Film festival a major community asset Editor: The Sonoma Valley Film Festival just concluded its 11th run here in our fine city. The films were phenomenal, many of the film venues were at full capacity and local businesses were buzzing with activity throughout the long... Continue
Nora Flood, the director of Sonoma Charter School, has made a remarkable impact on the community in the four years she has been with the institution, extending the role of the school beyond its doors into the surrounding neighborhood of the Springs, and throughout the... Continue
Sun cover 042408Like many a 1960s happening, the trippy scene at Nicholson Ranch earlier this month was a mixture of merriment and purpose. The steady flow of wine made for a jubilant afternoon, but a keen desire to bring about social change was well expressed... Continue
On Wednesday night, at the District One supervisor’s debate hosted by the Sonoma Valley Sun, four candidates faced questioners and each other. Answering a series of prepared questions and questions from the audience, each had a chance to present their qualifications, accomplishments, concerns and solutions,... Continue
Two back-to-back and unanimous approvals last week by the Sonoma City Council took different looks at the same ongoing concern. The first, Sonoma’s 2005 Urban Water Management Plan, is a state-mandated strategy for assessing municipal water supply and demand – a “living document” that may... Continue
By Friday, a gallon of regular gasoline was still a bit under the $4 mark at eight stations in and around Sonoma. But seven of them were offering high-grade gasoline at $4 a gallon or more: $4.15 at the Union 76 on Broadway, $4.07 at... Continue
Pamela Martens, Ph.D., new school chief for Sonoma ValleyThe trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District met Sunday and made official their selection of Pamela Martens, Ph.D., as our new superintendent. She comes from the Coast Unified School District in Cambria, where she has... Continue
After years of wrangling over how and whether Sonoma should fund local nonprofits, the City Council Wednesday night agreed to try settling the matter once and for all. Mayor Joanne Sanders and Mayor Pro Tem Ken Brown will head an ad-hoc committee composed of city... Continue
On April 16, 2008, the City of Sonoma’s Community Development Agency (CDA) approved a new loan program to provide financial assistance to businesses that wish to install energy efficiency upgrades, including but not limited to photo voltaic installations for electricity generation (solar power). To promote... Continue
Even given short notice, the Sonoma Valley Hospital Board of Directors’ post-bond meeting Wednesday night was packed. Fifty or 60 “usual suspects,” some standing, some lined up outside the door, listened to the board, grumbled among themselves about the time–were the board members trying to... Continue