The more Elisa Stancil would hike or ride her horse Jiggerz to the lake at Jack London State Historic Park, the more appalled she became by the marshy, algae-choked habitat and the leaking stone dam. “I’ve had people, while they’re standing right next to it,... Continue
District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua announced on Dec. 28 that his office has concluded its review of the investigation into the death of Michael Stanley Tolosko and has determined that the Sonoma County Deputy Sheriffs involved in the Dec. 7, 2005, incident are not criminally responsible... Continue
Cirrus Health, a Dallas, Tex.-based hospital company, plans to ask Sonoma voters in June to extend the city’s urban growth boundary, or UGB, to allow it to build a new privately funded hospital at Eighth Street East and Napa Road. Meanwhile, the Sonoma Valley Health... Continue
Kathleen Hill, local epicurean, prolific writer and longtime contributor to both the Sonoma Valley Sun and FineLife, has been appointed to the newly created position of Food and Wine Editor. She will oversee ThreeHouse MultiMedia’s coverage of two defining aspects of the Sonoma Valley. “We... Continue
ThreeHouse MultiMedia, Inc., has announced that the gala celebrating The Sunnys, its annual community awards program, will be held on March 24 at the Lodge at Sonoma. The event will honor the 2006 Community Organization of the Year, the Valley of the Moon Children’s Foundation,... Continue
Two Sonoma women have launched an e-mail and Internet campaign to try to bring a Trader Joe’s supermarket to the Fiesta Plaza in Boyes Hot Springs. Cathy Claeys was inspired by an article in the Oct. 5 edition of the Sun in which Jodi Azevedo,... Continue
“How not To Get Sued” will be the topic of a breakfast seminar in Sonoma for small businesses sponsored by Employer of Choice Associates on Jan. 12 from 7:30 - 9 a.m. In addition to employment legal updates, attendees will benefit from discussing the top... Continue
Don Sebastiani should support teen parents Editor: When I read that Don Sebastiani has donated close to a million dollars toward anti-abortion legislation (which is what it basically is), my jaw about hit the floor. Has Mr. Sebastiani ever been to a Planned Parenthood clinic?... Continue
A year ago, we went public with a number of predictions for 2006 on local issues of some importance. After a careful, biased evaluation, we’re pleased to announce that ... we were right! Well, not entirely – read on for a review and some new... Continue
The year of 2006 came flooding into the Sonoma Valley. Literally. Incredibly heavy rains in late December 2005 caused the worst flooding in years here and elsewhere in northern California. Top stories that came later in 2006 included the failed Measure C campaign to build... Continue