The Sonoma Valley Hospital Board gave a ringing endorsement at its meeting Wednesday night to the Sonoma Valley Health Care Coalition and promised to vigorously pursue the coalition's two proposed sites for a new hospital: in-town near the current facility and on the southeast corner... Continue
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Tim Boeve announced Tuesday that he'll step down as the executive director of the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation, so that he can become the executive director of the WillMar Center for Bereaved Children, which offers counseling and programs for children and teens who have lost... Continue
Two fires in two days kept the Sonoma Valley Fire Authority busy last week. The first call came in at 4:15 a.m. Thursday morning, for smoke at Maxwell Park. Firefighters responded to find a wildfire that was, in the words of Chief Bob Norrbom, "burning... Continue
On this Memorial Day, when we remember those fighting men and women who gave their lives that ours might be lived in freedom, let us read anew and ponder the challenge that Abraham Lincoln sets before us in these famous words – Four score and... Continue
Some people leave their roots. Harry Connick, Jr celebrates them. “This is the thing I love doing most,” he told the audience, some 3,000 strong, when he began picking out a tune on a period upright piano. From a few simple notes, he let it... Continue
Some 3,000 music fans strolled, boogied, sipped and noshed their way around the grounds at the Field of Dreams Thursday during the opening night of Sonoma Jazz +. By 6:30, hundreds of them gathered inside the main tent for the evening’s big-name performers. Right on... Continue
The high hopes of the Sonoma Valley High School boys baseball team for a long postseason run were dashed on Tuesday with a first-round loss to the team from Piner High School in Santa Rosa. The 15-10 Dragons hosted the Piner Prospectors (17-9) at Arnold... Continue
At its meeting Tuesday evening, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees received the results of the $35,000 survey taken to help the board decide whether to pursue a parcel tax to help fund its operations. The board last put a parcel tax... Continue
Auction at Infineon raises nearly $15K for children’s charities Submitted Material Nearly $15,000 was raised on Sunday at Infineon Raceway during the 4th annual Northbay Motorsport & Marine Charity Fundraiser. The fundraiser was held as part of the Kawasaki AMA Superbike Showdown weekend, presented by... Continue
As reported last week in El Sol, some 125 Sonoma Valley High School students cut classes on May 15 and marched up Broadway to the plaza, where they gathered to demonstrate in favor of immigration reform and against the Santa Rosa school board’s decision not... Continue