Sheriff’s substation grand opening Everyone is invited to the grand opening at 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department substation located at 810 Grove Street in El Verano. The new substation replaces the current sheriff’s substation on Highway 12, which the sheriff’s... Continue
Some thought it would never happen. They don’t know Martin Chavez. He will always remember the call that came at the end of May. “My manager said to come quick, the restaurant is on fire,” remembers the owner of Plaza Bistro. “I raced over. There... Continue
It’s that time of the American cycle, in the weeks following an election, to ponder voters’ changes in government and what message, if any, one can discern. As readers know, we don’t shy away from expressing our opinions, and today we turn our attention to... Continue
Prosecution may improve pedestrian safety Editor: I want to thank the Sonoma Sun for running the article on the charges filed by our Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office against the driver involved in the accident that killed Anne Marie Simmons. The message to our community... Continue
Despite their differences, all the Sonoma Valley candidates had one thing in common Tuesday on election night. They had to wait for the final results. And wait. And wait. And wait some more. Sonoma City Councilman Ken Brown called it a night at 10:30 p.m.,... Continue
Member, Sonoma City Council Vote Count Percentage Steve Barbose 2,053 20.5% August Sebastiani 1,934 19.3% Ken Brown 1,926 19.2% Vickie Mulas 1,783 17.8% Douglas W. McKesson 1,408 14.1% Gary Edwards 912 9.1% Sonoma Valley Health Care District Vote Count Percentage Dick Kirk 4,905 26.9% Arnold... Continue
The Sonoma Dog Camp tonight will seek approval from the Sonoma Planning Commission for a permanent use permit for dogs to stay overnight at the business at 1061 Broadway. The operators of the Sonoma Dog Camp also will seek approval to allow dogs to begin... Continue
Cirrus Health has officially submitted its plans to build a new, privately funded hospital to replace the current Sonoma Valley Hospital. The Dallas, Tex.-based health care company on Oct. 31 gave its proposal to the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition, the ad hoc group that’s... Continue
On Wednesday evening Nov. 15, members of the integrative medicine community will gather with Cal VanderWoude to dedicate the new Hal Broderick Healing Garden. VanderWoude and Broderick were known to their many friends here at Sonoma Valley Hospital as Cal and Hal. It was Cal’s... Continue
Philanthropist and winemaker Steve Ledson has announced that the Ledson Family Harmony Foundation is making a $20,000 matching grant donation to the Sonoma Charter School for a new, barrier-free playground planned for the campus. Scheduled for completion in 2007, the playground will be the first... Continue