The following letter from Kathy King was recently received here at the Sonoma Valley Sun. Dear Friends of SOS, I'm writing to you today with a deep sense of gratitude and immense pride in what we've accomplished together at SOS Unity Kitchen. After 10 years... Continue
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Having moved two months ago from the home my wife and I lived in for nearly 30 years, I’ve been going through boxes, many of which were packed years ago and stored. Among them are boxes of material passed down to me by my father:... Continue
It was no contest. The turn-out for the Orange Menace in DC on Saturday, June 14, for his birthday, and ostensibly for the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army, was measly, a joke as compared with the estimated five million Anti-King demonstrators who turned out... Continue
Roger Rhoten, who has devoted much of his adult life to the preservation and enhancement of the historic Sebastiani Theatre, has also spent one special day each year, for the last four decades (?), riding a classic Penny Farthing in the Fourth of July parade.... Continue
As this issue hits the streets, Sonoma and the entire nation is preparing to celebrate yet another bombs-bursting-in-air Fourth of July, replete with exuberant flag-waving, bands, parades, fireworks, speechifying and wine, until dawn’s early light. Given the political drama of current times, no one should... Continue
Inspired by the Citizenship Celebration put on by the nonprofit Sonoma Immigrant Services (SIS) on June 21 to honor the 90 new Sonoma Valley citizens since July 2024 who worked with SIS, the Sun's Anna Pier talked with its remarkable and humble founder, Vicki Handron.... Continue
Shelley Arrowsmith, longtime Sonoma resident and community activist, passed away at home on her farm in Sonoma on April 20 after a two-year battle with cancer. She left quietly, but her absence is already loud in the lives she touched. Many who lived in Sonoma... Continue
I believe that every child – no matter their background, income, disabilities, or immigration status – deserves access to a safe, supportive and equitable education. The preceding statement comes from someone with a high position and ability to make it happen – Dr. Amie R.... Continue
By David Bolling In Greek mythology there were generally agreed to be nine muses, whose purviews covered poetry, history, mime, flute, light verse and dance, lyric choral poetry, tragedy, comedy and astronomy. By mythical happenstance or cosmic prescience, those creative endeavors correspond nicely with the... Continue
An amendment process to the City’s Municipal Code has been initiated to streamline the project application process, transferring some application proposals to the City’s Planning Commission while simultaneously redefining the duties of the Design Review Commission. It will be renamed the Historic Preservation Commission. At... Continue