SV School District looks at changing trustee areas

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District is governed by five trustee, each representing a geographic area. Based on 2020 census data, the district is looking at changing those area boundaries, and invites public comment with meetings on December 7 and January 11. Find info and... Continue

Elves needed, apply within

Those holiday bells don't ring themselves. Each December, F.I.S.H. provides Holiday Baskets for 550 Sonoma Valley families. The baskets are filled with fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, bread, cheese, non-perishable staples, and a dessert. Also included is a gift card, so the family can purchase... Continue

SDC: See the plans, take the survey

The Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) Specific Plan project has developed three land use alternatives for the 900-acre property. You can access the full alternatives report and other project materials here. The final Preferred Plan, which must be submitted to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors... Continue

KSVY boosts signal with new broadcast tower

Broadcasting from a new tower overlooking Stage Gulch Road, local radio station KSVY has expanded and improved its radio signal to reach more listeners in Sonoma Valley and beyond. KSVY Sonoma 91.3 FM has acquired and installed a new antenna, 850 ft above sea level.... Continue

Letter: SDC future deserves community-driven fourth alternative

In the 1870s, Colonel Armstrong set aside an area for a natural park. In 1917 Sonoma County purchased the property for $80,000. The State of California opened Armstrong Redwoods State Park in 1936. THANK GOODNESS. Local activism in the 1960s stopped the Bodega Bay Nuclear Power... Continue

A Times Square shout-out for Sonoma schools

The Sonoma Valley Education Foundation went national this morning in a big way -- a message of thanks on the huge Nasdaq Tower on Manhattan's Times Square. Executive Director Angela Ryan coordinated the salute in honor of American Education Week. "We know our educators, school... Continue

Pediatric vaccine clinics begin in Sonoma Valley

Sonoma Valley Community Health Center (SVCHC) in collaboration with Sonoma Valley Unified School District, Sonoma Valley Hospital and the County of Sonoma, have begun hosting COVID-19 The pediatric clinics will offer only the Pfizer vaccine; clinics will take place at different school campuses throughout Sonoma... Continue

Sonoma Plaza Tree Lighting

The holidays get a jolt -- as in a zillion teeny light bulbs -- on Saturday, November 20, with the annual Tree Lighting on Sonoma Plaza. The celebration features music and entertainment from Ballet Folklorico, Valley of the Moon Music Festival, Sonoma Conservatory of Dance,... Continue

Wednesday night Zoom: last chance for public input on SDC?

Sonoma County has its plan for the development of the Sonoma Developmental Center, the empty and deteriorating facility on 900-plus acres just south of Glen Ellen. The resulting site specific plan presents variations of a master plan combining housing, hospitality, support infrastructure, and preservation of... Continue

Sonoma Ecology Center’s vision for the SDC campus

On Monday, Sonoma County released three versions of a plan for the development of the Sonoma Developmental Center, the empty and deteriorating facility on 900-plus acres just south of Glen Ellen. The long-awaited site specific plan presents variations of a master plan combining housing, hospitality,... Continue

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