The owner of the Oaks, a 14-space mobile home park at 171 Siesta Way, proposes to close the park. Eight tenants currently live in the park and they’ll be given a 6-month notice to vacate as well as up to $3,000 in moving expenses and... Continue
When Adele Harrison Middle School opened, Dan Scudero was its first principal. On Thursday, the Napa Valley Unified School District hired Scudero to take over as principal of American Canyon Middle School. “I am going to miss him. He’s been an invaluable asset to the... Continue
Esbaide Soria Yhamel working with Jennifer Torres on a craft project. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley SunCommonBond Foundation Many Sonoma Valley children are enjoying the presence this summer of an energetic and passionate visiting teacher from the state of Michoacan. Every year since the mid-80s, the Secretary... Continue
At its June 20 meeting, the Sonoma City Council voted unanimously to adopt a new resolution establishing mandatory water conservation measures by which Sonoma city water customers must comply starting July 1. If a resident violates one of the conservation regulations, which include using a... Continue
We don’t want to overstate its importance, but there is some significance to the victory by Juan Pablo Montoya in Sunday’s NASCAR Nextel Cup Toyota/SaveMart 350 race at Infineon Raceway. Namely, Montoya is Hispanic. He hails from Bogota, Columbia, and was already an accomplished international... Continue
Random mutations created intelligence Editor: Larry Barnett’s June 21 column (A Display of Primordial Intelligence) describing intelligence ranging from a single cell to cellular systems is awesome, but is less of a mystery if one considers the random mutations that have occurred over millions of... Continue
FineLife has undergone a metamorphosis. Last week, it was a twice-folded newsprint tabloid. Now it’s a glossy, forward-looking magazine. Delivered locally in the Sonoma Valley Sun, the new and improved bimonthly publication is also distributed to portions of Marin and San Francisco through a partnership... Continue
Local artist Keith Wicks painted a striking image of General Vallejo. submitted photo General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was born in Monterey, California on July 4, 1807. The unlikely coincidence of sharing a birthday with America serves as the key to the General’s greatness and explains... Continue
If you haven’t visited Ernie Smith Park in awhile (Arnold Drive at Craig Avenue), then I have news for you. The lovely little park has gotten a facelift that includes a fenced dog park, new trails and renovated trails, retaining walls, renovated lawn areas, new... Continue
Now that we have our pots or gardens planted, Sonoma County and the city of Sonoma have decided we should cut back water usage, which is appropriate under local dry circumstances. But what do we really need to do to accomplish this? We know several... Continue