Saturday, September 14: Wine Country Nature & Optics Festival. The free fair is an opportunity to learn about many important California conservation efforts and animal rescue groups, meet nature artists at their easels, nature journalists, and renowned photographers. Major manufacturers of cameras, spotting scopes and... Continue

Sonoma Chamber Ambassador Sharon Somogyi of LaLuz Center and Lockton Senior Vice President Chris Reiter with Lockton Pacific Series leadership Dard Hunter, Phil Pierce, Won Anderson and Nate Mundy. Lockton Insurance Brokers has opened its new Sonoma office, at 635 Broadway. The move to a... Continue

[caption id="attachment_32757" align="aligncenter" width="420"] A longtime environmental advocate, particularly for open space, Tjiska Van Wyk raised funds for nonprofit groups including the Sierra Club, Earth Justice and the San Francisco Zoological Society.[/caption] Jack London State Park, once on the verge of closure during California's budget... Continue

Tom Stubbs has been named the interim principal at Sonoma's Sassarini Elementary School for the 2019-2020 school year. Retired for four years, Stubbs returns to the Sonoma Valley Unified School District after having been a long-time teacher and administrator in the Valley. He served SVUSD... Continue

A pot deal gone violently bad ended with the arrest of two suspects, and the escape of a third, in a police action that closed West Aqua Caliente Road on Sunday afternoon. At about 3:15 p.m. deputies were dispatched to reports of a man with... Continue

The Chinese pagoda tribute proposed for Sonoma’s Depot Park has run into a brick wall. Specifically, bricks engraved with the names of donors to the Ting project, an idea rejected by the City Council. The Sonoma Sister City committee behind the project looked to honor... Continue

How do the students at Sonoma Valley  High relate to the “cop on campus”?  I get different reactions. Some of the kids relate to me, want to engage with me. Others get quiet when I’m around. This is my fourth year on campus, so I... Continue

A recent rash of social media attacks against Sonoma Valley Hospital are untrue and destructive, according to Board Chair Joshua Rymer. Among the false claims: the hospital is badly managed; employees are unhappy; and CEO Kelly Mather is overpaid. “None of these are true,” he... Continue

Crews will begin paving work on Arnold Drive, between Madrone Road and Boyes Blvd on Wednesday, August 21. "Long delays are expected," according to the County.     Continue