[caption id="attachment_89616" align="aligncenter" width="420"] How far does $20 go? Our budget back-to-school shoppers had 20 minutes to find out during a shopping spree at The Republic of Thrift. The shop, at 17496 Sonoma Highway in the Springs, benefits public Sonoma Valley schools, donating over $190,000... Continue

Sonoma Planning Director David Goodison remembers well his first day of work for the city, back in 1984. He received a warm welcome from then-City Clerk Eleanor Berto, who told him she was "so happy he had arrived." As David tells it, she then took... Continue

Just another night in Mystic India, courtesy of the annual Noche gala thrown by La Luz. The August 4 affair -- complete with bindis, henna hands, Om chants and an Indian dance troupe -- paid thematic homage to Ganesh, the lord of new beginnings, remover... Continue

With a likely deadline Friday, August 15, the roster of candidates Sonoma City Council numbers seven. Three seats are open. The official candidates are Madolyn Agrimonti and Rachel Hundley, both incumbents who have served one term; James Cribb; Jack Ding; Logan Harvey; Chris Petlock; and... Continue

People fed up with commercial cannabis grows in Sonoma County’s rural neighborhoods — all that smell, chemicals, lights, traffic, threat of crime -- were totally bummed by the inaction of the Board of Supervisors last week. The panel tweaked the existing ordinance, primarily making 10... Continue

[caption id="attachment_89547" align="aligncenter" width="420"] A fire camera, linked to a microwave tower for real-time observation, deployed in San Diego.[/caption]   The county will install a network of fire cameras to keep a close eye on the drinking water supply for more than 600,000 residents in Sonoma and... Continue

Officials will hold a series of public workshops this summer to gather information for a county-wide Recovery and Resiliency Plan, including an August 8 meeting in Sonoma. The area continues to deal with the aftermath of the October wildfires, said Board of Supervisors Chair James... Continue

Sean Cutting and Brian Melland, respectively the former chief executive officer and former chief loan officer of Sonoma Valley Bank, have gone from home loans to the big house. Each was sentenced to eight years in prison for fraud that lead to the collapse of the... Continue

People fed up with commercial cannabis grows in rural neighborhoods -- and the smell, chemicals, lights and traffic they say comes with them -- will take their case to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors on August 7. “The current cannabis ordinance does not protect rural neighborhoods... Continue