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Latest memo from SV School District

See the more current letter, sent out Friday, March 2o Socorro Shiels, Superintendent of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, today (March 19) distributed this letter: Sonoma Valley Community: Thank you for staying Valley Strong during these incredibly challenging times. As you know, information is changing... Continue

Sonoma County goes full C-19 lockdown at midnight

Sonoma County has issued a Health Order directing residents to shelter in place effective at midnight (12:00am) on Wednesday March 18, 2020. The rule limits activity, travel and business functions to "only the most basic and essential needs." Grocery stores, gas stations, banks and health-related... Continue

Housing group calls for moratorium on evictions

The Sonoma Valley Housing Group has called on the Sonoma City Council and the County Board of Supervisors to declare moratoriums on evictions brought about as a result of the coronavirus epidemic. Letters to that effect were sent Monday to city council members, city manager... Continue

C-19 update: County to host Virtual Town Hall on Tuesday night

Sonoma County will host a Virtual Town Hall to share the latest nformation about Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) on Tuesday, March 17, 2020, from 7:00pm – 8:00 pm on several local radio and TV stations, and livestreamed online. Supervisor Gorin (Chair, Sonoma County Board of Supervisors),... Continue

SV schools closed through April 5

All Sonoma Valley school classes and campus activities have been suspended through at least April 5.  The Sonoma Valley Unified School District released the news as it stressed that there has been no confirmed case of COVID-19 within the school community. The mandate extends the... Continue

New procedures for handling Sonoma’s homeless

Kathy King, executive director of Sonoma Overnight Support, the city's contracted provider of homeless sevices, issued this statement: SOS realizes that we have a high-risk and complicated situation serving the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic. The best way we can help the homeless is to... Continue

Remembering the lesser-known resorts of Sonoma Valley

Mike Acker | Springs History In these parts, most everybody of a certain age remembers Fetters Resort, Verdier’s, Paul’s, and the Boyes Bath House. But there were literally dozens of resorts in the Valley of the Moon over the years. Here are a few of... Continue

Supervisor Gorin: Sonoma Valley’s latest big challenge

During one month, the Board of Supervisors made three different declarations of emergency – Napa earthquake, 2018 floods, and drought – all at the same time. At this point, I’m yearning for the simplicity of that time. Since then, we experienced two massive fires and... Continue

School District limits activities, preps for long closure

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District today released this statement: Dear Community Members,  As you are aware, circumstances are changing daily with what we know about the coronavirus. We are taking new precautions to keep our Valley safe. We have no new known cases and... Continue
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