At a three-hour-plus meeting Thursday night, Sonoma's Planning Commission certified the Final EIR for the Napa Street Hotel proposed by Kenwood Investments. The vote of the commission was 5-1, with commission member Bill Willers in the minority. An EIR is required by California's Environmental Quality... Continue

Fifteen women celebrate completing a 10-week Health and Nutrition Series presented by La Luz's Family Resource Center at El Verano School. In the classes, the women learned about the benefits of good nutrition, with topics such as portion control, the advantages of regular exercise, how... Continue

Sonoma mourns the passing of Sonoma Valley High School senior Brandon Barmore, who died while on a service trip in Nicaragua in March. A celebration of Brandon’s life, open to the public, will be held at the school gymnasium on Saturday, April 15, at 2 p.m.... Continue

Celebrating 50 years of  Sonoma's La Casa restaurant are owners Mingma Sherpa, Pasang Sherpa, Pemba Sherpa and Gyalzen Sherpa. The quartet – “closer than brothers” -- bought the venerable Plaza eatery about two years go, and have concentrated on upgrading the food, which is, says Pemba “all... Continue

Can you identify where this photo was taken? Take a guess, or pick up the April 6 issue of The Sun, at markets, banks, post offices, coffee places, and shops throughout the Sonoma area. Have a mystery pic of your own? Send it. Continue

FAKE NEWS OF THE WEEK After its bid to raise the parcel tax lost at the ballot box, Sonoma Valley Hospital has a novel idea to boost revenue – offer its unused rooms as vacation rentals. “Private rooms with bath, a TV and remote-control bed,... Continue

Photo: Brett Armitage of the Falcons connects off David Larsen of the Red Sox during a recent game at Hughes Field. The Falcons won the game 11-4. The first two weeks of the 2017 Sonoma Little League season are in the books and its shaping up... Continue