The Sonoma Valley Democrats will host a conversation with the Democratic candidates for Sonoma County Sheriff on Monday, Nov. 27, 6 - 8pm at the Sonoma Springs Community Hall, 18627 Hwy. 12 in Boyes Hot Springs. Mark Essick, Ernesto Olivares and John Mutz will make... Continue

The Sonoma Valley is offering a special deal to folks with overdue books – pay off your fines by donating food. Through the end of the year, the Library will accept donations for Friends in Helping Sonoma (F.I.S.H) for its holiday food basket program. The... Continue

The development of a upscale gun club and clubhouse along the Sonoma Baylands will move forward after an appeal to halt the development was denied by the County’s Board of Zoning Adjustments. The 3-2 vote in support of Kenwood Investment’s Wing and Barrel Ranch sends... Continue

When the cold hard truth dawned on Kathy King, that storage in her Sonoma Overnight Support kitchen could not handle all the donated food coming in for fire relief, she realized the Sonoma shelter needed a new freezer. The same thought occurred to Mary Evelyn Arnold... Continue

So long and thanks for coming to members of the just-disbanded Sonoma Planning Commission: James Cribb, James Bohar, Michael Coleman, Robert McDonald and Mary Sek. The new system concocted by the City Council calls for a re-constituted panel of seven, with each of the Councilmembers... Continue

The FBI San Francisco Division, Santa Rosa Police Department, California Highway Patrol, and the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office are requesting the public’s assistance in locating Russell Allen Lyles, Jr., aka “J.R.”, 36, of Windsor, California. Lyles was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges... Continue

After allegations of sexual harassment were published today, John Lasseter, the chief creative officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, announced that he is taking a six month leave of absence. The Hollywood Reporter alleges that the Pixar co-founder is known for "grabbing, kissing, and making... Continue

Wherever man-made structures were burned in the wild fires, toxic ash and debris was left behind – and is now in danger of washing into streams during heavy rains, polluting our watershed with asbestos, heavy metals and other toxins. That's why the Sonoma Ecology Center... Continue