Letter from the Editor
David Bolling: There Is Only Us
As the 2026 Midterm Election draws near, as America’s proto-despotic president caroms through his second term, laying waste to democratic norms, rules, constitutional rights and…
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Public Citizen
Larry Barnett: Lost in Translation
There’s plenty of advice being offered to us constantly, some of it intended to capture our money and some of it to capture our attention.…
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Food and Wine
Kathleen Hill: Fabulous Sherpa Fundraiser, Gun Bun Bankruptcy, Oh No, Not Oso, JCB Buys Artesa
While their registration link said it was “sold out” for 350 diners to the free event last Tuesday, at least 500 people showed up to…
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Snark Infested Waters
Bob Edwards: Acronymic Initialisms – From WTF to LOL
Your correspondent predicts that schools everywhere – from pre-K to university – will soon be adding a new course to their curricula: Acronymics and Initialisms. …
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Wide Open Field
Steven Serafini: Delorefice-led Sonoma flag football girls in REL 1st
Sonoma gridders fall; golf, volleyball girls update; runner 2nd By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor The 2026 fall season is in full swing…
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As I See It
Will Shonbrun: The Myth of “Sustainability” Part 2
Water and Economic Sustainability Then there’s sustainability in an economic context. Presently, Sonoma County’s economy is both dependent on, and intertwined with, wine grape farming…
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Cartoons by Hilary
Cartoon by Hilary: “It’s sort of a Scorcesean, PTA-ish, Wes Anderson…”
Hilary Campbell is a New Yorker Magazine cartoonist, humorist and author who just happens to have been born and raised right here in Sonoma.
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What's Up With That?
Katy Byrne: Aging is a Thing
“You Don’t Have To Suffer” Reminders of death, like the loss of Dolly Parton, Gloria Steinem, Wendell Berry and other beloved figures, is a hard…
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Community Voices
PRIDE Flag: Yes, in My Opinion, There Was a Hidden Agenda
Commentary By Lisa Storment, President of Wake UP Sonoma On Thursday night, September 10, there was a school board meeting which continued to illuminate the…
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Voices of the New Majority
Loretta Carpio Carr: An Emerging Young Voice in Politics
With the upcoming Governor’s election in California, I watch with curiosity who will vote and who they will vote for. California’s population is comparatively young,…
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Rude Awakenings
Catherine Sevenau: Through Any Given Door – A Family Memoir Prologue
My brother Larry thought Mom was a good mother, but he had a different childhood than we did. My sisters were convinced otherwise: Carleen complained…
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Sonoma Farm Scene
Seth Dolinsky: Friday Farmers Market – Local Food Central
Sonoma’s Friday Farmers market – officially the Sonoma Valley Certified Farmer’s Market (SCVFM) – has been the Valley’s main source for locally produced food for…
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Personal/Political
Josette Brose-Eichar: AI, Human Stupidity, and Planetary Survival
A few weeks ago, these two headlines sat side-by-side on the business page of the San Francisco Chronicle: “EPA eliminates rule that limits emissions from…
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Wild Valley
Helen-Teri Shore: The Weeds We Love to Hate
Three weedy plants that we love to hate seem to be everywhere right now: dandelions, yellow star thistle and poison hemlock. The first two dot…
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