From left to right: Jere Starks, Jose Martinez (TSS alum), Noe Ramos, Lino Ramos, Eric Brown, Steve Page.  As Teen Services Sonoma (TSS) approaches its annual Cowboy Cab fundraiser event on June 9, the Sonoma Valley nonprofit has bestowed its 2019 Champion Award on Sonoma... Continue

What do Sonoma Valley fourth graders make of local history? For the school district's annual California History Project, they make models, maps and exhibits, all inspired by Sonoma's mission era.  A year’s worth of research, discovery, and imagination from over 200 Valley students, representing six... Continue

Paying the legal minimum wage, which the City of Sonoma wants to raise to $15 per hour, will threaten the survival of family-owned restaurants, a local grassroots group says. "The Concerned Restaurants of Sonoma" is advocating an exemption to the $15 figure, in the form... Continue

The official investigation of The Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive fire in California history, has determined that the blaze was caused by PG&E electric lines. The findings of Cal Fire's "very meticulous and thorough investigation" were announced today. The matter has been referred... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Unified School District has appointed Catherine Larkin as principal of Prestwood Elementary School for the next  school year. Larkin, 34, has been working in San Francisco Unified School District for the past eight years. She begins here in Sonoma on July 1.... Continue

This year’s Student Creative Arts Award winner is Adie Valavanis, honored by the Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission for her outstanding achievement in animation, character design, and puppet fabrication. Adie, 19, attends the College for Creative Studies in Michigan. “I’ve made sure to never... Continue

Completing a Senior Project is a ritual, and a graduation requirement, for every senior at Sonoma Valley High School. As part of the semester-long assignment, students are expected to write a related research paper and present a public presentation about the project. So how’s it... Continue