I’m in the habit of taking Albus the dog on a two or three-mile run through the mostly deserted and incrementally disintegrating campus of the Sonoma Developmental Center, five or six days a week. Those frequent, regular visits give me a first-hand, evolving image-capture of... Continue
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The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley has named Jeff Walter president for the 2026–2027 Rotary year as the club celebrates its 80th anniversary of serving the Sonoma Valley community. Walter joined the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley in 2023 after more than five years as... Continue
The City of Sonoma adopted its Mobile Home Rent Control Ordinance in 1992, revised it in 1998 and again in 2016. The ordinance regulates rent increases and rental prices after a home comes out of vacancy while providing a fair profit for park owners. The... Continue
By Anna Pier 17-year-old Jaqueline Strand, President of the Sonoma Valley High chapter of Future Farmers of America (FFA), will show two market lambs at the 2026 Sonoma County Fair in Santa Rosa the week of August 6 – 8. This year she will bring... Continue
My father was dying in 2010. In the hospital after a systemic collapse, his condition had been stabilized, and he was awake and conversational. At ninety-one years of age, my Brooklyn boy of a dad had already beaten the odds and was still scrappy. “Why... Continue
The City of Sonoma will review and possibly approve an agreement with the Transcendence Theatre Company for its use of the Field of Dreams for the 2026-27 Summer seasons at its meeting of August 5. The theatre company has been using the location since the... Continue
Initiative to Re-launch Concert Band Instruction for Fifth Graders Every fifth grader in Sonoma Valley public schools will have a band instrument to learn how to play starting in August, thanks to a new partnership with Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) and the Sonoma... Continue
Congressman Mike Thompson and Sonoma County Supervisor Rebecca Hermosillo invite you to a community Town Hall to discuss the issues that matter most to Sonoma Valley and answer your questions. Please RSVP by scanning the QR code or visiting the link on the flyer. We... Continue
Dear Friends, Today is a wonderful day - International Friendship Day! Friendship is a great power. I congratulate you and thank you for being you! Also today the money that Kaeti sent arrived. It was collected for the installation of solar panels on the Kaniv... Continue
In less than three weeks, our campuses will be filled with the energy, curiosity, and joy of students returning for a new school year. Behind the scenes, our maintenance, grounds, and custodial teams have been hard at work preparing our campuses and classrooms for a... Continue