Last week a friend asked me this simple, yet poignant question, "Do you really think my little $100 donation that I give to each of a few Sonoma Valley nonprofits really makes that much of a difference? I hear all the time that big donors... Continue
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Donovan and Jennifer Martini at this year’s Burning Man with the ‘Art Car’ they built in Sonoma, piloted to the Black Rock Desert and assembled as the hub of their 120-member camp group. At last year’s event, when one of their fellow burners learned of... Continue
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Opinion by Ben Boyce The Sonoma County chapter of Jobs with Justice, which was the organizational successor to the Living Wage Coalition, has been waging a protracted siege on the Board of Supervisors to pass a Living Wage Ordinance for all workers employed by the... Continue
First, trolling bait to the anti-brown immigrants crowd, by calling Mexicans “sent here by their government,” “rapists,” and “bringing drugs and crime,” he then stirred in xenophobic fears and racial bias aimed at the Chinese government with factually dumb and just plain wrong rhetoric geared... Continue
If the recent activity surrounding Rico Martin's facade and painting projects in Boyes Hot Springs is any indication, a community is arising with interest in investing in its own future. Between the long-delayed street and sidewalk improvements to the upcoming affordable housing project, The Springs,... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Historical Society is calling for volunteers to lead school groups on tours of the Depot Park Museum. The tours divide classes of students into three groups for visits to the Train Room, the current exhibition, and the historic school classroom. Teachers and... Continue
The flood-prone Nathanson Creek Preserve, which includes two Sonoma city parks and a stretch of well-traveled bike path, will be improved with the construction of a floodplain and habitat enhancement project. Sonoma Ecology Center and the City of Sonoma have completed planning and design to... Continue
If I’m counting correctly, 17 Republican have declared their candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. Of that contingency there are 14 white males, 1 white female, 1African American and 1 Indian American candidate. If you think about it, this is rather amazing. This... Continue
Reader opinion by Lisa Summers In July I had the pleasure of teaching art to children ages 5-13 at Rhoten Productions Performing Arts Camp. With help from the campers, we transformed a canvas tent in the parking lot behind the Sebastiani Theater to a vibrant... Continue