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Sonoma County spent $90 million on road and bridge projects in 2025
1+ hour, 46+ min ago (713+ words) Sonoma County's spending on road projects in 2025 totaled $90 million, a high mark in recent years, driven by repairs needed after last winter's storms and by work on multiple bridges. In 2024, the county spent a total of $72.2 million, which Public Infrastructure…...
Annual report: Sonoma’s Hanna Center rapidly increasing services, partnerships
21+ hour, 8+ min ago (958+ words) In 2025, Hanna Center in Sonoma refreshed its brand identity under the banner "Care Meets Community," and the rapid progress it has made in collaborating with Sonoma Valley partners as well as expanding its services and reach suggest that it has…...
The Set List for Dec. 26-Jan. 1
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (368+ words) Please consult the venue's website for more specific information about the listed performances. "El Verano Inn, 705 Laurel Ave., El Verano. (707) 935-0611 Sunday, Dec. 28:" Sunday Night Jam with Walt the Dog, guitar/vocals; Bo Freeman, bass; Bob McBain, keys; Robin Bordow, drums....
Pulse of the public for Dec. 26
4+ day, 3+ hour ago (679+ words) Editor: President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are continuing to play Monopoly with the world by expanding their empires. The latest is Trump's overture to acquire Greenland by taking a first step of…...
Jack London park to host New Year’s Day hikes
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (220+ words) Jack London State Historic Park will" welcome in 2026 with its 13th annual First Day Hike on Jan. 1, offering both a traditional summit trek and a shorter, less strenuous option. The regular First Day Hike begins at 10 a.m. and follows an 8-mile, round-trip…...
Sonoma Valley prepares to welcome for the New Year
4+ day, 15+ hour ago (584+ words) New Year's Eve will be your final chance to enjoy live music in the Sonoma Valley in 2025. At least four Sonoma venues have scheduled shows for the intrepid fans of live music as well as folks who, as they wait…...
Americana expert John McCutcheon back for his annual winter stop in Sonoma
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (220+ words) Normally, McCutcheon's sojourn to Sonoma has him playing the Sebastiani Theatre on a Monday night but according to his schedule, which is sans his traditional Fremont show, has him playing a 3 p.m. Sunday matinee. McCutcheon has been pleasing local audiences for…...
Former Sonoma Valley mentees laud long-term benefits of their experiences
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (1665+ words) This is second of a two-part story about the experiences of mentees in the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance's program. In this story, people who previously were mentored in the program describe how they have benefitted from it in their careers…...
Sonoma Valley Unified School District projects major financial strides
1+ week, 33+ min ago (849+ words) After facing major financial struggles, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District is projected to have increasingly large, positive general fund and reserve balances during the current and following two fiscal years, although subsequent additional expenditures are expected to reduce the…...
Sonoma knitters donate 357 handmade items to local nonprofits
1+ week, 1+ hour ago (289+ words) The Nut Tree Knitters, a Sonoma-based group of 11 women, gathered Dec. 10 to donate hundreds of handmade items to nonprofit organizations serving people in need. The group laid out scarves, hats, cowls, gloves and baby items members created over the past…...