Paul Grant will soon close The Granary on Eighth Street East, the pet supply and feed store that’s been in business nearly 50 years. He bought the store 10 years ago after a career in the wine industry, and for awhile did well selling a... Continue

Photo: Carson Smith (Bears) and Finn Parker (Angels) duke it out during their recent matchup at Paul’s Field. Parker won the battle, striking out Smith in the first inning, but Smith won the war as he connected later in the game for a Grand Slam leading... Continue

Mike Thompson, whose Fifth Congressional district includes Sonoma Valley, will host a public meeting on Thursday, April 20 at Sonoma Valley High School. This is his latest in an ongoing series of town hall meetings across the district to give constituents the chance to speak... Continue

At its meeting last night, the Sonoma City Council unanimously approved a couple of resolutions intended to reassure and assist undocumented valley residents threatened by the new and more aggressive immigration policies of the Trump administration. The first of the two votes was to adopt... Continue

A female jogger was attacked Sunday afternoon by man who disappeared in the area of Norrbom Road and the Sonoma Overlook Trail. The 24-year-old woman told investigators that she was jogging when a man yelled at her, than pushed from behind and fell onto the... Continue

The man convicted of shooting two farm workers to death in 1975 on Moon Mountain Road was denied parole after a hearing Thursday. William Barton, now 62 years-old "would continue to pose a danger to the community were he not incarcerated," according to District Attorney Jill Ravitch. "Therefore, we objected to... Continue

At this coming Monday's meeting of the Sonoma City Council, the last item on the agenda is a discussion about possibly changing the way the city appoints members to its commissions. At present, the appointment process involves the Mayor and one other council member (rotating... Continue

The Sonoma City Council will discuss and possibly act upon the recommendations included in report about Sonoma becoming another city to join the so-called "sanctuary city" movement. A previous council discussion on this resulted in the formation of an ad-hoc committee made up of Mayor... Continue

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