October Virtual Meeting

Please join us for the next Sonoma Valley Democrats General Meeting on Monday, Oct. 27th, 6:30 PM via Zoom. Alina, a 2025 recipient of our Gerald Hill Memorial Scholarship, will speak about her studies at UC Berkeley, current activities, and plans for the future. Our main speaker will be Jenny Belway, Commissioner for the Sonoma County Commission on the Status of Women, philanthropic consultant, and board member of local non-profits. She will talk about non-profits, what the current administration is doing to affect them, and what we can do to support them. For Zoom link email contact@svdems.org

Sonoma Valley No Kings Day

More than 2000 people participated in the No Kings Sonoma Valley protest on Saturday. We also collected a van load of warm clothing for Homeless Action Sonoma (H.A.S.) Thank you to Wake Up Sonoma for co-hosting, our planners and volunteers for all their work, and everyone who participated to show their love for freedom of speech and America!

July Virtual Meeting

June Virtual General Meeting

Many thanks to the more than 35 local voters who were able to attend the Sonoma Valley Democrats virtual meeting on June 23rd. Special thanks to our speakers, especially Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, who spent a lot of time with us talking about her legislative actions and answering our many questions. The minutes are here: SVD Min 062325

SV Dems Award Gerald Hill Memorial Scholarships

The Sonoma Valley Democrats were honored to award the Gerald Hill Memorial Scholarship at the Sonoma Valley High School Awards Ceremony last night. Gerald Hill was a distinguished attorney, author, educator, and also a great leader. In his memory, the Sonoma Valley Democrats have established an annual scholarship for 2 graduating seniors who have been selected by their Social Sciences teachers for their solid academic performance and community service. Thank you to all those who donated to the scholarship fund. We were able to award $1000 to each student!

Sonoma Valley Democrats May General Meeting

Thank you to our speakers and the more than 30 local voters who were able to attend our virtual May General Meeting. The minutes can be found here: SVD Minutes May 2025

Sonoma Valley Democrats April General Meeting

Thank you to the more than 30 local voters who were able to attend the  Sonoma Valley Democrats  April virtual General Meeting. The special speakers were Janelle Kellman, candidate for Lt. Governor of California and also Teri Shore and Dan Mayhew  from the Sierra Club discussing the environmental impacts of the current federal administration. The minutes can be found here: SVD Minutes Gen Mtg 042825

Sonoma Valley Democrats March General Meeting

Many thanks to the more than 50 local voters who were able to come to March potluck supper and meeting, especially our volunteers and speakers. We raised funds for the Gerald Hill Memorial Scholarship for local High School students, heard important announcements and ideas from our members, and the food was fabulous! The minutes can be read here: SVD Min March 24, 2025

Sonoma Valley Democrats February General Meeting

Sonoma Valley Democrats January General Meeting

Thank you to the more than 70 local voters who attended and to Congressman Mike Thompson for speaking and answering many questions. The meeting minutes can be found here: SVD Jan. 27, 2025 Minutes