A fire on Sonoma's Montini Preserve was put out Friday after burning two acres off Norrbom Road. No structures were threatened, according to Sonoma Valley Fire Rescue, which reported "a quick halt on the fire's forward progress" at about noon. Crews from SVFRA, Schell Vista, Marin... Continue
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By Jonah Raskin | Sun Contributor Ross Cannard is part of a new farm-to-table movement, something that’s not yet a movement, but that might become one. It would link kitchen workers and chefs to field workers and farmers, and it’s beginning right here in Sonoma... Continue
Like most cities, the City of Sonoma finds itself in a financial hole due to the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. In order to cope with deep cuts in revenue, city staff developed a set of three different five-year financial projection plans for City... Continue
Facing the dire challenges of housing insecurity, food insecurity, and job insecurity, a core community group came together in June to identify the issues most important to them. Ultimately, education was the decided priority. Sonoma Valley School Superintendent Socorro Shiels addressed the issues during a... Continue
A search of zip code 95476 shows the 125 companies that received federal loans of at least $150,000 through the emergency Payroll Protection Program. Royal City Bell LLC, described as a catering company, received a loan of between $5 and $10 million, according to data... Continue
Hours after the July 9 issue of the Sonoma Valley Sun hit the streets yesterday, some misguided fool inserted, by hand, an anonymous flier into at least several issues, railing against the use of face masks to fight Covid-19. The crude set of alleged "facts"... Continue
Tireless Sonoma volunteer and inspirational community booster Marcie Waldron has passed away. She was a longtime Sonoma Community Center board member, Vintage House board member and a part of Kiwanis Club of Sonoma Valley. Sonoma City Council named her the town's Alcaldessa in 2015, the... Continue
By Jackie Lee | Sun Fine Arts Brigitte McReynolds remembers painting a piece of scrap wood with turquoise paint when she was only four years old, growing up in Germany. Later, she studied for two years at art school in Munich, followed by two... Continue
[caption id="attachment_103510" align="aligncenter" width="240"] Gary Saperstein, Del Shores, and Jamie Love[/caption] Sonoma Arts Live is excited to report that playwright, actor, and activist Del Shores named Sonoma Arts Live one of 23 theaters in the United States to receive funds from their recent live stream... Continue
Members of the Sonoma Valley Republican Women Federated drop off sweets as part of the regional Cookies for Cops campaign, a gesture of thanks and appreciation for members of local law enforcement. The volunteers made stops at the Sonoma Police Station, the Sheriff’s sub-station in... Continue