Letter from the Editor
David Bolling: Of Bicycle Safety, Vandals and Adolph
The City of Sonoma’s decision to surrender a silly idea about imposing an utterly unnecessary mini-roundabout, i.e. “traffic circle” on Third Street West – ostensibly…
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Public Citizen
Larry Barnett: Escaping the Labyrinth
I’ve been writing about Samsara, the human reality we create and inhabit individually and collectively. Human reality consists of belief systems, social structures and the…
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Food and Wine
Kathleen Hill: Vintage Festival, Sherpa Flood Relief, Larson Family 40, Mystery Meat and More
Larson Family Winery celebrates 40 years Becky and Tom Larson and their extended family, including the Millericks, celebrate 40 years of making wine and sharing…
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Snark Infested Waters
Bob Edwards: Resist Socialism – Kiss a Robot!
First it was covid, then measles, which has not been not-seen since vaccines were invented. Then came cyclospora (“the shitz”), one case of which can…
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Wide Open Field
Steven Serafini: Hope for the Bay Area’s Pro Sports Teams
By Steven Serafini Sonoma Valley Sun Sports Editor Taking a look at the Bay Area’s major professional sports scene, the first word that comes to…
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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: Real Repair Is More Than Apology
Apologizing is not always enough. The desire to “re-pair” only heals fractures when it is deeply felt and authentic. If you want reparation, reflect on…
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Community Voices
Walt Williams: Clean the Mess, Talk To Neighbors, Things Improve
I think about the little 5-year-old walking to the first day of kindergarten at El Verano, hand-in-hand with her mom, new lunchbox, new clothes, all…
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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: Not In My Backyard?
YIMBY, NIMBY – both address the concept of yes or no in my backyard. Yet, what happens when each change, when each development, goes beyond…
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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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