Cooler, wetter weather remains on tap as multiple systems pass through the region this weekend into next week. A cooling trend begins this weekend with chilly mornings in the 40s returning and high temperatures dropping into the mid 50s to low 60s by early next... Continue
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The State of California has released its Education Dashboard for 2025, a standard method of ranking school districts and student performance. Th Sonoma Valley Unified School District's Dashboard reveals some progress and some decline in academic performance. Specifically: Science at a performance level below standard... Continue
The crows are back. They arrived on time as usual, just when the black walnuts started dropping from the tree growing in front of the yellow bungalow across the street. First I hear them, croaking and clucking from atop a metal light post, wooden telephone... Continue
Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker magazine cartoonist and author who just happens to have been raised right here in Sonoma. Continue
Winter inclines us toward withdrawal. Though we need each other more than ever, the desire to hide lures us. Life’s strange and wobbly, which fits with the dark time of year descending on us. Still, community also sustains us. In his new book, “In the... Continue
With another round of rain forecast to arrive this week, the City of Sonoma encourages you to take time to prepare for the rainy season ahead. Sand to fill sandbags is currently available to residents at Depot Park. If your property has a history of... Continue
he West Spain Street Rehabilitation Project is now underway. The project, managed by the City of Sonoma and constructed by Team Ghilotti, Inc., includes pavement grinding, repair of localized pavement failures, new striping and signage, and utility structure adjustments. Work is taking place along West Spain Street between 1st... Continue
By John Staley Sobriety is a pain in the ass – inconvenient in other words. When I decided to quit drinking ten years ago, I just wanted a break from the hangovers. I told myself I just needed a week to clear my head and... Continue
Temple Lodge No. 14 of Free and Accepted Masons — the oldest fraternal organization in the City of Sonoma — will celebrate its 175th anniversary on Saturday, November 15, 2025, marking a proud legacy that reaches back to California’s earliest days and the very founding... Continue
Another round of wet weather is coming our way, and this time we may see well over an inch of rain. NOAA reports that a quick-hitting atmospheric river will bring moderate rain, strong south winds, and a slight chance of thunderstorms late Wednesday through Thursday.... Continue