1+ hour, 12+ min ago   (329+ words) In 2009, I read a fascinating article in Scientific American Magazine by two climate scientists, Mark Jacobson, professor and researcher at Stanford University and Mark Delucchi, research scientist at UC Berkeley. It detailed a plan to power 100% of the planet with…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (871+ words) By Ben Christopher This article originally was published by CalMatters Every eight years, state housing regulators give cities and counties across California an especially dreaded homework assignment: Make a plan for a bunch of new homes. Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (299+ words) We are excited to share several new initiatives coming in the 2026 to 2027 school year, made possible through the support of our incredible community partners. We are also proud to highlight several long standing programs that continue to make a lasting…...

1+ week, 2+ hour ago   (442+ words) 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, with the median age range of 37.9 to 38.4 years. That’s younger than the overall United States,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (557+ words) 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 and wine production. But who can say this will always be so? Prior to wine…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (649+ words) I’m in the habit of taking Albus the dog on a two or three-mile run through the mostly deserted and incrementally disintegrating campus of the Sonoma Developmental Center, five or six days a week. Those frequent, regular visits give me…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1046+ words) by Khari Johnson The article was originally published by CalMatters Kaiser Permanente nurses who answer advice and triage calls say their duty of care for patients is being increasingly threatened by workplace surveillance. Seven current and former nurses told CalMatters…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (77+ words) A Thank You Letter from Kaniv, Sonoma’s Sister City Sonoma Sun Today is a wonderful day – International Friendship Day! Friendship is a great power. I congratulate you and thank you for being you! Also today the money that Kaeti sent…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (1670+ words) by Rachel Becker This article was originally published by CalMatters A windowless warehouse on the outskirts of Davis shelters pieces of California’s forests. Icy air swirls and fogs around 42,000 pounds of seeds — the past and the future of these trees,…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (463+ words) This is not a record any political party would want to stand on, and perhaps it has begun to occur to you – as it has to a growing number of independent candidates for local, state and federal offices all across…...