Zero Waste Sonoma has partnered with Conservation Corps North Bay to conduct free electronics collection events. No appointment necessary for these events. All events held in the parking lot. For a full list of accepted and non-acceptable items, visit the web page below. April 10... Continue
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As wildfire seasons continue to grow longer and more intense across California, Sonoma County is taking proactive steps to help residents prepare. The 2026 Sonoma County Wildfire & Earthquake Expo returns April 25–26 at the Sonoma County Event Center at the Fairgrounds, with a strong... Continue
Three days of rain are on the horizon, beginning tomorrow. The forecast calls for over an inch of rain in our area, followed by temperatures in the low 40s. Continue
Since Sonoma Valley Collaborative launched its Housing Affordability Roadmap, we’ve been getting to work on what comes next. A big focus has been designing a Community Development Corporation. A CDC was Strategy #1 from The Roadmap: to create an organization that can plan, develop, and preserve the smaller... Continue
Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker magazine cartoonist, humorist, and book author who just happens to have been born and raised in Sonoma. Continue
by Ben Christopher This article was originally published by CalMatters Adam Hardesty fought the HOA and the HOA won. In a legal decision issued Friday afternoon, a San Diego County judge ruled against the Carlsbad condo owner who tried to convert his garage into a rental... Continue
The City of Sonoma and the Cultural and Fine Arts Commission invite the community to a special evening celebrating Sonoma’s 2026 Treasure Artist, Ada Limón. April 16, 2026 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m.Sonoma Plaza, #1 The Plaza This free community event will begin with a formal recognition program... Continue
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two reports on death row inmate Jarvis Masters, a practicing Buddhist convicted of producing a weapon used to kill a prison guard at San Quentin. Masters is a prolific author, writer, poet and media presence with a broad... Continue
Honoring the Old, Respecting the Present, & Planting for the Future Hannah Aclufi, Vincent Distrola, Hannah Aclufi, and Sedra Nathan The winter rains have fully subsided, and Sonoma County’s blooms are starting to show off. While we still may get April flowers, there are an... Continue
In preparing to sell my home of thirty years, my real estate agent advised me to update it. More than just a touch up, it was more of a modest remodel that took considerable effort and expense. It was worth it; the house sold within... Continue