There I was, peacefully hand-watering and trying to salvage my tiny “crop” of chard, spinach and tomatoes on that famously hot southern side of our white house around 9 a.m. one day last week, when suddenly to my eyes and ears did appear the rumble... Continue
One of the most popular, and destructive, of the modern myths about relationships was captured by author John Gray. This latest repackaging of the old sexual stereotyping is known as “Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus." Sorry folks, I wish it were that... Continue
The Board of Trustees of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District breezed through the agenda at its meeting on Tuesday evening. After several administrative items and reports, the board heard an oral presentation by the Woodland Star Charter School of its annual report. The school... Continue
The Sonoma Community Center, in a bold and unexpected move prompted by months of frustration with the City Council, withdrew its request for financial support from the city Monday evening. The city council has been debating for sometime a new method of allocating city money... Continue
The largest U.S. home-mortgage lender announced Friday that it would trim costs in the face of a severe drop in home-mortgage lending. The combination of rising defaults and falling house prices has created a stampede of investors who now deem the market for many types... Continue
A Sonoma firefighter received second-degree burns while fighting a fire that consumed an El Verano home Thursday afternoon. After being hit on the forehead by falling debris, he drove himself to the hospital, where he was treated and released, according to a Sonoma Valley FireMed... Continue
When my father had his giant heart attack, people rallied in interesting ways. Hundreds of cards arrived in the mail--he'd made a significant impact on so many folks. Care packages came stocked with "waiting room" supplies like crackers and nuts and shiny pulp fiction. One... Continue
The Sonoma City Council is holding a special meeting on Monday, Sept. 10, to consider making changes to the funding allocations adopted earlier for local non-profits that provide services to city residents. "Council members [Steve] Barbose and [Joanne] Sanders had requested that we revisit the... Continue
Sonoma's own Dr. Dick Kirk, chairman of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors, was elected last week as Chairman of the Northern California Healthcare Authority. Sonoma was joined by three other hospitals to make up that body, newly formed at Thursday's meeting:... Continue
submitted photo Ken Brown (left) and John McEndy prepare to roast Steve Page Steve Page, Sonoma resident and President of Infineon Raceway, has been named to the Board of Directors of Sonoma Valley Bancorp. Founded in 1988, Sonoma Valley Bank is publicly owned, with its... Continue