The Pride Flag was first flown at Sonoma Valley High in 2019, hoisted, as an outcome of student advocacy, at a ceremony which students heralded as marking a new inclusivity at their school. It has been proudly flying below the Stars and Stripes on the... Continue
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The proverbial frog-in-the-pot is toast, a wafer of black carbon, a skeletal memory of it’s original form. We watched it shrink as the water boiled away, then we wondered if it would snap back to life before the heat shriveled the carcass. Maybe the frog... Continue
The intersection of State Route 121 and 8th Street East is a key regional corridor that experiences heavy commuter traffic and limited left-turn facilities, leading to congestion and operational challenges. To address these issues, the Sonoma County Transportation and Climate Authorities (SCTCA), in partnership with... Continue
Sets Record Highs in Annual Funding and Membership Exceeds $4.7 Million in Cumulative Giving In 2026, women’s collective giving organization Impact100 Sonoma—one of the valley’s largest funders—will award a record $365,000 in grants to valley-serving nonprofits. That amount will raise the group’s cumulative grant total... Continue
Honoring the Old, Respecting the Present, & Planting for the Future – Hannah Aclufi, Sedra Nathan, and Vincent Distrola In Memory of Hannah This column began as a collaboration with Hannah Aclufi, the native plant nursery manager at the 7th street garden park and one of... Continue
No matter how much order nor how many distinctions we make about the universe, in essence, it’s just a soup of subatomic waves and particles. Whether this represents some sort of primordial order or billions of years of entropy and chaos, is incidental. As human... Continue
Student Opinion Angry, Upset By Madeleine Edwards Sun SVHS Correspondent The pride flag was taken down at Sonoma Valley High School (SVHS) after board member David Bell made the decision that the flag was harmful to student clubs and sports that don’t fly flags on... Continue
By Josette Brose-Eichar Today the sun is back out, the fog and rain gone, yet the days are chilled and the nights brittle and cold, to the point of shattering. During the rain, those with no real home were washed out of their attempts at... Continue
For 55 years, FISH has maintained its founding ethos, neighbors helping neighbors in need. Its Mission Statement is clear: “FISH lends a helping hand to our neighbors in need by providing critical safety net services.” All FISH service requests begin either through their website or... Continue
We're very pleased to announce the hiring of our new Circulation Coordinator, Chistianna Dean, who will replace departing Pablo Cruz who's joined the Marines. The two will work jointly together during February. We thank Pablo for his reliable and well-executed service to our newspaper and... Continue