We can’t help thinking about the plight of our friends and neighbors, the Latino immigrants who live here in Sonoma Valley. The fevered actions of the Trump administration - aggressive workplace raids, courthouse seizures, arrests at immigration office appointments, and the like - are designed... Continue
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Spread Kitchen Featured in Full-page Chronicle Story Cristina Topham actually started her Sonoma culinary career by cooking at The General’s Daughter back in the days when Sarah and Darius Anderson still owned it and Ramekins. When Ken Mattson bought both buildings, he assembled the Ramekins... Continue
Laura Hoban, Co-President of the Valley of the Moon Teachers Association, made the following statement on behalf of the union membership to the Board of Trustees at their regular meeting June 5. The union, VMTA, comprises about 98 percent of the District teachers. On behalf... Continue
Your correspondent rigorously strives to remain absolutely politically neutral and unbiased, if not oblivious, when providing the must-have information presented in these spaces. Readers can therefore imagine my surprise to hear that households throughout our Valley are home to more dogs than Republicans. That may... Continue
At 6:00 pm in the City Council Chambers Sonoma, the City of Sonoma will be formally recognizing June as Pride Month by delivering a proclamation of support for the LGBTQIA+ community, and declaring June as pride month. This will happen at the June 18th City Council... Continue
Giving up is something all animals do. Our pursuit of a particular outcome is always weighed against the required energy and exertion; when the output exceeds the potential benefit, animals give up and move on. Thus a woodpecker will doggedly ram its beak into a... Continue
FRIDAY, JUNE 20 at 4:00 pm (Pacific) Zoom DEBBIE GOLDMAN Workers’ Rights and Good Jobs in the Digital Age Debbie Goldman is a nationally respected labor strategist and policy expert with nearly three decades of experience at the Communications Workers of America (CWA), where she served as... Continue
The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley awarded $133,756 in grants to nonprofits and educational groups throughout Sonoma Valley during the past twelve months. These grants were made possible through the club's fundraising endeavors, including their annual Luck o’ the Irish Raffle and Dinner. Rotary club... Continue
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Paving and associated road work for the Hummingbird Cottages housing development is scheduled for Monday, June 16th from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM. The work will impact sections of West MacArthur Street and 5th Street West near the project site. Traffic Impacts: June 16–17 (Grinding):... Continue