The recent storms have lifted the rainfall total in Sonoma to 31.50 inches to date for the season, 201% of normal. In a normal season, Sonoma receives 31.36 inches of rain, but that total has been exceeded with half the season yet to come. Only... Continue
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Sonoma's City Council has scheduled a special meeting on the night of January 23, 2017, beginning at 6P.M., to review the recommendations of the Ad Hoc council committee pertaining to the 2017 Tuesday night Farmers Market. Subsequent to the review, the council will vote on... Continue
The Valley of the Moon Lions Club donates a check of $1,000 to the Sonoma Valley Little League. From left: Rotary President Nicole Sinclair and Secretary Paul Morrison, and James Gruendle and Donny Sebastiani of Sonoma Valley Little League. Continue
On Saturday morning, January 21, from 11 am to noon, Sonoma will hold its very own Women's March, in conjunction with the Women's March in Washington, DC. People who would like to take part in this peaceful local gathering should meet in front of City Hall... Continue
On January 21st, the day after Inauguration Day, people all over America are marching in support of women's rights, health, and safety. Here in Sonoma, there is a gathering planned as well, beginning Saturday at 11AM in front of City Hall in the Sonoma Plaza.... Continue
In response to the great uncertainty and fear within Sonoma Valley’s immigrant community, La Luz Center has hired an attorney to consult on immigration matters. Lucy Benz-Rogers is the IIBA attorney who will be providing immigration legal services in partnership with La Luz. She previously... Continue
On Saturday, 1/14/17, Sonoma Valley Hospital Board Member Bill Boerum received a hard copy of the findings of the District Attorney’s Office concerning the matter of a possible Brown Act violation stemming from the District Board’s closed session at the 12/1/16 hospital board meeting. Said... Continue
The North of the Mission Neighborhood Association in the City of Sonoma has launched a new website in opposition to a proposed 32-room hotel and housing project on First Street East, across from Arnold Field. Stretching to Second Street East, across from The Patch, the... Continue
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I like quiet. I don't mean the complete silence of no sound whatsoever, but the quiet of the natural world. I find the sound of leaves rustling in the wind comforting. The same is true of water running in a creek, or birdsong. My wife... Continue