The crowded race for Sonoma County Sheriff comes to Sonoma on September 18 with a town hall meeting hosted by Sheriff’s Captain Mark Essick, one of six candidates gearing up for the primary in June of 2018. Essick said he is starting his campaign in the... Continue

Grandkids have an instant message for Grandma and Grandpa. While they enjoy having you on Facebook, some secretly want to unfriend you because you post stuff that’s, well kind of embarrassing. Just in time for National Grandparents’ Day (September 10), a new national survey of... Continue

A repaving project on Arnold Drive continues to snarl commuter and to-school traffic with up to 30-minute delays to pass through County construction between Leveroni Road and Craig Avenue. Two other projects in the area are also posting delays: 5th Street West, between Leveroni and Sonoma... Continue

Deputies from the Sonoma Police Department arrested two suspects for bank robbery on Saturday after pulling over the getaway car on West Napa Street. Sonoma’s Wells Fargo Bank was robbed at about 2 p.m. by a woman who handed a teller a note demanding large... Continue

Wednesday, September 13: a Classroom Safari -- starring a baby sloth, a wallaby, a porcupine and more – will teach help children and their families about animal and their habitat in a free session at the Sonoma Valley Library. The 4:30 p.m. will feature the actual... Continue

First District Supervisor Susan Gorin will host a community meeting focused on immigration, on Thursday, September, 14, 6-7:30 p.m. at Altimira Middle School. Topics of discussion: County policies related to immigration County services available regardless of immigration statues Know Your Rights overview Community service organizations... Continue

The SUN asked: “If there was one sentence you could say to your younger self, what would it be?” "Be patient, because the future will be OK.” Marilyn Kelly, Sonoma “Why didn’t I do this sooner?” Bill Dardon, Sonoma “Don’t be afraid.” Susan Reber, Sonoma... Continue

An ebullient, caring community of more than 250 Sonomans rallied in the Plaza on Wednesday, September 6th  in support of the Dreamers, the young people given a reprieve and some opportunities under former president Obama’s Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA.  The rally... Continue

By Susan Gorin, First District Supervisor Summer is coming to a turbulent end with demonstrations of national turmoil in Charlottesville and of universal acts of kindness in Houston. Both are a reminder of who and where we are as a nation and a community. Perhaps... Continue