Sonoma City Manager Cathy Capriola, the City‘s chief executive since January of 2017, will step down by the end of the year. “I care deeply about this organization and community which is my home and it is a difficult decision to leave,” said Capriola, who... Continue

Even before the recent health emergency struck, our food and farming systems were in trouble. Corporate agriculture worldwide created a range of environmental, cultural, and economic crises. Indigenous societies and complex ecosystems fell prey to industrial corporate monoculture, from India to Brazil, Sumatra to Guatemala.... Continue

By Leslie Nicholson | Sonoma Valley Sun When the curtain comes up on this year’s Performing Arts Camp, it will not be at Sebastiani Theater. As with most events this year, the curtain will be traded in for computer screens, videos, and Zoom meetings. Over... Continue

That huge Amazon distribution center, at Highway 121 and Eighth Street East, was a done deal, according to County planners. But when the public was allowed to weigh in, at a virtual meeting of the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission, the sentiment was clear: return... Continue

The Valley of the Moon Water District (VOMWD) will delay for six months a scheduled rate increase that was to go into effect on July 1. Instead, in deference to the economic perils of Covid-19, the hike will take effect on January 1, 2021. The agency... Continue

Because it felt like the last time you could get out and have fun was back when dinosaurs roamed the earth, the drive-in screening of Jurassic Park felt just right. The Gundlach Bundschu Winery hosted the July 25 event, a fundraiser for the Sebastiani Theatre... Continue

Opinion by John Q. Facebook Like it or not, and I don't, wearing a face mask in public is the law. The idea of it, based on some hair-brained "science" you can't make me believe, infringes on my right to... well, my right not to... Continue

[caption id="attachment_103925" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Restaurant space being created on First Street East, looking North towards Sonoma Plaza.[/caption] Sonoma Plaza is taking on a more European flavor as the Sonoma Al Fresco program allows restaurants to expand onto sidewalk and street space to cope with Covid-19 safety... Continue

Postponed in March, and revamped as a collection of online-only presentations, the Sonoma International Film Festival rolls out version 2.0 -- all digital, all streaming, July 30-Aug. 2. Celebrating its 23rd year, the online showcase offers the best in new independent cinema from around the... Continue