By Larry Barnett -- An ordinary trip to the grocery store quickly demonstrates that single-use plastic now dominates food packaging. It's all but impossible to avoid accumulating piles of plastic at home; from the plastic bags in cereal boxes to little boxes in which raspberries are... Continue

Sun Special Report by Anna Pier -- In immigration forums offered around the Valley since election day, providing “Know Your Rights” information and support for local residents who lack legal status, there has been an impressive outpouring of interest from the Anglo community toward their vulnerable... Continue

From time to time the Brown Act is mentioned in reference to the actions of a public legislative body, such as the Sonoma City Council. Most people are familiar with some of the acts provisions, particularly the rule against elected officials meeting alone and in... Continue

Sonoma-based Caymus Capital has proposed a mix-use development, with hotel, restaurant and residential units, on a 3.4-acre parcel that runs between the 200 block of First Street East (at bottom) to Second Street East. FOR by Bill Jasper The proposed First Street East project will... Continue

By Fred Allebach | Special to The Sun A recent United States Geological Survey (USGS) presentation to the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Program (SVGMP) Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) reviewed movement of Sonoma Basin groundwater, its sources, chemical composition and age. The presentation has implications for... Continue

By Fred Allebach -- As eligibility and demand for affordable housing grows, and workers making the County’s median income are priced out of the market, the City of Sonoma of initiates a process to deal with the growing problem. Along with the cities of Sonoma County... Continue

Amid concerns of rampant development, the Urban Growth Boundary, a tool to guard against urban sprawl, was adopted by the City of Sonoma in 2000. Without Council or voter renewal, the UGB will expire in 2020. How will factors like tourism, housing and city infrastructure... Continue