Anne Frank at Raven
“In spite of everything, I still believe that people are really good at heart,” wrote Annelies Marie Frank as she hid with her family under Nazi rule. The Raven Performing Arts Theater’s production of “The Diary of Anne Frank” brings the story of this profoundly tragic, yet hopeful, tale to life with a new adaptation for contemporary audiences.
Sonoma County announces commitment to community review of law enforcement policies
County’s nine mayors sign pledge to review police policies with community input
Life returns to Sonoma County parks after the fire
With the sun shining, the brooks babbling and green in abundance, it is time to experience the regrowth of the regional parks in Sonoma County. Many are witnessing the rising wildflowers and vegetation from the ashes of October, with trails being reopened and support for restoration. A few months after the fire, the fungi, plants and flowers are blooming once again in the midst of the spring season. Sonoma County is active as always, with thousands of people participating in the season’s sunshine.
SLIDESHOW: Students walk out in Healdsburg and across Sonoma County
At 10 a.m., students poured from classrooms and into protest mode in communities throughout Sonoma County to demand action to prevent gun violence and to remember the 17 high school students and teachers who lost their lives last month in Florida. This slideshow includes protests (and a few counterprotests) in Sebastopol, Windsor, Healdsburg, and Cloverdale.
Labor and play
It turns out that not all of us went to the Burning Man Festival after all. Most of us stayed closer to home and thousands more came here for a visit, which made for a very busy Labor Day weekend around Sonoma County.
Access to county data now online
On June 2, the County of Sonoma launched two new websites providing access to publicly owned data. The sites are essentially a database for a variety of county data. The new sites offer up a variety of information, allowing anyone with internet access the ability to view the county budget, police logs, even its most popular baby names.
Green Dog of the Week Queenie!
Queenie is a beautiful 8-year-old Queensland Blue Heeler/Australian Cattle Dog who, due to changes in the family, was returned to Green Dog Rescue Project recently.
Graton Day Labor Center launches campaign to lobby for just immigration reform
The Immigrant and Indigenous Women’s Coalition of Sonoma County and the ALMAS/Graton Day Labor Center commemorated César Chávez Day on March 31 by launching a local campaign to push Congress and President Joe Biden to pass a just path to citizenship legislation.














