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Out of the cold and rain

Homeless Action Sonoma (HAS) continues to run a warming shelter in the old Community Cafe restaurant space on West Napa Street in Sonoma, serving 15-25 unhoused individuals a day, 60 overall. Volunteers offer on-site job readiness training, help with Social Security issues, pro bono help... Continue

Thompsons in DC; Planning Commission intrigue; super bet; and more

Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO of Sonoma-based nonprofit After the Fire USA, attended President Biden’s State of the Union address as a guest of Rep. Mike Thompson (no relation). “She has been instrumental in helping fire survivors recover and rebuild,” said the Congressman. “Our district has... Continue

Jack London should have stuck to wine grapes

By Virginia Boone | Special to The Sun -- Famed author and world traveler Jack London thought eucalyptus would be good for Sonoma County; he was wrong.  Sonoma County, like many regions, has had its share of get-rich-quick booms and busts, though when it comes... Continue

Under the Sun: Veronica Napoles, accidental activist

The Sun's Anna Pier finds out more about the co-founder of Wake Up Sonoma, artist and designer Veronica Napoles. What brought you to Sonoma? While I was living in Marin, sharing a studio in San Rafael with 20 other artists there and working in the... Continue

What exactly is a ‘plaza’? 

If we look at the city of Sonoma’s plaza, we see a lovely park with trees, an amphitheater, city hall, tourism office, rose garden, duck pond, playground, and picnic tables. This lovely plaza was once a dirt parade ground for General Vallejo’s troops. When visiting... Continue

‘Shock and awe’ as Sonoma loses Pharmaca outlet

Story and photos by Jonathan Farrell -- Paul Clark, longtime store manager of Sonoma's Pharmaca Pharmacy said he reacted with "shock and awe" at last week's sudden news that the store would soon close. The parent company of the outlet at 401 West Napa St.... Continue

Review: ‘Sidekicked’ in Sonoma

By Jonathan Farrell --Not to be confused with a book and a movie by the same title, the one-woman play “Sidekicked” is an unexpected tour de force about actress Vivian Vance of I Love Lucy TV show fame.  The Sonoma Arts Live production stars Libby... Continue

It’s money that builds housing, not words

  The City of Sonoma recently adopted its Housing Element, a framework for the ways and locations in which housing might be built over the next eight years. The State of California requires that each jurisdiction submit a revised Housing Element covering an eight-year period,... Continue

Sonoma Speaker Series: Javier Zamora, ‘Solito’

The Sonoma Speaker Series presents author, poet, and speaker Javier Zamora on Monday, March 6. In his memoir, Solito, he relates his harrowing journey to the U.S. as an unaccompanied nine-year-old – an unforgettable glimpse into the realities of child migration.  The young Zamora traveled... Continue

Workers protest ‘union busting’ at Sonoma Mission Inn

Hotel workers and community members held a vigil Thursday outside the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn to protest multiple alleged violations of labor law.  The action was organized by the UNITE HERE Local 2, the hospitality workers’ union in the San Francisco Bay Area with some... Continue
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