The Press Democrat Newsroom Guild released the following on Social Media on May 13. "Members of the Press Democrat newsroom guild were given voluntary buyout offers today. This comes less than two weeks after SMI, (led by Darius Anderson), the owners of the Press Democrat,... Continue
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By Loretta Carr Let’s see. Now that English has been declared the official language of the United States, how am I going to order food at my favorite restaurant? “May I have two of those round corn things?” “You mean tortillas?” “Yes, yes – stuffed... Continue
If you are in Sonoma and in the mood for some inspiring music, come to see the Free Spirits Gospel Choir! Every kind of music, including some old protest songs that are becoming new again! Cynthia Tarr's Free Spirits Gospel Choir will be performing their... Continue
FRIDAY, MAY 23 at 4:00 pm (Pacific) on Zoom DAVID HINKLEY Worldwide Movement for Human Rights David Hinkley is a founding member of Amnesty International USA as well as a board member. He has lectured on Human Rights at more than 30 universities in North America... Continue
Sonoma County author Manjula Martin and writer and reporter Lauren Markham will engage in a thoughtful and inspiring literary conversation at Artefact Design & Salvage, 20490 Broadway in downtown Sonoma between, 6-8 pm, Friday May 16. The event celebrates the paperback release of The Last... Continue
Today, Tuesday May 13, a Town Hall on Public Safety will be held at El Verano School, 18606 Riverside Drive, from 6p.m. to 7:30p.m. The event will feature speakers from County departments; the Sheriff's Department, the Behavioral Health Department, and the Human Services Department. Supervisor... Continue
Understanding the Legislation That Allows It By Will Shonbrun If you are wondering how and why we find ourselves confronting the prospect of a thousand new homes on the edge of Glen Ellen, flooding the former campus of the Sonoma Developmental Center, if you wonder... Continue
On April 3, 2025, a criminal indictment was filed against the father and son owners of De Nova Homes, a development company that has built two housing developments in the City of Sonoma (Hummingbird Cottages and Mockingbird Estates) and has a third application in the... Continue
Defendant Elana Cohen-Roth, an 81-year-old retired IRS agent of Marina Del Rey, California was sentenced yesterday by the Honorable Paige Hein to 12 years in state prison. This sentence follows a jury convicting Cohen-Roth of 23 felony offenses related to the methodical defrauding of an... Continue
Being alive is a risky business; we live in a predatory world, a living system where life feeds on life. As such, risk and the threat of injury and/or death is always present. This is true for the smallest and the largest of living things.... Continue