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7-11 Committees Review and Analyze All District-Owned Property to Determine its Fate The Sonoma Valley Unified School District has established a 7-11 Committee to thoroughly review and analyze all district-owned property. This committee's primary goal is to identify any real estate that may be considered... Continue
Dear Members of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Community, On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I would like to provide an update on the next phase of our search for a future superintendent. The Board met on Tuesday afternoon to review the extensive... Continue
By David Bolling As the cascading drama of the Jeffrey Epstein files played out across headlines and breathless broadcasts, a sold-out audience of the Sonoma Speaker Series got a first-hand look inside the story of the first Epstein victim to go public. Veteran journalist and... Continue
35-year-old Ale (pron."Á-lay") Santoyo has worked at the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn most of her adult life. She talks with Anna Pier about her journey of self-discovery through her work, the joy of working at a unionized hotel, and her Mexican heritage. You've worked for... Continue
First of Two Parts The challenges facing food production here in the Sonoma Valley have been well documented, including high cost of land and housing, labor recruitment, and competition for farm products from large outside farms and retailers. With land at a premium, alternative public... Continue
When federal agencies began moving quickly this year to expand offshore oil and gas drilling and advance permits for deep-sea mining, counties up and down the California coast faced a common challenge with limited opportunities for public input. On Nov. 4, the Sonoma County Board... Continue
Management and Employees Alike Praise the Agreement By Anna Pier In the spring of 2025, with no bugles or fanfare, the Fairmont Sonoma Mission Inn became unionized. The contract between management and Unite Here Local 2 was signed March 19, 2025, concluding a two-year campaign... Continue
Starting January 1, 2026, the minimum wage rate in the City of Sonoma is $18.47/hour for large employers (26 or more employees) and $17.38/hour for small employers (25 or fewer employees). The scheduled increase is included in the minimum wage ordinance adopted by the City Council in... Continue
Nobody Should Go Hungry Thanksgiving in the United States is certainly different this year. Many Sonoma Valley restaurants are offering special dinners for dining in or to take out, and others are just staying closed to be with families and friends and avoid paying holiday... Continue