A community-wide effort to provide food for the holidays

[caption id="attachment_92678" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Part of the volunteer crew at the FISH Holiday Food Program distribution on December 15.[/caption] This week, many families and individuals are enjoying healthy meals because of the generous spirit of the Sonoma Valley community. On December 15, hundreds of families... Continue

Santa, about that affordable house…

Affordable housing is a many-faceted issue that makes it challenging to fashion quick solutions that a majority of voters can support. Absent my winning the next big Powerball and writing a check to cover the cost of 200 new low-rent apartments, the core solution (as... Continue

Investing in SV Hospital benefits the entire community

We deserve a 21st century, small hospital that meets our community’s needs. I am convinced our SVH leadership team has created a path to meet that objective. Before committing to support the current capital campaign financially and as campaign leaders, Marcia and I needed to... Continue

Student reporter: good grades, or actual learning?

Jacquelyn Torres | Sonoma Valley High School Let’s say that you are offered two choices: either you receive a D in a class, but you will have learned the subject well, or you receive an A in a class, but will not learn and retain... Continue

The smoke has cleared, but it’s likely health problems will get worse

For two weeks after Camp Fire ignited, the air in Northern California, reaching as far as 200 miles from the flames, was so full of smoke that it was deemed unhealthy to breathe, especially for people with heart and respiratory ailments. But those immediate health... Continue

Susan Gorin’s ‘cold night’ to support the homeless

By Supervisor Susan Gorin During the holiday season, many of us take time to reflect on how blessed we are – blessed and lucky to have our health, our home, our family – or to have the resources to address challenges when they arise. I... Continue

Under the Sun: Brian Sebastian MD, the singing doctor

Local physician Brian Sebastian is the founder and director of the a capella singing group, Valley of the Moon Chamber Ensemble. The Sun's Anna Pier sat down with the singing doctor to learn about his music and his medicine. So which came first, music or... Continue

Sebastiani Theatre releases a blockbuster

The Sebastiani Theatre is getting a reboot. Welcoming the transformation from private business to nonprofit ownership are Diana Rhoten, Roger Rhoten and Jocelyn Vick, president of the Sebastiani Theatre Foundation, which has assumed the new long-term lease and funding for the community treasure. Roger will... Continue

Sonoma teen threatened with baseball bat, suspects arrested

Two Sonoma 19-year-olds were arrested Wednesday after menacing a Sonoma Valley High School student with a baseball bat. Diego Rosas and Damian Calderon reportedly fled the scene of a possible noontime robbery attempt near the school at Broadway and MacArthur. Two witnesses reported seeing the 15-year-old victim... Continue

Ride local — the Route 32 bus is now free

The County bus that serves Sonoma will be free to all riders through June, 2020. The Board of Supervisors and the City of Sonoma approved funding to subsidize fares for all riders on Route 32, the “Sonoma Shuttle,” which serves Agua Caliente, Boyes Hot Springs,... Continue

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