We in Sonoma enjoy a particular status as the location of the most northward of the Missions, and notably, the birthplace of the State of California. At the very center of the City of Sonoma, the Sonoma Barracks, now a State Park, provides constant testimony... Continue

In its meeting last night, Sonoma's City Council voted 3 to 2 to direct staff to develop a leaf blower ordinance which bans gas-powered leaf blowers but allows the continued use of electric leaf blowers. Various provisions for times-of-day for permitted uses were included in... Continue

The capital campaign for a community pool on Verano Avenue got off to a fast start, raising the $2.5 million needed to buy the property. Sonoma Splash, the nonprofit driving the effort, originally envisioned a complex that retained Paul’s Field as the home of the... Continue

By Louann Carlomagno, Superintendent, Sonoma Valley Unified School District -- In our Sonoma schools, we have clear and enforceable policies against bullying. However, both research and experience show that policies alone will not suffice. We have focused our anti-bullying efforts on educating and empowering peers to identify and respond... Continue

Since it came up the “tier one” concept of supporting nonprofit agencies 10 years ago, the City of Sonoma has awarded grants totaling over one million dollars to the Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Community Center, Sonoma Valley Boys and Girls Club, and Vintage House. The idea... Continue

“All children in the Valley will be swimmers by 4th grade.” Sonoma Splash board members Mary Favaro and Madolyn Agrimonti announced this ambitious goal in a presentation on February 11 at the Springs Community Alliance monthly meeting.  Agrimonti opened with the statistic that drowning is... Continue

Ann Commick, 99, of Sonoma, CA, passed away Jan. 16, 2016. Frank Fresquez, 61, of Eldridge, CA, passed away Jan. 30, 2016. Bernard Leon Friedman, 81, of Sonoma, passed away Jan. 6, 2016. Nils Robert Hallden, 85, of Sonoma, CA, passed away Jan. 27, 2016.... Continue

Eddie Madril performs American Plains Indian dances in a live event for 135 fourth and fifth grade students from Sassarini Elementary School. The event was fourth in a series of five live events the Sonoma Community Center is presenting to the schools. Madril performed the Grass Dance, the... Continue