A Fire Relief Financial Assistance Program funded by Redwood Credit Union is being offered at La Luz Center, with financial assistance available to Sonoma County families and individuals impacted by the North Bay fires, through January 3, 2018. New applications for appointments will be taken... Continue

From the Sonoma Ecology Center: All around the Valley now, we’re seeing new sprouts from the branches and roots of fire-scarred oaks, madrones, toyons, and coyote brush. Grasses have transformed blackened ground to bright kelly green. (The photo above shows beargrass rising from its roots... Continue

Two former executives of Sonoma Valley Bank have been convicted of making tens of millions of dollars in fake loans, a massive fraud scheme that lead to the bank’s 2010 collapse. Sean Clark Cutting, the former Chief Executive Officer, and Brian Scott Melland, the former Chief Loan Officer... Continue

With gift requests from local families and individuals in need, the Christmas list for the Sonoma Valley Holiday Program is longer than ever. The program’s outreach this year has more than doubled to over 400 families, and last-minute donation are needed to fulfill the requests.... Continue

A Sonoma man has been sentenced to 16 years in state prison for shooting into the home of a rival gang member last March. David Wade Morgan III, 27, plead no contest to felony charges of shooting at an inhabited dwelling, as well as the... Continue

Last night Sonoma's City Council agreed to place the topic of raising the minimum wage in the City of Sonoma on a future agenda. The request was made by Vice-Mayor Amy Harrington, who under the current council rules needed the agreement of the majority of... Continue

Thursday night’s sold-out Band Together 2 concert in San Francisco, headlined by Red Hot Chili Peppers, raised $4 million in an ongoing campaign to support low-income and vulnerable communities hardest hit by the North Bay fires. The show was presented by Tipping Point Community, a non-profit... Continue