Will Also Play Amphitheater Concert By Anna Pier Sonoma's Hometown Band will sport new uniforms in the 2026 Fourth of July Parade, in celebration of the nation’s 250th Anniversary. The beloved local institution was formed in 1967 by Richard Schneider, a retired music director from... Continue
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While celebrating our country’s 250th anniversary, let’s remember that most of our forebears were immigrants who brought different ideas and goals, and sometimes traditional foods and festivals, from their countries of origin. Many of them also brought hopes of taking advantage of new opportunities to... Continue
And What Are The Odds? OK, pay attention, kids: 2026 minus 1776 equals 250. Yes, the 250th anniversary of the United States – July 4, 2026 – is here, and it will never come again. For all those years it’s been a wild ride through... Continue
Joe Weber, a Pomo-Lakota native who was raised in Sonoma, and raised his own children here, spoke with Anna Pier about his journey toward understanding the past, and working for the future. Please talk about your background. My name is Joseph Weber. I'm half Pomo... Continue
Everything changes; it’s the one thing that never does. I remember when America celebrated its 200th birthday fifty years ago. It seemed like such a big deal, and yet here we are half a century later once again making a big deal about the Declaration... Continue
Sonoma Valley Hospital has received two American Heart Association Get With The Guidelines® achievement awards for demonstrating a commitment to following up-to-date, research-based guidelines for the treatment of stroke, helping save lives, support recovery and reduce hospital readmissions. Heart disease and stroke are the No.... Continue
I consider myself a born iconoclast. From as early as I can remember I learned not to trust what I was told by those ostensibly in the know. I chalk it all up to having been put in a boarding school at the age of... Continue
In the late 1960s, as a junior reporter in Washington, D.C., I had the great good fortune of living in an apartment, at the intersection of 23rd and G Streets Northwest, about a 15-minute walk from the Lincoln Memorial and the now infamous reflecting pool... Continue
The City of Sonoma has released its 2025 Annual Water Quality Report (Consumer Confidence Report), providing customers with detailed information about the City’s drinking water, water sources, monitoring program, and water quality testing results. The report summarizes testing conducted throughout 2025 and explains how the City’s drinking... Continue
Supervisor Hermosillo Speaks to the New Leaders By Anna Pier More than 20 present and past graduates of the Latino Leadership program gathered with neighborhood friends and representatives of Valley nonprofits to "Celebrate the Leaders," the evening of June 25, in the garden of La... Continue