Best Sellers at Readers' Books, compiled and annotated by Barbara Hall Hardcover Fiction 1. Warlight by Michael Ondaajte From the Booker Prize winning author of The English Patient, in 1945 London, teenage brother and sister are left by their parents in the care of a... Continue

Fourth generation Sonoma native and Prestwood Elementary alum Elizabeth Liscum has been named principal of Creekside High School. An educator with 10 years in the field, she will also provide oversight of the Middle School Writing Centers. Liscum earned her undergraduate, graduate, and teaching & administrative... Continue

A Sonoma man in a police car after being arrested for public intoxication early Thursday morning managed to maneuver his handcuffs from front to back, jump out of the car and escape into the night. About six hours later, the suspect, still wearing the handcuffs and... Continue

 Back to School stories * Meet the new teachers * Sal Chavez steps down from School Board * The two candidates for the Board's El Verano seat * Under the Sun: Justin Mori, SV High's new principal * A collaborative connection for high school parents... Continue

[caption id="attachment_90060" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Fred and Mara Lee Ebert, School Board Trustee Nicole Ducarroz, and Lisa Ziganti[/caption] The Sonoma Valley Education Foundation’s Red & White Ball -- a stylish summer night on Sonoma Plaza -- raised over $570,000 for  academic programs in local schools. Some... Continue

The conflict between cannabis farmers and their rural neighbors has grown into a full-blown federal lawsuit. Residents of the south Adobe Road neighborhood in Sonoma County filed suit yesterday against a nearby cannabis grower for violations of federal racketeering law. They allege that they have... Continue

By Jackie Lee | Sun Arts It’s generally understood that photography at its highest level is art, and that is nowhere more evident than in Mark Zukowski’s panoramic photographs. His works emphasize unique perspectives, clarity, depth and light difficult to capture in 2-D form.    Mark’s... Continue

The two men accused of  the kidnap and rape of a San Francisco woman they brought to Sonoma, in a car she believed to be a ride share vehicle, have plead not guilty to the June crime spree. Christian Alejandro May Quintero, 24, of Sonoma, and Fredi... Continue