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The ‘Specific Plan’ has very few specifics

October 8, 2022
Sonoma Developmental Center EIR: No Mitigation Necessary? News Analysis by David Bolling | For The Sonoma Sun  There is a pall hanging over the Sonoma Developmental Center, where record levels of triple-digit heat have singed the lawns and playing fields, pushed oaks and redwoods past... Continue

“Cat” burglars

October 6, 2022
By Steve Meloan -- The sound came in the dead of night – a brief, screeching metal-on-metal. It was all so alien to my half-asleep brain, I chalked it up to a catfight and soon drifted off again. In the morning, my wife went out... Continue

‘Imaginative play’ in the classroom

October 5, 2022
Teacher Heidy Garibay knows that imaginative play is critical in the development of students, particularly language development, in her 2nd-grade class at Flowery Elementary School.  To support efforts in the dual immersion setting, she employs a variety of toys, games, and other materials that are... Continue

Making new footprints

October 4, 2022
Always a person who loved being outdoors and volunteering in her community, Dr. Kimberly Hubenette, a member of Sonoma Valley Rotary Club, is finding a new level of appreciation and solace in her weekly hikes and hiking trips. After losing her husband Mark in 2019,... Continue

Looming council elections 

October 4, 2022
With October upon us it's nearly November and time to elect another batch of fellow residents to City Council to replace those who are quitting for better-paying vineyard jobs, who promised only to serve one term, whose several terms expired and they're exhausted, and/or whose... Continue

Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley opens new grant cycle

October 3, 2022
The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley has opened its 2022 fall grant cycle for local nonprofit community organizations. Applications are due October 31.  “We’ve been serving Sonoma Valley continuously since 1946, doing what we can to make our community a little bit better for the... Continue

Sonoma Valley’s festive weekend

October 2, 2022
Two traditional outdoor events this weekend, and you can do them both! Saturday, October 8: Valley of the Moon Vintage Festival Sunday, October 9: Glen Ellen Village Fair & Parade.   Continue

Under the Sun: Noemí Vázquez Romero, dressmaker

October 2, 2022
The work of Noemí Vázquez has been displayed recently by folkloric dancers at various celebrations of Mexican Independence Day, during Hispanic Heritage month. The Sun's Anna Pier sat down to speak in Spanish with the talented seamstress for Quetzalén, our local folkloric dance troupe and... Continue
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