How will you celebrate Valentine’s Day?   Manya and Dick Smith, Boyes Hot Springs Dick: We just celebrated our 24th anniversary, but we’ll celebrate again. We’re going out for a lovely romantic dinner.  Manya: See, now you’re on the hook.   Tricia Smith and Tom... Continue

I will fight any attempt to make the Los Guilicos emergency shelter permanent. By Susan Gorin, First District Supervisor Sonoma County’s homeless emergency  is one of the most contentious and difficult challenges we’ve faced. That said, along with fear and concern, there is also compassion... Continue

The issue of homelessness is no longer a concept but a very real, living, in-your-face reality. Near Oakmont, at the Los Guilicos campus, the county opened an emergency shelter for some of the hundreds of homeless kicked out of their tent city along a Santa... Continue

Part of the three-year specific planning process involves generating an overarching vision for the property. By Tracy Salcedo | For The Sun Sonoma County's planning process for the former Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) has kicked into high gear. Consultant Dyett and Bhatia has been hired... Continue

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[caption id="attachment_100127" align="aligncenter" width="200"] Taking a dive: Georgia Kelly, writer David Talbot, and former Sonoma Mayor Laurie Gallian at Vintage House[/caption] "The Deep State has created its own Frankenstein and installed him in the White House" By Stephanie Hiller | For The Sun Progressives turned... Continue

With age comes value, purpose and meaning. Seven Sonoma Valley seniors explain how and why.   By Kelsey Maddox  Since the 1950s, retirement planning has primarily focused on financial preparation for the senior years. But how do we fill our days when we no longer... Continue