The Transcendence Theatre Company will celebrate its tenth Holiday Production this month, with one set of performances at Sonoma’s Sebastiani Theatre and another at Marin Theatre in Mill Valley. The Broadway Holiday production, an all-new program promising to dazzle and delight, will present two exciting... Continue
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Noah Zamora and Suleika Carrillo practice the art of the handshake as part of a job readiness program in the Empowerment Academy (Photo: Sonoma Valley Educational Foundation) By Anna Pier Teenagers yearn for somewhere to belong – and Sonoma Valley high school students now have... Continue
Over the last few weeks, you may have noticed a few changes to the county parking lot at 22 Boyes Blvd in the Springs. For those who have not already sent me an email asking, “What’s going on?” I’d like to update you on the... Continue
By Tarney Baldinger What follows is a purely subjective report. I did not travel as a journalist. I traveled as a concerned human being with years of experience in Ukraine. When I was in Ukraine this fall, I was touched and humbled by the tenacity,... Continue
“There won’t be any clowns, will there? I don’t like clowns.” That was my 14-year-old mentee, outside the circus tent and just before we stepped into the 1970s for an hour of disco magic, as interpreted by impresario Michel Michelis and his Cirque de Boheme.... Continue
At a special meeting last night, Sonoma’s City Council approved a resolution of intent to transition from At-Large elections to District-Based elections for City Council. The vote was unanimous, with Jack Ding absent. The resolution was prompted by a perceived threat of potential litigation over... Continue
On the heels of two wet winters, University researcher Dr. Matteo Garbelotto reports that Sudden Oak Death, the syndrome caused by a pathogen, is again on the increase. What’s more, a new and possibly more aggressive pathogen variant dubbed “NA2” has been detected in five... Continue
When Permit Sonoma, the County’s planning agency, recommended that the Board of Supervisors decertify the Environmental Impact Statement, and the Specific Plan for a massive housing project on the campus of the closed Sonoma Developmental Center, many observers in Sonoma Valley feared the County would... Continue
Some of you may have noticed that we've upgraded our website recently and we're pleased to see that it's getting plenty of visitors. The Sonoma Valley Sun is a hyper-local publication, meaning we concentrate our attention on Sonoma Valley's important issues and the people who... Continue
Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students and What We Can Do About It. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6 at 4:00 pm (Pacific) on Zoom Tickets:www.praxispeace.org $15 for Praxis members (non-members: $20) Eyler’s book by the same title is an indictment of the grading system in American schools and colleges―as well... Continue