Despite inadequate supplies and logistical challenges, Sonoma County will soon have the capacity to vaccinate more than 2,000 people a day at seven clinic locations, supervisors announced today. But as yet, no Sonoma Valley site is yet confirmed in what must be "a monumental effort" to... Continue
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The story of Sonoma’s cobblestone quarry, by Larry Barnett Looking up at the oak and manzanita studded hillside of Schocken Hill, it’s hard to imagine it sparsely covered with trees and as the location of an active quarry that supplied San Francisco and other... Continue
How old is old Sonoma? Not as old as it used to be. The passing of two true locals lends some context to how generational time in a small town moves ever onward. Not all may remember Jeanne Lamb Markson-Artson who died this month, at... Continue
Free tests for COVID-19 this week in Sonoma Valley: The OptumServe/LHI bus will be at the Veteran’s Hall parking lot in Sonoma on Thursday and Friday, January 21-22. They are currently taking folks with no appointment but it is recommended to register in advance to... Continue
Finnish journalist Anu Partenan, author of The Nordic Theory of Everything: In Search of a Better Life, an online lecture on Friday, January 22. The 11 a.m. event is presented by the Praxis Peace Institute of Sonoma. Partenan lived in the U.S. for several years (even becoming... Continue
The woman convicted in a hit-and-run fatality on Highway 12 in June has been sentenced to three years in state prison. Nancy Jeannethe Serrano, 26, of Santa Rosa, was found guilty of vehicular manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. She was driving on... Continue
Robert (Bob) Dale Midgley Jr., surrounded by his loving family, passed peacefully in the early morning of Saturday, January 9, 2021. Bob was born in San Francisco on July 23, 1966, to Robert Sr. and Velma Midgley. Bob was a proud Sonoman attending Prestwood, Altimira... Continue
Today Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-05) voted for the Article of Impeachment charging the President with inciting a violent attack on the Capitol to subvert our democracy and overturn the results of the 2020 Presidential election. Here is his statement: “Our institution of representative democracy is... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Rotary Foundation has awarded just over $100,000 to 134 local businesses with grants ranging from $500 to nearly $1,500 to help those businesses cope with the economic effects from the Covid-19 pandemic. The money came from $50,000 raised by Sonoma Rotarians and... Continue
Upcoming public meetings: Tuesday, January 26, Springs Municipal Advisory Council, 6:30 p.m. -- Agenda items include: COVID Vaccine Education and Outreach; Springs projects update; Hwy12 & W. Thompson traffic light-Karina Garcia; Shelter; and Emergency Preparedness. https://zoom.us/j/98545304964?pwd=QVlYUTcwNFlOZGtIM2JyWVdNZFZSZz09 Webinar ID: 985 4530 4964. Passcode: 404502. Dial-in by phone: 669.900.9128. English/Spanish. Continue