After decades of deficits, subsidies, uneven management and a blistering report issued in 2023 by the Sonoma County Grand Jury, an experienced cemetery operations professional has been hired to run the City of Sonoma’s Cemetery Enterprise Fund. Carolyn Fulton, with two decades of experience in... Continue

The City of Sonoma General Fund Budget for 2024/25 shows a deficit of $2,856,287, roughly two million dollars more than the previous year’s budget. What’s more, a five-year forecast prepared by the City Manager and Finance Department indicates that deficits will continue, with a deficit... Continue

Nikita Ducarroz, born in France and raised in Glen Ellen, will compete in the Women's BMX Freestyle event at the Summer X Games on Friday, June 28 in Ventura, CA. The event, which will make its X Games debut, will be carried on ESPN at... Continue

The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley recently sent out the following press release: In response to the recent news regarding the $70,000 budget gap the Sonoma Volunteer Firefighters Association is facing for the July 4th fireworks, the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley would like to issue... Continue

The Sonoma Sun newspaper was just notified that early this afternoon, the BAHFA (Bay Area Housing Finance Authority) Board voted to increase the planned Affordable Housing bond on this November's ballot from $10 billion to $20 billion.   Accordingly, the amount projected for each of the... Continue

In an era when large national retailers are shuttering stores and sales on the Internet are booming, Sonoma Valley will see the opening of a Big 5 Sporting Goods store in Fiesta Plaza in Boyes Hot Springs. The national retailer has 424 locations (as of... Continue

Tracy Salcedo, local award-winning guidebook author, recently released a new guide titled Best Rail Trails Northern California. “Rail trails are ingenious,” Salcedo said. “They are the ultimate in recycling, transforming unused railroad rights-of-way into recreational opportunities. They are remote dirt tracks exploring wild places, and... Continue

The Sonoma City Council and Planning Commission will continue the discussion from June 5 on the General Plan Update at a Special Meeting on June 25th at 6:00 p.m. The agenda will be available in advance of the meeting on the City’s CivicWeb meeting portal. Sonoma's General... Continue