California State Assemblymember Jared Huffman reported that the governor had proposed a “provocative opening solution” to the current budget crisis, cutting expenditures 10 percent across the board, in the process closing 48 state parks and beaches and cutting a half million dollars out of the... Continue
Last week, school administrators halted “a verbal altercation” and “an exchange of looks” between students on school grounds and disbursed the gathering before blows were exchanged. Administrators brought the apparent aggressors inside where a search of a backpack with the number 13 written on the... Continue
Throughout the day last Thursday, teachers, students, parents, administrators, classified staff, community leaders, representatives from non profits, PTA, private citizens (retired, business owners, volunteers, etc.) met with Leadership Associates representatives Larry Aceves and Jim Brown to tell them what they hope for in the new... Continue
Manslaughter sentencing The driver who in June 2006 fatally injured an elderly pedestrian, Annamarie Rose Simmons, 81, in a crosswalk in Sonoma, was sentenced last week to jail and three years of probation, following her no-contest plea in November 2007. Sonoma County Superior Court Judge... Continue
Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance (SVVGA) announced the addition of four newly elected board members at their January Alliance Meeting. The newly installed board members include: Michael Muscardini, Muscardini Cellars: A SVVGA member for nine years, Sonoma Valley resident Michael Muscardini together with his... Continue
New Sonoma City Manager Linda Kelly introduced herself last week and invited community dialogue via her new blog. “Some readers may be aware that I maintained a web log (blog) of town information and activities at my last position with the Town of Fairfax,” she... Continue
Lena Thompson Age: 97 years Place of Death: Sonoma Date of Death: Jan 1, 2008 Residence: Windsor Final Disposition: Mission Cremation Service Camellia Ghaneh Age: 31 years Place of Death: Sonoma Date of Death: Jan 2, 2008 Residence: Eldridge Final Disposition: Mission Cremation Service Kathleen... Continue
Not that citizens of other countries don’t vote, too, but our nation, still young compared to most, is unique in always having had a government voted in by its citizens. And we get a chance every four years to vote it out, too. As our... Continue
Hospital’s bond numbers accurate Editor: Before the Hospital Board’s successful vote to go forward with a $45 million bond proposal, which I generally support, I voiced a concern that the advertised annual property tax appeared to be too low to cover the debt service for... Continue
The excesses of the sub-prime mortgage lending industry are inevitably pointing to a huge bailout by the taxpayers, and potential collapse of housing prices overall. Due to the wide popularity of home equity loans, a housing price collapse will subject many millions of homeowners to... Continue