The announcement from the Sonoma Valley Unified School District was received yesterday. Dear SVUSD Community, As we prepare for the upcoming school year, we would like to share an important leadership update in our Educational Services division. We would like to extend our sincere appreciation... Continue
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We think in linear terms, creating straight lines between cause and effect. Buddhists call it Karma. The universe, however, has no straight lines; everything in spacetime travels a curved path. Moreover, the curved paths intersect and influence each other, producing complex levels of uncertainty that... Continue
Teachers Express Appreciation for New Superintendent Six weeks into the job, newly installed Superintendent Jason Sutter of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District (SVUSD) sent the following message to teachers and other certificated staff, on the evening of Thursday, April 16, 2026: “The District and... Continue
By Rachel Becker This article was first published by CalMatters California clocked its second-worst snowpack on record Wednesday, a potentially troubling signal ahead for fire season. It’s an alarming end to a winter that saw abnormally dry conditions briefly wiped from California’s drought map in... Continue
Possibly a couple of inches of rain are headed to the North Bay beginning on Sunday as another low-pressure storm swings into California for two or three days. Continue
Planning a festival, fundraiser, or community gathering in unincorporated Sonoma County is now more straightforward! The County has updated its zoning code to make event planning easier for organizers while maintaining standards that protect public safety and neighborhood quality of life. The updated ordinance formalizes... Continue
This article was originally published by Active NorCal Northern California just shook off drought conditions entirely, but forecasters say the relief could be short-lived. NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released a three-month outlook showing drought is likely to return across large portions of Northern California by... Continue
After being bought by Ken Mattson, Cornerstone Gardens began to slip into a serious decline. Now under new ownership, it is relaunching itself and invites the community to a ribbon cutting to mark it reopening on April 24 at 4:30p.m. Continue
ICE is destroying trust in law enforcement across the country. They’ve shot and killed non-violent civilians, including a poet and a nurse in Minneapolis. They refuse to investigate those shootings, instead pronouncing immediately that no investigation is needed because the shootings were clearly justified. They’ve... Continue
FRIDAY, APRIL 24 at 4:00 pm on Zoom Tickets: $21 ($16 for Praxis members) - www.praxispeace.org JOHN CROWLEY Building Social Capital: Practical Ways to Create a Sense of Belonging and Wellbeing within a Community As co-owner of Aqus Cafe in Petaluma, John Crowley has been... Continue