Sonoma cellphone users dialing for help will no longer have to go through the California Highway Patrol, following a recent change to the way local emergency calls are handled. “The concept is that calls locally routed will go to local resources,” sheriff’s dispatch manager Steve... Continue
Zoropsis up close - submitted photoIf you see a large brown spider lurking about your house, don’t squish it – mail it. That’s the word from California Academy of Sciences entomologist Darrell Ubick, following a couple of unconfirmed local reports that an invasive arachnid called... Continue
Given that 75 percent of Sonoma Valley’s firefighters are volunteers, the fact that this year’s Volunteer Fire Academy mustered only nine locals may be cause for concern. “Usually, the academy had anywhere between 20 to 30 recruits,” Kenwood Fire Capt. Daren Bellach said. “The last... Continue
Last week’s grand theft of 413 baby chicks from Fred and Nancy Cline’s Second Street East home contains a minor legal conundrum involving Sonoma’s animal code. The chicks were stolen from a large shed on the three-acre Cline property sometime between 1 and 8 a.m.... Continue
Dr. Pamela Mertens was named the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Superintendent. Her position begins on July 1. SUBMITTED PHOTO On Monday, April 21, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District announced they had “enthusiastically approved” the superintendent’s contract with Pamela Martens, Ph.D. Martens has been... Continue
Gas prices up in Sonoma, too The long-dreaded national gasoline hike hit Sonoma Valley last week – and even the retailers were unhappy. By Friday, a gallon of regular gasoline was still a bit under the $4 mark at eight stations in and around Sonoma.... Continue
A week after the Sonoma Valley Hospital Board of Directors’ packed post-bond meeting, people are still talking. “I thought there’d be more from the audience,” said board member Bill Boerum, who called for another bond measure – this time for the whole amount – and... Continue
William George Nabhan died April 15, 2008 in Sonoma. William was the husband of the late Helen Nabhan and the father of Diane Shaw of Sonoma and Wadie Kolsch of Alamo. He was the grandfather of Cherie and John Forte and was the great-grandfather of... Continue
Homes at Rancho de Sonoma. RYAN LELY/SONOMA VALLEY SUN The city of Sonoma will soon face a decision about whether to support mobile home park owner Preston Cooke’s desire to convert Rancho de Sonoma to condominiums, or to support the residents’ desire to prevent it.... Continue
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