Sonoma Valley Hospital has made available drive-through testing to patients who have been evaluated for COVID-19 by a nurse through the hospital’s hotline at 707.935.5440. Screening is only for those who receive an appointment based on the nurses’ assessment and referral from the hotline call.... Continue
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Just in time for kids (and parents) going a bit stir crazy, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art has put together ARTS@Home, special lessons available online for families working and learning from home. These series of art lessons, prepared by SVMA arts education staff, can provide children with... Continue
[caption id="attachment_101050" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Perhaps this pad, featured at sonomacounty.com, will comply with the temporary rule and "provide shelter for the economically disadvantaged."[/caption] Renting out vacation homes, Sonoma County has ruled, is not an essential service under the current Shelter in Place order. If... Continue
Sonoma Valley needs a whole new volunteer work force. Now that the mostly older, longtime volunteer base needs to stay home, Sustainable Sonoma and Sonoma Ecology Center have launched SonomaValleyVolunteers.org, to recruit and deploy volunteers – especially younger volunteers – to meet emerging immediate needs... Continue
A broad coalition of Sonoma Valley nonprofits has formed the Sonoma Valley Food Security Task Force, a campaign to ensure that all area residents are food secure during the COVID-19 pandemic and shelter-in-place order. Chaired by Sonoma Mayor Logan Harvey, the Task Force aims to... Continue
A crew at Sassarini Elementary School in Sonoma readies to provide drive-through “to go” meals for students, a response to the School District shutdown. The service is offered free weekdays from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sassarini, Altimira Middle School and Adele Harrison Middle... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Community Health Center, in a statement from Chief Medical Officer Carol Ahern, disputes the federal line on Coronavirus testing as a false promise, and explains the realities of what the SVCHC is able to do right now: "MYTH: “Anyone who wants a... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital has a dedicated webpage set up to provide the community with information about Novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19), with up-to-date information from our local health care experts at SVH. For more info, please click HERE. Continue
[caption id="attachment_97928" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Lisa Musgrove, formerly of the Sonoma Vally branch, in the Rhonert Park-Cotati Library[/caption] By Jonah Raskin Libraries have traditionally been places of tranquility where readers can hear the proverbial pin drop. Not now, at least not in Sonoma County, where library... Continue
This letter was sent out Friday by the Sonoma Valley Unified School District: Dear Sonoma Valley Families, "We hope this message finds you well, healthy and taking care of your families. Thank you for your patience as we navigate the complicated and confusing situation we... Continue