360 Global Wine Company announced Monday that it and its wholly owned subsidiary, 360 Viansa, LLC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization on March 7. The company’s board of directors approved the filing of the petitions. John Bryan was appointed by the board as chief... Continue
Not all multi-million dollar businesses in Wine Country grow from the fruit of the vine. Take the case of Price Pumps. It has been manufacturing and marketing high-quality pumps from its headquarters in Sonoma for over a half-century but few people know the company is... Continue
That’s what the school board voted at its regular meeting Tuesday night. Our local public schools are funded with monies transferred by the state from the taxes we pay. That’s for operations. Funds for capital projects (buying land and doing construction) also come from the... Continue
One of Sonoma's best-recognized personalities was mugged sometime Tuesday night. Trixie, the mannequin who sits inside the ticket booth at the Sebastiani Theatre and smiles silently at all passerby, was knocked around by someone who smashed in a panel of the ticket booth's doorand made... Continue
That’s what the school board voted at its regular meeting Tuesday night. Our local public schools are funded with monies transferred by the state from the taxes we pay. That’s for operations. Funds for capital projects (buying land and doing construction) also come from the... Continue
Valley needs another VOM Saloon Editor: Loved the article “Remembering the Valley of the Moon Saloon” by Donna Hays! As I am sure J.M. Berry would contend, it is a shame that the valley has no place for its plethora of musicians to jam. Young... Continue
The passage of Measure B in Tuesday’s balloting confirms the continued support of the citizens of Sonoma Valley for a local hospital. Even with the uncertainty around the question of public or private and around the choice among sites that are here, there, and in... Continue
Sonoma Valley voters on Tuesday passed by a healthy margin Measure B, a five-year tax of $195 per parcel to help fund operations of the Sonoma Valley Hospital. The final, unofficial tally at 10:43 p.m. showed the parcel tax — which needed 66 percent support... Continue
At its March 1 meeting, the Sonoma Valley Redevelopment Advisory Committee voted unanimously to loan $300,000 in redevelopment funds to Las Palmas, a 53-home subdivision with 11 affordable units proposed next to Sonoma Charter School. The loan request will now go to Sonoma County Board... Continue
A potential site for a new Sonoma Valley Hospital was to be discussed in closed session Wednesday night by the hospital board. The board planned to talk with its attorney about a 12.5-acre property at Harris and Leveroni Roads — basically right across the road... Continue