Editorial: Sonoma’s downtown parking puzzle
The streets surrounding Sonoma Plaza have long functioned like alleyways in a parking lot, but that “parking lot” is now... Continue
Disagreements, polite (school district) and otherwise (hillside homes)
The hiring of Socorro Shiels as the new superintendent of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District, already approved by a unanimous... Continue
Pipe dreams: Will Sonoma miss out on the marijuana boom?
Though plans for a cannabis dispensary in the back of the building are on hold, Jon Early proceeds with the remodel of... Continue
Council to rule on affordable housing project
A Sonoma neighborhood group opposed to a 48-unit affordable housing complex – the Altamira Family Apartments proposed for 20269... Continue
Council nixes “Boarding House” idea, delays vote on Broadway trees
By a 3-1 vote (Councilmember Agrimonti absent) the Sonoma City Council ended up in agreement with the Planning Commission to pass on... Continue
City calls for volunteer policymakers
(Photo Credit: Cory Maylett, CC BY SA 3.0) The City of Sonoma is looking for volunteers to fill vacancies on three commissions. Interested... Continue
Non-profits hit as City tightens belt
In the first wave of cost cutting to close Sonoma’s projected $170,000 deficit, the City Council decided to reduce support to four... Continue
New panel will study ‘big box’ policy
Surprised by the announcement that a 14,400 sq. ft. Staples store was coming to town, the Sonoma City Council has voted to form an... Continue
New panel will study ‘big box’ policy
Surprised by the announcement that a 14,400 sq. ft. Staples store was coming to town, the Sonoma City Council has voted to form an... Continue
City council vote – no bike lanes for West Spain
On Wednesday night, the Sonoma City Council unanimously voted to drop plans for a bike lane on West Spain Street. Opponents of the... Continue
