Catalyst Fund Presents Vu Le Sonoma Valley Catalyst Fund, a committee-advised fund held at Sonoma Community Foundation, will host nationally recognized nonprofit and philanthropy expert Vu Le (pronounced Voo Lay) as the featured speaker at its Fall Update event on October 10. Le, known for... Continue
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While their registration link said it was “sold out” for 350 diners to the free event last Tuesday, at least 500 people showed up to honor and donate to the Sonoma Sherpa Club’s fundraiser to help flood victims in Nepal. Generous donors gave more than... Continue
EIR Research and Failing Infrastructure By David Bolling Public attention has been drawn to the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) over the past two weeks, first by the mysterious appearance of elaborate chain link fencing, covered by opaque fabric, surrounding large blocks of the 180-acre campus,... Continue
As the 2026 Midterm Election draws near, as America’s proto-despotic president caroms through his second term, laying waste to democratic norms, rules, constitutional rights and moral imperatives; as ICE agents without body cameras continue to kill defenseless people on public streets; as the press is... Continue
In August the California Board of Forestry and Fire Protection finalized its rules about landscaping around California homes in High-Hazard fire severity zones. The Northern-most section of the City of Sonoma, and much of Sonoma Valley beyond it, is designated as High-Hazard risk. The new... Continue
After receiving many racist, derogatory online public comments, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors has joined other jurisdictions in calling on the state legislature to explore operational and practical means of providing increased public participation at Board meetings while preventing public meetings from broadcasting discriminatory... Continue
There’s plenty of advice being offered to us constantly, some of it intended to capture our money and some of it to capture our attention. Advice about politics and who to vote for fills my messaging app. Which non-stick pan to buy, what sort of... Continue
“From the Heart of Sonoma to the Peaks of Nepal” By Anna Pier The evening of September 22, the Veterans Memorial Building on First Street West was packed with joyful people. The Nepali/Himalayan community of Sonoma Valley and Sonoma County opened its collective arms to... Continue
Fall officially arrived this week, and nearly 70 percent of California is abnormally dry or worse, with above-normal temperatures forecast to hang on through the end of the year. The U.S. Drought Monitor’s weekly update on Thursday, September 24, put 69.7 percent of the state... Continue
Sonoma gridders fall; golf, volleyball girls update; runner 2nd By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor The 2026 fall season is in full swing for seven Sonoma Valley High School varsity teams in six sports – volleyball, cross country, boys’ and girls’ water polo,... Continue