Bill Norton presides over the dedication of a new portable toilet outside the The Haven, the Sonoma Overnight Support homeless shelter in Sonoma. Dubbed “Lane’s Loo,” the unit is a legacy gift from the late Lane Norton, his wife, an ardent supporter. Joining the informal... Continue

By Jonah Raskin Someone, somewhere is always predicting doom and gloom, though less so in California than anywhere else. In the Golden State, hope is a kind of secular religion. Luther Burbank and Jack London both insisted that Sonoma was paradise, though London also wrote... Continue

By Jackie Lee | Sonoma Valley Sun Sonoma Valley Museum of Art continues its tour de force of impressive exhibitions with two important artists headlining the new year in a combined show: “Judy O’Shea: Permutations” and “Valentin Popov: Modern Mixmaster.” The gallery shows open January... Continue

More than 250 walkers, runners, bikers and four-legged friends took to the Sonoma Raceway road course on January 11, for the annual John’s March Against Stomach Cancer. The unique fundraiser generated $12,430 for No Stomach for Cancer, bringing the event’s nine-year total to more than... Continue

I wanted to be more active, to move in some way every day, so I can enjoy adventure freely. I enjoy life and I want to live it fully. It’s going well. Today I went on a ten-mile bike ride.  — Amber Lindstrom, Boyes Springs... Continue

Civic minded in the Springs? You now have more ways to get involved in community government. The Springs Community Alliance has been around for several years, holding monthly informational meetings on hyper-local issues and concerns. At the next gathering, on January 22 (6:30 p.m. at... Continue

[caption id="attachment_99670" align="aligncenter" width="324"] The new homeless shelter area will be placed adjacent to the Los Guilicos Juvenile Justice Center, east of Oakmont.[/caption] The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors addressed the county’s exploding homeless problem -- exemplified by the problematic tent city along the Joe... Continue

[caption id="attachment_99637" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Vanessa Mondragón, bilingual library specialist; Diana Spaulding, interim branch manager; Sabine Salek, bilingual teen and young adult specialist[/caption] According to interim Sonoma Valley Library Manager Diana Spaulding, 2019 was the year of “expanded equity, improved access to library materials, and new... Continue

Sonoma Valley High School will host its Dragon Expo -- for incoming freshmen, prospective students, current students, and students preparing for college and career -- on January 22, 5-7:30 p.m. Students' families are welcome. The Expo is where you can learn about SVHS classes, programs,... Continue