1+ week, 3+ day ago   (571+ words) The Trump administration announced in August that the federal government will stop paying its share of medical costs for transgender youths on Oct. 13. State lawmakers responded last week, authorizing funds in the budget for some of the state’s most vulnerable…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1014+ words) Less than two months after reinstating an option for the public to make comments via Zoom, Sonoma County officials are contending with the return of racist and derogatory remarks from some online participants during Board of Supervisors meetings. “If we…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (532+ words) It took only 15 minutes for the owners of 31-year-old tortoise Sheldon to notice that he had broken through the fence of their residence in the unincorporated Santa Clara County community of Coyote and escaped. But by the time they made…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago   (465+ words) As the Trump administration has pursued policies aimed at weakening transgender rights, the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday took steps to affirm nondiscriminatory healthcare access, including gender-affirming care, for all. The five-member board unanimously approved a resolution ensuring…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (889+ words) Beginning Monday, June 1, events across Napa County are planned to recognize Pride and celebrate the LGBTQ+ community. Pride flag-raising ceremonies are set for Monday in Napa, followed by a series of events organized by Napa Pride and other groups. Now…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (573+ words) Sonoma Valley Pride returns June 12-14 under the banner “We Rise With Pride,” featuring a weekend-long lineup of events in celebration and support of the LGBTQ+ community and allies. The festival, highlighting joy and resilience among the LGBTQ+ community, is designed…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (522+ words) U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy’s Wednesday ruling is the latest setback for the U.S. Department of Justice, where at least seven other federal courts have agreed to quash or limit the expansive civil subpoenas sent to more than 20 doctors and hospitals…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (628+ words) Dozens of people gathered Sunday night in downtown Santa Rosa to remember transgender people across the U.S. whose lives were lost due to anti-trans violence in the past 12 months. The 64 people honored, including some from the Bay Area, were killed or…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (817+ words) The Pride flag at Sonoma Valley High School was only down for a few hours. But for the students who spoke at the Jan. 26 Sonoma City Council meeting, the damage was already done. What should have been an unremarkable school…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1193+ words) A decade before Joel Redon died of AIDS in Sonoma County in 1995, the young writer traveled to Morocco to study under American expat author Paul Bowles at The American School of Tangier. Patrick Ballard worked as a real estate agent…...