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Sonoma Valley School District names new superintendent

Dr. Adrian Palazuelos, who just wrapped up a seven-year run as a district superintendent in Ventura County, will take Sonoma Valley Unified School District's top spot effective June 1.  A unanimous choice of the board of trustees, Dr. Palazuelos was officially appointed at its May... Continue

Name that sheep

Quarantine is over, even for the sheep at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. Missing from their herding spot in front of the Highway 121 campus in 2016, the sheet-metal sheep have been carefully restored and returned to graze along the hillside of the center’s sculpture... Continue

Teens in summer school — as paid interns

Sonoma Valley teens can earn money and experience assisting grade-school summer school classes under a new program announced today by Sonoma Valley Education Foundation (SVEF). The Summer School Support Internship Program will add a new and significant dimension to the school district’s summer school offering,... Continue

County says no to newer, looser cannabis grow policy

Sonoma County supervisors declined to adopt a Planning Commission proposal to make it easier for cannabis growers to obtain a permit from the county, ruling that more study of the environmental impacts and more public input is needed. The proposed rules, more than a year... Continue

Sonoma County’s evacuation map

The County of Sonoma has released official evacuation zone maps, designed to help residents be ready for any emergency that may require them to evacuate their homes. In the past, evacuation zones were different for each incident. Now zones will remain the same, and residents... Continue

County sees high vax numbers, will close Sonoma clinic site

With more than 70 percent of Sonoma County residents having received at least one dose of COVID-19 vaccine, health officials today the closure of its large-scale vaccination sites in the coming weeks including the clinic at Sonoma Veterans Building. The Sonoma location, managed by the Sonoma... Continue

Sonoma vax clinic for ages 12+ on May 26

The next vaccine clinic for ages 12 and older at Sonoma Valley High School will be held Wednesday, May 26, in the Pavilion from 3:00-7:00 pm. To schedule an appointment, please click here. Additional information is available at scoe.org/vaccines. Continue

City Hall shocker: Sonoma mayor resigns

Sonoma Mayor Logan Harvey has resigned from the city council to take a job in Seattle, he posted yesterday. "Due to a significant career opportunity, I will be resigning as Mayor and my wife and I will be leaving Sonoma on June 8th." Harvey, a... Continue

Sonoma Chamber launches new hospitality jobs website 

The tourists are coming... but where are the workers? To help staff up for the predicted heavy summer season, the Sonoma Valley Chamber of Commerce has launched a website to help match job seekers with open positions in the hospitality industry. The site is www.WorkInWineCountry.com. “With the... Continue