The Humane Society & SPCA of Sonoma County is launching a foster dog program to place current canine residents of the Humane Society into loving and highly trained foster homes. The program was created for those dogs that have special-training needs and that require one-on-one... Continue
Bulgarians’ anti-Howell hostility understandable Editor: Being a huge fan and follower of the Bulgarian mime Krassimir (I am an American), I stumbled upon Daedalus Howell’s recent article about acting as host at Krassimir’s show. I was there that day. I thought you were very funny... Continue
War and Peace Never afraid to tackle controversial topics, we have some thoughts to share about the debate next week at the Sonoma City Council regarding the war in Iraq. With the Sun’s focus on local issues, we’re staying out of the national issue itself,... Continue
Hoping to improve the odds that voters will approve a hospital parcel tax, Robert Kowal, the CEO of the Sonoma Valley Hospital, and John MacConaghy, a hospital board member, this week resigned from their posts. At presstime, Kowal’s resignation wasn’t official. The hospital board was... Continue
On Friday afternoon, the Sonoma City Council toured portions of the plaza and wheeled down Broadway as far as the Sonoma Post Office propelled by their own arm muscles. Each councilmember was in a wheelchair as part of a disability-barrier awareness tour. The city council,... Continue
When a longtime client of North Bay Insurance received a form from the government that she couldn’t understand, she stuck it in her purse and walked the few blocks from the Post Office on Broadway to the insurance company’s offices on McDonell Street and knocked... Continue
California law requires that government bodies post agendas before their meetings, in order for the public to have advance notice of what will be discussed. Often, one has to read between the lines to guess at what to expect, particularly for closed sessions, where personnel... Continue
The effort to build a new, earthquake-safe Sonoma Valley Hospital took various twists and turns during the past eight days. Hospital board member John MacConaghy questioned what he called the "rather scandalous financial history" of Henry Grause, the man who initiated the proposal for Cirrus... Continue
Hot water At 11:15 p.m., deputies were dispatched to the Lodge at Sonoma on Broadway and Leveroni to investigate a gentleman who decided to enjoy the resort’s hot tub facilities without being a paying guest. When asked by police if he was a guest at... Continue
They survived the wash-'n'-wear polyester years, struggled through hard times when the denim-wearing folks of Sonoma Valley thought dry cleaning was only for affluent city people. She sweet-talked bill collectors while he made deliveries. They worked six days a week, and on the seventh, he... Continue