Meet Ronnie! Ronnie is a one-year-old brown ticked tabby female. She came in as a stray from an area where there are many cats and kittens. She has only been here a short time, so we are still learning about her. She seems to be... Continue

Sonoma Valley weightlifting competitor and coach Wayne Jandoc has been named to the United States Powerlifting Association (USPA) Hall of Fame. Jandoc has been in the sport for 32 year, both as competitor and coach. He’s racked up 26 California Championships, 15 National Champion and 10... Continue

It takes some doing to get there – a 6.5 mile hike with 1,500 foot elevation gain – but the July 4 view from Sugarloaf Mountain is incredible: down below, as many as 20 different fireworks displays throughout the Bay Area. Upon arrival at the... Continue

Tony Stewart made a dramatic last-lap bump and pass and then held on to beat Denny Hamlin by less than one second in Sunday's Toyota-Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. After Hamlin had briefly taken the lead, Stewart executed a pass that bumped Hamlin’s car aside, brushing... Continue

Meet Cody! Cody is a 2 year old brown with tan male Chihuahua mix. Cody is has the nicest eyes... it looks like he has eyeliner on making his eyes really stand out. He is a fun boy. He loves to play with his stuffed... Continue

Sonoma’s Rodd Kneeland, who runs a construction company and is a firefighter for Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue, celebrated his 50th birthday by taking a 200-mile drive Saturday afternoon. A long-time race car buff, owner. mechanic and driver, he competed for the first time at... Continue

This Monday, the Sonoma City Council will authorize the current, but retiring City Manager, Carol Giovanotto, to send a Request for Proposals (RFP) to recruiting firms which specialize in finding and hiring city managers. Typically, the hiring of a professional recruitment firm includes evaluating the... Continue

(Voices of the New Majority/Mario Castillo) Why are we so shocked when we hear talk about constructing a huge wall along the border between Mexico and the United States? The fact is every day we are building invisible walls, either with our attitudes or with our... Continue