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Sonoma City Councilmember Laurie Gallian, County Supervisor candidate Susan Gorin and Assemblymember Mariko Yamada celebrate the opening of the Sonoma Valley Democrats’ 2012 Election Headquarters at 20079 Broadway. Councilmembers Steve Barbose and Ken Brown were in the crowd, along with Evelyn Woo, chair of the... Continue

Unusual tax deductions

Dear Bonnie: I’m the publisher of a food magazine and am getting married soon to a woman who is also involved in the food and entertainment industry. Almost everyone attending the wedding and reception are also in the food biz. We’re going to have a... Continue

All the food that fits

While on vacation recently my wife and I were in no mood to search high and low for the best restaurant in Chicago and decided to eat as close to our hotel as possible. The day had been long and the temperature hot...one sign I... Continue

Supes to drive Watmaugh Bridge project

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors assumed control of the Watmaugh Bridge project, likely a replacement of the current span, with a unanimous vote Tuesday. At the request of Supervisor Valerie Brown, the board took “original jurisdiction” over the environmental review in order to expedite... Continue

City finds grounds to deny Peet’s

A proposed Peet’s Coffee and Tea outlet at 591 Broadway was voted down by a 4-3 vote of the Sonoma Planning Commission. A city staff report determined a Peet’s outlet would be consistent with the neighborhood’s historic character, and would add to the diversity of... Continue

City offers drop-in help for business owners

Business owners or those interested in starting a new business will now be able to drop in at City Hall to meet with the Economic Development Program Manager Laurie Decker at regular office hours. Decker’s City Hall office hours will be held on the first and third... Continue

What’s cookin’ Sonoma?

Harvest time in Sonoma, when the light is low and golden and the shorter days start chilly and clear and the afternoon sunshine persists in all of its heavenly warmth. As the grapes are picked, gone from the vines magically overnight, the leaves begin to... Continue

Making history at Jack London Park

[caption id="attachment_32757" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="A longtime environmental advocate, particularly for open space, Tjiska Van Wyk raised funds for nonprofit groups including the Sierra Club, Earth Justice and the San Francisco Zoological Society. "][/caption] Mira Dorrance-Bird | Sonoma Valley Sun For newly installed Executive Director Van... Continue

Hospital beef, no coffee

When Carolyn Stone and the rest of the board Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation walked out (pushed, they say), they took the “Dancing with the Stars” event with them. The show will go on, but with a new beneficiary… Such events weren’t high on the list... Continue

‘Endow the Valley’ campaign begins

The month of October has been designated “Endow Sonoma Valley Month” by the Sonoma Valley Fund. Endorsed by both Sonoma County and the City of Sonoma, the initiative seeks to increase awareness and participation in planned giving, an increasingly important component of the overall funding... Continue