When one hears the words “social club,” images of crusty curmudgeons in overstuffed chairs, smoking pipes and cooking up some order of patriarchal cabal to decide the fate of the little people. Then there’s the Sonoma Bear Flag Social Club, a social service start-up conceived... Continue
August Sebastiani captured attention in Sonoma with his suggestion on Nov. 8, the day after he was elected to city council, that he’d like to bring a Christmas nativity scene back to the plaza. But the 26-year-old city councilman isn’t the only member of his... Continue
On Friday at 10:48 a.m., deputies from the Sheriffs Department and Sonoma Police Department responded to an armed robbery that occurred at Castellanos Jewelers at 18901 Sonoma Hwy. in the Vineyard Center. The female clerk, who was alone at the store, reported that an Hispanic... Continue
How can one summarize the experience of 12 years on the Sonoma City Council? Well, for one thing my hair has turned gray. And, wait a minute… 12 years ago I had hair! Consider this; 12 years ago councilman-elect Sebastiani was 14 years old! Congratulations... Continue
Read. Listen. Watch. Not quite the three Rs, but pretty useful skills in their own right. It’s also one of several revolving mottos for the new SonomaSun.com Web site, an endeavor that embraces a forward-thinking model of what a community newspaper can be. We’re not... Continue
Council, hospital board swearing-ins Both the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board, which oversees the Sonoma Valley Hospital, and the Sonoma City Council were set Wednesday to swear in newly elected members and then get right down to work. The hospital board was going to... Continue
“Like opium.” That was audience member Steve Kyle’s analogy for Monday night’s meeting of the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition – and Kyle didn’t have a warm, dreamy feeling. The meeting was a milestone, because it was the first in a series of public gatherings... Continue
Editor: Isn’t it funny how people react to this nativity scene idea? I used to read my bible at break when I worked at a factory, and it shocked me to see people become angry just by looking at it. I know a guy who... Continue
Once again the holiday season is here. And once again all the goodies and celebratory feasts will soon make many of us feel as stout as Mrs. Claus. Plus, the strain of playing Santa often makes you feel as stressed-out as an overworked elf on... Continue