The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved $1.51 million in grants for 10 projects that will reduce wildfire risk in high-priority landscapes, improve safety along key evacuation routes and train workers in land management practices that protect communities from wildfires. The Sonoma Ecology Center... Continue
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Transportation partners Caltrans, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC), the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM), and the Sonoma County Transportation and Climate Authorities (SCTCA) have announced upcoming changes to High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lane hours on US-101 in Marin and Sonoma counties. New HOV hours (late... Continue
By Anna Pier In deliberations lasting less than a minute, on January 27 four trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School Board voted unanimously to offer the MacArthur Park Charter School (MPCS) placement at the current site of Prestwood School for the academic year 2026-27.... Continue
Multiple positions available. Apply by Feb. 9 at 11:59 p.m. Park Aides provide valuable community service to the community while working outdoors across our 60+ regional parks, beaches and marinas. ($23.15 - $28.15 Hourly) Natural Resource Maintenance Workers are an essential part of our environmental... Continue
Parents of children entering kindergarten in the fall of 2026 are invited to a Kindergarten Information Night at Flowery from 6-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28. Flowery is Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s dual immersion elementary school. District families who live outside the Flowery attendance... Continue
The Marin/Sonoma Mosquito and Vector Control District offers advice about ways to control mosquitos as the seasons change. Now's the time to begin paying attention. Mosquitoes need standing water to survive. Even a small amount, as little as what a bottle cap holds, can produce... Continue
The following letter was posted to Facebook and the made available to the Sonoma Valley Community. January 22, 2026 Attention: SVUSD Board of Trustees, SVUSD, Sonoma Valley Community We, the undersigned staff of Sonoma Valley High School, write to express our full and unequivocal support... Continue
Each year, Sonoma Valley Hospital publishes an Annual Community Report to share progress, investments, and the impact of our work across the Valley. As we begin 2026, we’re spotlighting a few key outtakes from this year’s report—important advancements in technology, access, and community partnerships that... Continue
There is a point of view that argues America’s crisis is inevitable, that authoritarian barbarity is baked into our system and it’s what we have regularly and violently inflicted upon targeted domestic and international populations. It’s not an easy argument to refute. Our brutal exercise... Continue
Mushrooms seem to be everywhere right now, pushing up from the earth through damp, disintegrating leaves and mud, growing on logs and trees, or popping up in lawns and gravel landscapes. The abundance of mushrooms has attracted lots of attention from nature lovers as well... Continue