Valley of the Moon Teachers union co-presidents, Laura Hoban and Richelle Ryan, delivered this message - covering past missteps, crises and present challenges - to the Trustees at the regular February 12 meeting of the Sonoma Valley Unified School Board. On behalf of the Valley... Continue
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What To Do with Burn Piles? Lately I’ve seen burn piles of oak limbs, bay branches, manzanita and tangled grass and leaves in parks and open space everywhere. Big tipi-shaped mounds border the trails at Sonoma Valley Regional Park, Sonoma Developmental Center and Bartholomew Park.... Continue
At its meeting of February 19, 2026, Sonoma’s Planning Commission unanimously agreed to recommend a “go slow” approach to the rezoning of the Sebastiani Winery property to Sonoma’s City Council. The City of Sonoma is in the process of updating its General Plan, the document... Continue
Healing Without Harm, Legacy Without Loss By Carolyn Mary Scott At the edge of Sonoma Mountain, in the villages of Eldridge and Glen Ellen, an old state institution sits quietly – abandoned, yet brimming with history. For more than a century, the Sonoma Developmental Center... Continue
Obesity is a growing concern in America, a huge issue the nation can’t seem to get its arms around. Judging by appearances, a popular sentiment appears to be: Who needs a treadmill or gym membership when we can exercise our jaws on delicious ice cream,... Continue
It's the Year of the Horse, so it's a perfect time to look back on the valley's favorite (in this equestrienne's somewhat biased opinion) conveyance. It's also a good reason to share more horse photos this year, so saddle up! Here is Charles Baine's horse... Continue
The Dangers of Demolition By David Bolling In the enduring controversy over SDC – whether Sonoma County and the State of California should be allowed to shoehorn 2,400 new residents and their personal vehicles, pets, accumulated presence – onto an ecologically fragile, biologically-critical and logistically... Continue
Sonoma Creek falls out of Sugarloaf State Park, wanders across the Valley floor and slides down the narrow canyon framing Warm Springs Road, past the first house I owned anywhere. The backyard of that house looked down on the creek, through a picket fence of... Continue
On 2/17/26 at 6:56 PM, Deputies from the Sonoma Police Department and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office along with EMS from the Sonoma Valley Fire Department arrived at a reported collision involving a motor vehicle and a pedestrian in the 600 block of Broadway. The... Continue
The rain gauge at Second Street East and Napa Street has recorded three inches of rain since February 10, 2026. A new round of wet weather will arrive Tuesday accompanied by the lowest temperatures of the season, as low a the upper twenties by late... Continue