Can you identify where this photo was taken? Take a guess, or pick up the April 6 issue of The Sun, at markets, banks, post offices, coffee places, and shops throughout the Sonoma area. Have a mystery pic of your own? Send it. Continue

FAKE NEWS OF THE WEEK After its bid to raise the parcel tax lost at the ballot box, Sonoma Valley Hospital has a novel idea to boost revenue – offer its unused rooms as vacation rentals. “Private rooms with bath, a TV and remote-control bed,... Continue

Photo: Brett Armitage of the Falcons connects off David Larsen of the Red Sox during a recent game at Hughes Field. The Falcons won the game 11-4. The first two weeks of the 2017 Sonoma Little League season are in the books and its shaping up... Continue

A mountain lion being tracked by Audubon Canyon Ranch biologists has given birth to three kittens in the hills above Glen Ellen/Kenwood. The 10-day-old cats are the first offspring born to a subject of the ACR study of mountain lions in the area. The mother,... Continue

By Sonoma City Councilmember Amy Harrington In a town of our size, it is natural for rumors and half-truths to spread like wild fire.  As a member of the City Council, I think it is my duty to set the record straight and provide both... Continue

The attorney representing the North of the Mission Neighborhood Association, Rose M. Zoia, has filed a formal complaint with the City of Sonoma alleging that a violation of the Brown Act occurred during the Sonoma Planning Commission of March 23. Association spokesperson Sheila O’Neill notified... Continue

The nonprofit Sonoma Overnight Support will not seek renewal of the test program that allowed overnight parking this winter for people living in their cars. Demand for the five spaces during the December-March period was low, according to Kathy King, SOS executive director, and only... Continue

The heavy rains of the past months, even before the current storms, caused major overflows of raw sewage into Valley street and creeks. In total, 744,780 gallons of raw sewage escaped the collection system and entered protected surface waters over a two-month period. The problem spots:... Continue