You’re the face of La Luz. Everyone who comes in the door is greeted with your warm smile. I love my job. I think of myself as the “front line.” I find out what people really need, not just what they asked for when they... Continue
Under The Sun: Interviews
You’re on the School District’s new Equity and Inclusion Task Force, and you have a Facebook group for parents of special needs kids. How did you become involved in this? I have two boys with Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and my children are my number... Continue
How long have you worked for the fire department, Kyle? It's now the Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue Authority, a consolidated department. I started in as a volunteer 2002 right out of high school, and became a full-time employee in 2006. And are you a... Continue
Jerica Tercero, age 26, is co-owner of Peace’n Beauty Salon, and sole owner of Crush Beauty Bar; in high school she was a regular at El Nido, predecessor of Teen Services. I heard about you from the Teen Services’ ED, Cristin Felso, as someone who... Continue
Tell us about yourself, Cathy. Where did you grow up? I was born and raised north of here in Willows, California. I ended up at the University of California, Davis in 1982 where I majored in and received a communications management degree, which at the... Continue
Jen Demarest is pastry chef and, with her husband Nick, owner of Harvest Moon Café in Sonoma. Did you always want to be a pastry chef? Definitely since high school. I grew up in a small town in New York state, Clinton Corners, and was... Continue
The Sun's Sarah Ford recently sat down with Leslie Nicholson, founder of RISK, a Sonoma support group for parents whose kids face substance abuse, bullying, or other challenges. Tell me about RISK and how it got started. The idea for RISK, which stands for Resources,... Continue
SUN: You’ve been with the Ecology Center, now as Restoration Project Manager, for a long time. How long is it? NEWHOUSER: I knew you were going to ask me that. I always forget how long. I started as a volunteer at the Garden Park, when... Continue
Hello, thanks for stopping, I was looking for M----. We were neighbors before he moved to Wingo. Oh, you mean M---- ? He passed last month. Who else is living there? I was hoping to talk with someone from Wingo. There’s no one left... Continue
Tell me about yourself Lisa. How did you end up here in Sonoma? I relocated here in 2012 after many years in Mt. Shasta, in Siskiyou County up north, where I was the Director of Library services for the county. I live in Boyes and... Continue