Distance learning isn’t perfect – but it’s working
When the pandemic flipped the education system upside down six months ago, people had concerns about how kids would finish the year.... Continue
A new vision for local governance
This pandemic has proven that many of our assumptions about social structures are wrong. Conventional truths about working, economic... Continue
Monumental decisions
At each major turning of the wheel of history, the symbols of the formerly powerful are destroyed. These iconoclastic urgings result... Continue
Facing the facts about masks
Every legitimate epidemiologist agrees that by wearing face masks the public can greatly reduce the transmission of Covid-19, yet... Continue
It’s time to change the culture of policing
The behavior and accountability of law enforcement has emerged as a huge issue. The murder of George Floyd set off ongoing nationwide... Continue
Editorial: Boarded windows send the wrong message
The protests roiling our nation have but lightly touched Sonoma Valley, but all of us here feel the tension and despair that’s... Continue
Thinking outside a brand-new box
People don’t change long-standing habits easily; where we shop, what we eat, how we speak, ways we dress, and so forth, become... Continue
The Sun is a struggling small business. You can help.
The coronavirus pandemic is killing a horrifying number of people; it’s also finishing off America’s local newspapers,... Continue
Protection, not promotion: How the hospitality industry can help its workers right now
Sonoma’s Tourism Improvement District (TID), a non-profit organization operated by representatives from the hospitality industry,... Continue
Our world has turned upside down
Everything we believed was true has become subject to question or even reversal; everything we relied upon has shifted. On a larger... Continue
Trump’s COVID denial is unconscionable
It has become clear that the deniers of the severity of COVID-19 are ignoring the science of educated specialists that have studied... Continue
The bright promise of Sonoma High’s new athletic fields
We would like to express our gratitude and positive spirit around the current construction taking place for the redevelopment of the... Continue
Why I boycott Mattson
I have always held the belief that people should be educated and informed on topics as much as possible in order to make a decision... Continue
Sonoma’s new empire builders hold objectionable views
Sonoma’s Best Hospitality Group, a.k.a Ken and Stacey Mattson, have purchased yet another prominent property in our community,... Continue
School District prioritized sports over education
The Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees decided to pour the money that we voted to go to the educational needs... Continue
State Republicans mock Newsom’s latest Covid plan
Governor Newsom recently announced another reopening plan, different from the July county watch list and the four phases... Continue
A big win for California taxpayers
Last Thursday, the Fair Political Practices Commission imposed one of the largest fines ever against Los Angeles County for using taxpayer... Continue
Stop the trauma, ICE
Why are we continually traumatizing human beings? My name is Nicole Abate Ducarroz and I am a 21-year resident of Glen Ellen, as well... Continue
Best use of County’s PG&E settlement money
Just as our community is facing an unprecedented housing, health, and economic perfect storm, the City of Santa Rosa and Sonoma County... Continue
Sonoma’s homeless agency shares some good news
I thought I would share some good news with you. Sonoma Overnight Support has placed three homeless clients into Los Guilicos Village,... Continue
