By Dr. Nancy Lang Dr. Jane Goodall changed the world. Her life's work — redefining how we understand animals and inspiring generations to protect the natural world — has touched every corner of conservation. News of her passing at age 91 on October 1, while... Continue
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Under the Sun: Seth Donnelly, Educator and Activist Co-Founder of Taxpayers Against Genocide in Gaza
The story of Sonoma's Seth Donnelly is the story of the making of an activist. Anna Pier sat down with the high school teacher who has spent the last year at the helm of Taxpayers against Genocide in Gaza (TAG). Your background? I grew up... Continue
The sidewalks of Broadway were filled with rally signs and costumes for the No Kings Protest. An estimated 2,500 people showed up to make their voices heard. Alyssa Conder provided some photos...More to come! Continue
And a Farmer Daughter Who Also Welds By David Bolling The idea was to profile the latest member of the local farm-to-table family, a tidy eight-acre spread called Flatbed Farm, sitting on Highway 12 hard up against the Sonoma Valley Regional Park and across the... Continue
By Ryan Sabalow This article was originally published by CalMatters A new California law aims to keep more short children in booster seats for longer, imposing fines if they can’t properly wear their seat belt. Last week, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a watered-down version of Assembly... Continue
It is frequently described as the shortest parade in the Sonoma Valley, probably in all of Sonoma County, quite possibly in the Greater Bay Area, and maybe in the Known Universe. It starts with a three-person honor guard and finishes with the last of several... Continue
If you read the recent letter from Sonoma County Sheriff Eddie Engram on “Why He Won’t Compel Deputies to Interview with IOLERO,” it sounds plausible and reasonable. But, after speaking with John Alden (Pictured), director of the Independent Office of Law Enforcement Review and Outreach... Continue
I was standing in the Cherry Block vineyard, once the pride and legacy of the Sebastiani family, reaching back 100 years into a family history every non-family resident knows by heart, as if they owned it. It was mid-August and Sam Sebastiani had just pulled... Continue
We never thought Sam Sebastiani would leave us – and Sonoma. But he has, and not exactly by choice, at age 85. His fine reputation and accomplishments will last forever. I will leave to others the facts of Sam’s education, military service, many experiences, and... Continue
By Anna Pier Sonoma Valley Unified School Board Trustees approved two resolutions at their regular meeting on October 9, thereby finalizing their preliminary decision of September 23 to close Prestwood Elementary School at the end of the 2025-26 school year. Both resolutions were approved by... Continue