Sonoma County’s historical archive relocates out of Valley fire zone

The Sonoma County Library’s historical archive is checking out. The process began this week of relocating historical records from Los Guilicos, the Sonoma Valley location threatened by wildfire in recent years, to a safer location in Santa Rosa. “Rescuing these materials from the path of... Continue

Covid spike not here (yet?), but Sonoma Hospital says it’s ready

Though Sonoma County continues to see a dramatic increase in the spread of the Delta variant, Sonoma Valley Hospital has not seen a corresponding jump in patients. Chief Medical Officer Sabrina Kidd, MD, said the facility has has seen only a few cases in the... Continue

Sonoma County employees must be vaxxed or tested

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today approved a policy requiring all county employees to either show proof of full COVID-19 vaccination or submit to weekly testing. The policy will take effect Sept. 7, and apply to all 4,400 county employees. The rule comes two... Continue

Glean cuisine from Jack London’s orchard

Farm to Pantry Operations Manager Brett Leduc, Jack London Park Partners board member Sandy Leonard and Eric Metz, Director of Operations at Jack London State Historic Park gleaned plums from the historic orchard to be given to people facing food insecurity in Sonoma County. Volunteers... Continue

Planning Commission decision supports affordable housing

MacArthur Place Hotel, seeking to add eleven guest rooms, will be required to contribute $1.1 million to the City of Sonoma’s Affordable Housing Trust Fund should it proceed with its expansion. At its recent meeting, Sonoma’s Planning Commission insisted that an expansion of guest rooms... Continue

La Luz warns party crowd: event performer has tested Covid positive

Attendees of a weekend fundraiser for La Luz received an email alert early this morning warning that a performer at the outdoor dinner has tested positive for Covid. "We received word that a staff member of the company which produced our Noche event on Saturday,... Continue

Mandatory testing for California teachers and staff

California will require teachers and school staff to be vaccinated against the coronavirus or submit to weekly testing, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday. California is the first state to impose such a rule. “We think this is the right thing to do and we think this is a... Continue

On the anniversary of a historic Big Lie

The biggest secret ever revealed was when the U.S. began the two billion dollar, two-year Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb. And the biggest lie was when Truman got on national radio to announce that this marvelous invention had been dropped on “Hiroshima, a... Continue

New board president for Mentoring Alliance

Susan Levine, sharing a moment with her mentee Erwin, is the new board president of the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance. "I look forward to working with Executive Director Susie Gallo to continue helping youth in our valley find caring adults to help them thrive, she said.... Continue

La Luz names new executive director

La Luz Center, the Sonoma Valley nonprofit dedicated to helping Sonoma Valley’s Latinx community thrive, has selected Leonardo Lobato as its new Executive Director. “We are very excited to have Leonardo as our new leader at La Luz,” says Board President Nick Mendelson. “It was... Continue

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