Chien as the new superintendent of schools, pending  board approval at the upcoming May 11, 2023, regular board meeting. She is scheduled to begin her position on July 1. As a... Continue

The siblings are fifth generation farmers whose Stornetta family name has been associated with local agriculture for decades. Matt Stornetta established his own vineyard management company, Stornetta Made Farming, in 2019. An immediate success, he is already farming 250 acres of premier vineyards in the... Continue

The sun shone on the annual Cinco de Mayo, held May 7 this year at Larson Park, in the heart of the community that brings this celebration to the Valley. The festive afternoon was filled with mariachi, taco stands, fruit vendors, a balloon vendor, information... Continue

[caption id="attachment_128103" align="aligncenter" width="420"] View of Sugarloaf Mountains, Amiee Chavez[/caption] Congratulations to Amiee Chavez and Lily Gelb, winners of the City of Sonoma's 3rd Annual Earth Day Photography Contest. As part of Earth Day 2023, the City held a “Park Exploration” Photo Contest encouraging people to... Continue

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