Pets Lifeline finds its forever home

The gleaming new home of Pets Lifeline, an ultra-modern facility on the grounds of the old structure on Sonoma’s Eighth Street East, is a huge upgrade from the previous incarnation, a hodgepodge of sheds, a trailer, and chain link kennels. It has more space for... Continue

Hoof and mouth

A mixed herd of around 200 goats and sheep on the job at Maxwell Regional Park, nibbling away at poison oak, blackberry bushes and whatever else they can get their snoots into. The for-hire crew works within a fenced corral that is relocated around the... Continue

Small justice, random gaslighting, and more

Dominic Foppoli finally stepped down, in un-self-aware disgrace, as mayor of Windsor after being accused of sexual misconduct by at least seven women. One of them was Rachel Hundley, the former Sonoma city councilmember, who said he accosted her at a Sacramento hotel in 2015.... Continue

Sonoma Botanical Garden, Sonoma Valley’s horticultural treasure trove

“Adapting our mission to include California botany will allow us to be even more sensitive to wildlife, water, and wildfire issues.” By Tim Tesconi | Special to The Sun Scot Medbury, the dedicated steward of Sonoma Botanical Garden, points to rare magnolias and twisting conifers... Continue

A halo for Al

The mural on the side of Sonoma's Broadway Market received a poignant addition after the April passing of Alfred Robles, the store’s beloved manager. He began work there before graduating from Sonoma Valley High School in 1978 and never left, along the way becoming, the... Continue

Last weekend: Ruscha show exits SVMA

[caption id="attachment_109938" align="aligncenter" width="420"] He became, wrote Mark Rozzo in Vanity Fair, "to highways, service stations, and signage what Warhol was to soup cans.”[/caption] Sonoma Valley Museum of Art's Ed Ruscha: Travel Log, an exhibition of books, prints and photographs by the world-renowned American artist, closes May... Continue

County road repair plan: Where in Sonoma Valley?

Sonoma County will spend $40 million on road maintenance and paving projects during the 2022 and 2023 construction seasons, including several projects in El Verano. The Board of Supervisors approved a two-year Pavement Preservation Program to repair or replace pavement on 43.44 total miles of... Continue

Sonoma Valley School District names new superintendent

Dr. Adrian Palazuelos, who just wrapped up a seven-year run as a district superintendent in Ventura County, will take Sonoma Valley Unified School District's top spot effective June 1. A unanimous choice of the board of trustees, Dr. Palazuelos was officially appointed at its May... Continue

Name that sheep

Quarantine is over, even for the sheep at di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art. Missing from their herding spot in front of the Highway 121 campus in 2016, the sheet-metal sheep have been carefully restored and returned to graze along the hillside of the center’s sculpture... Continue

Teens in summer school — as paid interns

Sonoma Valley teens can earn money and experience assisting grade-school summer school classes under a new program announced today by Sonoma Valley Education Foundation (SVEF). The Summer School Support Internship Program will add a new and significant dimension to the school district’s summer school offering,... Continue

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