SVVGA position on apple moth issue Editor: The Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Alliance represents over 70 wineries and 150 wine-grape growers in Sonoma Valley, as well as many more associate members whose businesses are related to the local wine industry. This industry provides a... Continue
We who seek to serve the public via the free press admire those who also serve the public by holding government office without pay. An often thankless task, we understand, but an essential one. Here in Sonoma, several more such public servants will be needed... Continue
Mona Silva, former owner of “The Hattery,” located in the “El Paseo” and later in the “Mercado” from 1995-1999, passed away on June 16, 2008. She was born in Morenci, Ariz. on April 25, 1930. Mona and her husband, Robert, spent many years in Redding,... Continue
Two ducks wander around the Plaza pond in the wake of an attack that left broken nests and nearly destroyed the Plaza’s duck population. Photo by Ryan Lely. Whatever killed the 13 ducklings in Sonoma Plaza’s pond this weekend threw enough of a scare into... Continue
Sharon Paster works on a new piece for Wet Paint. Photo by Windsor Green. On Saturday night, Sonoma’s historic Ledson house opened its doors for the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art’s 10th annual Wet Paint event. Set in the beautiful Armstrong Estates, Wet Paint is... Continue
Smoke from the Solano and Napa County fires fills the Valley over the past week. Photo by Ryan Lely. Sonoma’s skies were white this week with smoke and ash from hundreds of last Friday’s lightning-sparked Northern California wildfires, and local firefighters helped their Napa Valley... Continue
Charlotte Lamb was a driving force in the creation of the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. Photo by Blaine Transue. Charlotte Lamb, whose quiet devotion and astute intelligence made her one of Sonoma’s most effective supporters for the arts and for organizations that work to... Continue
It’s come to this. Now that the City’s Mobile Home Ordinance is drafted, and is coming up for a final vote before the Sonoma City Council, and after intense efforts at mediation by an ad hoc committee, and with the Rancho de Sonoma homeowners’ association... Continue
The counting is over – incumbent First District Supervisor Valerie Brown will face challenger Will Pier in November’s runoff. The final results, released late Friday afternoon, show Brown with 11,399 votes (44.1 percent) and Pier with 6,005 votes (23.2 percent). On June 4, the initial... Continue
City Hall prepares for renovation Those wishing to fight City Hall – or simply pay their water bill – will have to march a block south for the next couple of months while the nearly century-old building undergoes renovations. Telephone numbers and e-mail addresses will... Continue