[caption id="attachment_86080" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Developer Bill Jasper sued the City for permission to build three huge homes on the Sonoma hillside to the west of Fourth Street East at Brazil Street.[/caption] A lawsuit brought against the City of Sonoma by a spurned developer, who was... Continue

After a 'Shelter in Place' alert to the area of the 16700 block of Hwy 12 in Agua Caliente, a Santa Rosa man was was found burglarizing a relative’s home Friday morning. Kurt Rodda, 30, was arrested after a 90-minute stand-off in which Sheriff's deputies... Continue

The Sun today stopped by the shaded, two-table “Defend Trump” display aggressively perched on the corner of Broadway and West Napa, bedecked with American flags and photo posters.  [caption id="attachment_97069" align="alignright" width="150"] Frank from Alameda[/caption] First identifying herself as Sun staff, and meeting Frank, who... Continue

  How dismayed I was to find a mailer – with a Los Angeles postmark – in my mailbox today charging unethical behavior by one of our local politicians… And the mailer hid behind anonymity to make that charge! No “paid for by…” credit. No... Continue

“A disheveled and desperate young woman, worn out and old well beyond her years, approached me on a Cusco street holding out to me her swaddled newborn. She was offering her tiny baby to me, speaking softly in Quechua, her mother tongue, and I didn’t... Continue

A recent summer day was so hot, even The Sun needed a break. So we stopped by Cielito – “Sweets From the Sky” Ice Cream and Café -- in the Springs, just off of Highway 12 in the new Vailetti Plaza. Jacqueline Ulloa, manager and co-owner was... Continue

Tirelessly leading the fight for racial and labor justice, Dolores Huerta evolved into one of the most defiant feminists of the 20th century. A partner with César Chávez in founding the first farm workers union, she continues the fight to this day, in her late... Continue

Nick and Jen Demarest, owners of Harvest Moon Café, will close the doors of the successful dining spot on First St. West on the Plaza on Labor Day. They opened the  restaurant, a favorite with locals, in January 2006 with 35 seats. Nick said the... Continue