Sonoma native Molly Curley O'Brien is the Director of Grants and Government Programs for the After the Fire organization. Were you living in Sonoma during the 2017 fires?  No, I had left Sonoma in 2016 to start a masters program at Mills College. My husband... Continue

The Sun’s Anna Pier sat down in Maxwell Park with the Glen Ellen writer. How did you get started writing?  I've always been a writer. In 6th grade I wrote my first mystery novel. When I was in high school, I wrote a fantasy novel.... Continue

Known for her work with Sonoma Arts Live, with bigger-than-life roles in Hello Dolly and Merman’s Apprentice, among others, Dani Innocenti Beem is ready for her close-up as Norma Desmond in the SAL production of Sunset Boulevard. The Andrew Lloyd Weber show, a big influence... Continue

  Nikita Ducarroz, raised in Glen Ellen, is a world class BMX rider who will compete in the upcoming Tokyo Olympics. Here, she speaks with The Sun’s Anna Pier -- her teacher at Woodland Star Charter School for grades one through three.  When I met... Continue

On his first day on the job, the new head of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District spoke with the Sun’s Anna Pier. What did you do today on the job?  I focused my time on the elementary schools. At Dunbar, I witnessed a Covid-era... Continue

The Sun: What's your role at the Sebastiani?  Tony Ginesi: I've been with the Theatre since 2017. I'm the general manager. Roger Rhoten is the executive director, and we work as partners. When it was closed, we offered curbside concessions, and online movies – it... Continue

In conversation with The Sun’s Anna Pier You were recently named Supervisor Susan Gorin’s Field Representative. Yes, at the end of January. I had been a Board Aide for her for the past year. I am more than ever feeling the responsibility to help those... Continue

The driving force behind a new local nonprofit, Homeless Action Sonoma, speaks with The Sun's Anna Pier. You critiqued my Sun report, “Where do the homeless sleep?” observing that I presented the viewpoint of the public face of the homeless question, but didn’t include the... Continue