The Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival is a time-honored celebration of Sonoma Valley’s grape harvest, deep-rooted community spirit, and rich history. Since 1897, this cherished tradition has brought together winemakers, grape growers, and visitors in the historic Sonoma Plaza to honor the region’s winemaking legacy and... Continue
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by Nadia Lathan This article was published on September 23, 2025 by CalMatters. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a bill to roll back taxes on recreational weed in an effort to give some relief to an industry that has struggled to supersede its illicit counterpart since voters... Continue
Wake Up Sonoma encourages Sonoma Valley residents to take part in one of many nationwide protests on Saturday, October 18th, along Broadway both sides of the street starting at the north end, and the south sidewalk in front of the Sonoma Plaza on Napa Street.... Continue
The following letter has been sent by Rena Seifts, Acting Superintendent of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. Dear SVUSD Community, After years of study, thoughtful dialogue, and community input, the SVUSD Board of Trustees voted 4–0 to adopt a resolution enabling the District to... Continue
Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker Magazine cartoonist who just happens to have been born and raised in Sonoma. Continue
Cancer Support Sonoma (CSS) is proud to announce the launch of its new End-of-Life Doula Services, made possible through the generous support of the Susan Lundquist End of Life Doula Project. This initiative brings a team of certified doulas to provide compassionate, non-medical, holistic support... Continue
Capitalism is a hot topic at the moment, its successes and failures, its potential and limitations, and its impacts on culture and the environment. Any examination of capitalism requires its definition, however. While it has many facets, for the purposes of this discussion, I am... Continue
by Cayla Mihalovich and Jeanne Kuang This article was originally published in CalMatters. Gov. Gavin Newsom today signed a set of bills meant to check the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown in California, including a first-in-the nation measure to prohibit officers from wearing masks and others that limit their access... Continue
Once in a while in the course of a lifetime one meets a person different from the usual, who stands out from the pack and sticks in the mind. For me, such was Marilyn Goode. She was her own person, set her own courses, spoke... Continue
Through Any Given Door – Part II After finishing my family memoir some years back, including the account of my sister Betty’s rape, I connected with Betty’s childhood friend, Lorna Harrington, who read it and then wrote me about their friendship. I combined two of... Continue