In response to the effects of the coronavirus on Sonoma Valley, Impact100 Sonoma, a local women’s collective grantmaking organization, has suspended its traditional grant review process and instead will divide its pool of $303,000 equally among all 23 grant semi-finalists With its typical annual disbursement,... Continue

  The 91-year-old Sonoma man who went missing Tuesday morning has been found safe today in Placer County, the Sonoma County Sheriff's Office reported. John Volgel left his Sonoma residence at 8 a.m. this morning March 30 in a 2004 navy blue Subaru Outback. It... Continue

By Chris Petlock   There is a movement across the country asking government agencies to adopt policies that divest public funds (our tax dollars) from financial services companies that engage in predatory lending practices. These practices include wage theft, profit from private detention centers and... Continue

'Our kids have not had a normal school year in the last three years... leaving them feeling anxious and looking to the adults in their lives to help them regain a sense of control.' By Leslie Nicholson  Our community has remained vigilant for months about... Continue

[caption id="attachment_101189" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Wayne Schake (right), uses a fisherman's net to collect the check representing his grandson's Luck o' the Irish winnings from Ron Lawson (left), president of Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley. Beth Fox (center), chairperson of the fundraiser, watches from a socially... Continue

A 100-year-old steam engine has pulled into Schellville, signaling the arrival of the new home of the Golden Gate Railroad Museum along the Northwestern Pacific Railroad tracks. These photos of SP 2472, built in 1921 and one of only three of its type left in... Continue

Communities across the country have been answering calls to help with providing medical masks at this time. Sonoma has stepped up as well. In response to the current shortage of medical personal protective equipment, the Sonoma Community Center has started its own initiative of collecting... Continue

You’ve been president of the Sonoma Valley Democrats Club for a long time. Have you always been an activist? I got into it in early 2009. I just loved Obama, the way he spoke, how he actually spoke to grass roots concerns. He was the only... Continue