Speaking volumes

For the 15th year in a row, members of the Kiwanis Club of Sonoma Plaza gifted new Merriam-Webster Children’s dictionaries to all 350 third-graders in public and charter elementary schools in Sonoma Valley, including the excited El Verano Elementary School class pictured above. Suzanne Berube,... Continue

The ‘other’ new hotel; Sonoma Inc.; and Super (but secret) wine promotion

After study session with Sonoma’s Planning Commission, Ed Routhier and his development team at Caymus Capital were told in no uncertain terms that their current proposal – housing, a hotel, 112-seat restaurant and swim club -- was unacceptable for the 3.4-acre parcel that runs between... Continue

Sonoma City Council meeting report

At it’s February 1, 2016 meeting, the Sonoma City Council agreed to extend the Sonoma County Waste Management Agency Joint Powers Agreement for one year; confirmed that the Maysonnave Cottage lease allows for ancillary events for fundraising in support of cottage and property maintenance, and moved... Continue

West Napa St. Hotel Draft EIR Available

The City of Sonoma has announced the availability of the Draft EIR for the West Napa Street hotel proposed by Darius Anderson's Kenwood Investments. The Draft EIR consists of approximately 250 pages, plus 800 pages of Appendices. The announcement reads as follows: 25 January 2016... Continue

Defreitas named new Board Chair of La Luz

Marcelo Defreitas, long time board member of La Luz Center and producer of five record-breaking gala fundraisers, is the new chairman of the La Luz Board of Directors. “It is an honor to be chosen as Chairman at this particular time in the organization’s history,”... Continue

Sonoma Planning Commission sends developer back to the drawing board

After a three-hour Study Session meeting of Sonoma's Planning Commission last night, Ed Routhier and his development team at Caymus Capital were told in no uncertain terms that their current proposal for housing, a hotel, 112-seat restaurant and swim club was unacceptable for the Mixed... Continue

Editorial: Local Government – Our pitiful, helpless giant

Sonoma County's proposed 2106 budget is $1.4 billion, the City of Sonoma's $31.6 million. Revenues from Tourism are at an all-time high. In 2014, our regional wine industry was estimated to generate $13.4 billion in economic impacts. Having recovered from the housing price slump, the... Continue

Selfie-friendly monument to honor Vallejo

General Mariano Vallejo will return to his Sonoma spread in perpetuity, in the form of a life-size statue bronze gazing out across the Plaza and across Spain Street, if a city committee okays the plan Thursday night. The Cultural & Fine Arts Commission will consider the... Continue

Six surprising things you can do to lose weight in 2016

By Heather Morgan If you are one of the millions who vowed (yet again) to lose weight and become more fit this year, you might want to consider these not-so-common health tips to help you reach your goal. The truth is, focusing on weight loss... Continue

Fancy that!

Sally Daniels, left, president of Sonoma County’s Call of the Wild Cat Fanciers, presents a check for $1,000 to Nancy King, director of Pets Lifeline, Sonoma, part of the proceeds from the annual CFA Allbreed Cat Show held in Santa Rosa each February. (Pippa and... Continue

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