Nikita Ducarroz, born in France and raised in Glen Ellen, will compete in the Women's BMX Freestyle event at the Summer X Games on Friday, June 28 in Ventura, CA. The event, which will make its X Games debut, will be carried on ESPN at... Continue

The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley recently sent out the following press release: In response to the recent news regarding the $70,000 budget gap the Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association is facing for the July 4th fireworks, the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley would like to issue... Continue

The Sonoma Sun newspaper was just notified that early this afternoon, the BAHFA (Bay Area Housing Finance Authority) Board voted to increase the planned Affordable Housing bond on this November's ballot from $10 billion to $20 billion.   Accordingly, the amount projected for each of the... Continue

In an era when large national retailers are shuttering stores and sales on the Internet are booming, Sonoma Valley will see the opening of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Fiesta Plaza in Boyes Hot Springs. The national retailer has 424 locations (as of... Continue

Tracy Salcedo, local award-winning guidebook author, recently released a new guide titled Best Rail Trails Northern California. “Rail trails are ingenious,” Salcedo said. “They are the ultimate in recycling, transforming unused railroad rights-of-way into recreational opportunities. They are remote dirt tracks exploring wild places, and... Continue

The Sonoma City Council and Planning Commission will continue the discussion from June 5 on the General Plan Update at a Special Meeting on June 25th at 6:00 p.m. The agenda will be available in advance of the meeting on the City’s CivicWeb meeting portal. Sonoma's General... Continue

If you’ve lived in the city of Sonoma for any length of time, you’ve perhaps heard the music of Tyler Meloan and Aaron Marcus-Willers. Lifelong friends, the duo first came together musically at various Rhoten Summer Camps and School of Rock Camps. That led to... Continue

Three-and-a half hours into their regular June 6 meeting, the Board of Trustees of Sonoma Valley Unified School District opened discussion of and ultimately voted 3-1 to approve Board Policy 5157, Gender Equity and Access. The policy, presented in draft form and approved without changes,... Continue

Kathy Witkowicki, founder of Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, a nonprofit group that has provided assistance to thousands of at-risk youth since it began 28 years ago, has been named Sonoma County Woman of the Year by California State Senator Bill Dodd. Dodd made a surprise... Continue