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Parking the money

That .05 percent sales tax on every dollar you spend in Sonoma County? It really adds up. Approved by voters in 2018 as Measure M – the Parks for All initiative – the fund totalled $8.3 million last fiscal year, money that goes directly to... Continue

David Bolling on The censure of John Kelly

What’s going on with the Sonoma Valley School District? By David Bolling | For The Sun John Kelly, the 45-year old Sonoma attorney, who represents district 3 on the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees, was unanimously censured by his four fellow trustees... Continue

Ukraine Consul General to be honored at Sonoma City Hall

Sonoma city officials will welcome Ukraine Consul General Dmytro Kushneruk and his consular delegation to City Hall at an outdoor press conference on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at 12 p.m. The City is hosting the delegation in support of the people of Ukraine, including those... Continue

Sonoma Charter School expands Transitional Kindergarten program

[caption id="attachment_118405" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sonoma Charter School kindergarteners and first graders breaking in the new play structure installed this winter, donated by Sonja Rasmussen and Peter Hodgson, previously located at The Little School. The structure provides TK/Kinder/1st Grade students with an age appropriate space to... Continue

Jehovah’s Witnesses flourish during Covid

[caption id="attachment_118396" align="aligncenter" width="420"] While the pandemic has stopped the door-to-door ministry of Jehovah's Witnesses, Cindy Duke enjoys reaching out to her neighbors by letter and phone.[/caption] Cindy Duke is a true people person. On any given week, you could find Duke knocking on doors... Continue

Cary Snowden is Sonoma County ‘Woman of the Year’

Cary Snowden, president and CEO of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley and a longtime advocate for Sonoma County youth, has been named Sonoma County Woman of the Year by Sen. Bill Dodd. Sen. Dodd presented the honor Saturday at the Maxwell Clubhouse... Continue

Farm to table, orchard to glass

By Seth Dolinksy -- Sonoma Valley has long been known as a source of high quality food. This fact was enshrined when Alice Waters chose Cannard farms as a supplier for her then nascent farm to table restaurant concept in Berkeley, at Chez Panisse.  Long... Continue

Fire guts Larson tasting room

An evening fire Wednesday at Larson Family Winery in Sonoma caused catastrophic damage to the winery’s unoccupied tasting room. No injuries were reported in the 9:30 p.m. blaze. Schell-Vista Fire units were dispatched to a reported structure fire. A water tender from Kenwood was also... Continue

Cannabis group: Sonoma City Council got played

It's time for us to catch up on the current state of cannabis in Sonoma and the lower Valley. It won’t be until later in April that the one and only dispensary, sparc, owned by Erich Pearson, will finally open in Sonoma. And it may... Continue

Sonoma rallies for its Sister City in Ukraine

Sonoma Sister Cities has direct contact with the Ukrainian consulate in San Francisco and has sent a letter to the mayor of its sister city, Kaniv. We are working with the current Consul General Dmytro Kushneruk in San Francisco and former Acting Consul General, Oleksandr... Continue