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The Sonoma City Council this week pursued a new process of assigning City Commissioners, asking staff to draft specifics that would, in effect, throw out all the sitting commissioners and start over. To fill the spots, each Councilmember gets a free pick, a choice not... Continue
Students of the Sonoma Teen Services summer building project get some hands-on experience during a visit to Steel Geisha Designs. The collaborative pilot welding and blacksmithing project, started at Hanna Boys Center in 2016, returned this summer in an expanded version to include carpentry. During... Continue
If your doctor feels you need some fresh air and a little exercise, the prescription just might be a walk in the park. Sugarloaf Ridge State Park is participating in the ParkRx program, where a prescription from your Sonoma County medical provider means a free... Continue
The suspect in the robbery of Sonoma’s Rabobank branch turned himself in at the Sonoma Police station on July 28, three days after allegedly simulating a weapon and demanding money from a clerk. Mohammad Kharufeh, 39, of American Canyon, was booked into Sonoma County Jail.... Continue
The Sonoma Police Department has partnered with the Tuesday Night Farmers Market to celebrate “National Night Out” on August 1. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. It provides a... Continue
By Karen Boness -- I recently got a call from a woman who was very distressed about her Japanese maple trees. As she described it, the trees were dying. Based on her description I suspected that her trees were succumbing to verticillium wilt. caused by... Continue
Superior Court Judge Nancy Case Shaffer in Santa Rosa has ruled in favor of local Sonoma Valley attorney Jerry Bernhaut's lawsuit challenging Sonoma County's Climate Action 2020 Plan. A lawyer with River Watch, a Sonoma County firm active in filing environmental challenges, Bernhaut's suit argued... Continue
The suspect in Tuesday's robbery at Rabobank is still at large, but the Sonoma Police Department has released a photo of the man taken by the bank's surveillance system. Sheriff's detectives believe the suspect to be possibly Hispanic rather than African- American as previously reported. He... Continue
An age-friendly community features safe, walkable streets; housing and transportation options; and services tailored to older people. But how to get it all done? Sonoma County, which has joined the World Health Organization Global Network of Age Friendly Communities, wants your ideas. If you are... Continue