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
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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
Sonoma County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Sonoma man Sunday morning after he pulled a replica handgun on a store clerk and pulled the trigger. Briant Perez Perez , 26, brandished the fake weapon after trying to cash a suspicious check at La Favorito Market. When the clerk refused to... Continue
Foundations that award grants to nonprofits for the purpose of upgrading their technology have started asking organizations to also submit a technology plan. Since very few nonprofits in Sonoma Valley have an actual technology plan, a best practice in nonprofit management, the time might be... Continue
By Kathryn Page, Ph.D. | For The Sun Responding to a research request for people raising their alcohol-affected grandchildren, a lovely artist (not named ‘Ann’ except for the purposes of this story) described the twisty, painful path her now-adult granddaughter (also not really ‘Abby’) has... Continue
Attention new Sonoma Valley High School parents: did you know there is a group for SVHS parents to help them navigate the high school? Founded by parents two years ago, SVHS Parent Connection (Parent Connect for short) strives to provide up-to-date information, share resources and... Continue
For their first assignment, these teachers -- new to the Sonoma Valley Unified School District -- share a little about their themselves. More new teachers will be profiled in the next issue (and here online) of The Sun. Megan Atkinson I’m teaching at Dunbar... Continue
Sal Chavez will not seek another term as a member of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees. The youngest ever trustee when first appointed, in 2012, Chavez sat down with the Sun to talk about his experience on, and hopes for, the... Continue
Cathy Coleman and Omar Paz, Jr. both filed their papers to run for trustee from the El Verano attendance area on the Sonoma Valley Unified School Board, according to the county registrar. The winner in the November 6 election will serve a four-year term, The... Continue
Justin Mori took over as principal of Sonoma Valley High School on July 1, replacing departing principal Kathleen Hawing, who has returned to teaching. Mori had been the principal of San Jose Intermediate School with the Novato Unified School District since 2012. The Sun’s Sarah... Continue