The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors today voted unanimously to adopt a balanced budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year beginning July 1 but warned that it may need to adjust spending if the federal or state government cut funding for County programs later this year.... Continue
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The County of Sonoma in collaboration with local cities, state and federal agencies, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, is developing a bold new strategy to protect Sonoma County’s most sensitive plants, animals, and natural habitats. This effort, known as Conservation Sonoma, aims... Continue
Sonoma Water will partner with White Pine Renewables, LLC, to replace the aging solar power system at the Sonoma Valley Treatment Plant, following Board of Directors approval on June 3. The new system will be financed, built, owned and operated by White Pine at no... Continue
The nationwide protests against the administration in Washington will have a new look in Sonoma Valley Saturday. People will gather 11:00 to 2:00 in three locations to show their opposition to the authoritarian overreach of the president: up and down Broadway; Highway 12 north and south... Continue
The City of Sonoma will recognize Juneteenth as an official holiday on Thursday, June 19, 2025, and non-essential City offices will be closed for the day. This is a new closure intended to honor the significance of Juneteenth in American history and support community reflection and understanding. At its June 4... Continue
Homeless Action Sonoma and Catholic Charities of Northwest California (CC) have entered an operating partnership whereby CC, as a subcontractor, will assume day to day operations at the Home and Safe Village including case management and wrap around services. CC is a regional leader in... Continue
A coalition of local agencies, including the Sonoma Valley Fire District, Sonoma Ecology Center, Sonoma Resource Conservation District, the City of Sonoma and CAL FIRE, is preparing to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 20 acres of the Montini Open Space Preserve during the week... Continue
There’s a sentiment you thought you’d never read coming from me but when talking about the trans issue, my opinion doesn’t matter. A little background. I have coached the SVHS girl’s golf team for 9 years and in that time I don’t know how many... Continue
I grew up in an affectionate household. Both my mother and my father hugged and kissed me right up to the days of their deaths. As a little boy, I would sit on my father’s lap while we watched TV, and when we took walks... Continue
A CALLING ~ What calls us to find the ancestors? It goes beyond a simple curiosity. We are compelled, possessed by something bigger than us that is begging to be revealed. There's one in most every family called to be the scribe, and I am... Continue