Ken Wayne, the former evening anchor on KRON TV, and Lou Rivas, husband of Sonoma City Council member Patricia Farrar-Rivas, are flying at-risk animals to safety. At-risk animals are either domestic animals that are in a shelter or have been injured and need to be... Continue
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At the conclusion of an hours long appeal hearing, the Sonoma City Council elected to continue the matter to their meeting of October 2, 2024. With Mayor John Gurney absent, the four council members in attendance struggled to come to terms with the appeal, hearing... Continue
At their August 20 meeting, the SVUSD School Consolidation Committee narrowed to four the possible scenarios that could be followed for the necessary closure of District schools. The Committee will meet again on September 10 and October 15, and Superintendent Jeanette Rodriguez-Chien says there may... Continue
Sonoma County reports that on average, there are 73 deaths by suicide each year in the County, making it the ninth leading cause of death. The Sonoma County suicide rate of 14.3 per 100,000 residents is considerably higher than the California rate of 10.5. “While... Continue
Local Business owner Lisa Willett posted her farewell post on Facebook today. Community Supply is another great small local business to which we are forced to say goodbye. Every time it happens we vow to shop local, eat local and do what we can to... Continue
The health of the Russian River, Sonoma Valley's primary source of drinking water, is critically important. One indicator of health is the status of Chinook Salmon, which used to migrate to spawn in uncountable numbers. Sonoma Water, the county agency that manages water extraction and... Continue
The proposal to transform the Sonoma Developmental Center (SDC) near Glen Ellen into a suburban subdivision with more than 960 homes, 400,000 sq. ft. of commercial space and a resort hotel, remains in limbo, but opposition from the Sonoma Valley community and regional organizations is... Continue
The owners of the Cooperage building, sometimes referred to as the Ice House, will appear before the City Council on September 4, 2024 at a public hearing. The appellants are requesting that the council overturn the Sonoma’s Planning Commission denial of a use permit to... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Regional Library is hosting an exhibition of paintings by Gayle Manfre from September 1 to 30. The public is invited to meet the artist at a reception on Friday, September 13 from 4:00pm to 5:30 pm in the library’s forum room. Light... Continue
Sonoma County has suspended enforcement of a building code that prohibits natural gas or propane appliances in most new residential construction after a federal court ruled that local ordinances preventing the use of gas appliances are overridden by federal law. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court... Continue