The annual fundraiser to fight cancer, Relay for Life, will take place August 5-6 at Sonoma Valley Hospital, and volunteers are needed now to help produce the event. The event is organized by teams that keep at least one walker on the track for 24... Continue

“Not everybody gets to live here. You earn it. I worked hard at it. We don’t owe anybody anything.” This quote is Sonoma Mayor Pro Tem Gary Edwards commenting on the future of housing in Sonoma at the recent city council planning retreat. This apparent... Continue

The celebration of America’s independence is right around the corner and the Sonoma Volunteer Firefighter’s Association is now accepting applications for the July 4th Parade and Plaza Festival. The application can be completed online at sonomavolunteerfirefighters.org. This year’s parade theme is “Honoring Our Local Heroes.” The... Continue

The appeal of the Sonoma Planning Commission’s decision to certify the Environmental Impact Report on the Hotel Sonoma project, coming one way or another to the 100 block of West Napa Street, has been set for June 22. The City Council will consider if concerns... Continue

Now in its 15th year at 18330 Sonoma Highway, the nonprofit Friends in Sonoma Helping continues the Clothes Closet program started in 1974 at the Faith Lutheran Church. Providing free clothes, and now books, toys and housewares for those who need them is now handled... Continue

Sonoma Valley Hospital has released its three-year rolling strategic plan, a document designed to define strategic priorities for the near future and identify the tactics Hospital staff will use to achieve them. “It’s a very important document that leads us to step back and look... Continue

“Piano,” by Ryan Taylor, is among works in the Arts Guild of Sonoma’s “Next Generation” exhibition, June 1 through 30. Other guest artists, working in the mediums of screen printing, sculpture, painting, photography and ceramics, include: Oliver Estrada; Briona Hendren; Lorene Cruz Santiago; Hannah Skoonberg;... Continue

A $2.3 million project to replace the water main under Sonoma’s busiest street begins Monday, but officials say the four-month job will be done primarily at night. Excavation and construction will run in phases from Sonoma Plaza to the intersection of Highway 12, near Staples.... Continue

Sonoma County is attempting to improve and aggregate its immigration services, but there are significant gaps in resources, particularly in terms of attorney fees, according to Chief Deputy County Counsel Alegria De La Cruz. De La Cruz addressed a public meeting of the Sonoma Valley... Continue