[caption id="attachment_60587" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Sonoma Raceway employees drop off food at Redwood Empire Food Bank (Photo: Sonoma Raceway)[/caption] Last week, Sonoma Raceway dropped off more than 4,600 pounds of non-perishable food at Redwood Empire Food Bank and Sonoma's own FISH (Friends In Sonoma Helping). The... Continue
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Despite the hand-wringing, pious statements, sympathy and woeful admissions that a lack of affordable housing is a serious problem, government - fulfilling Nixon's image of it as a "helpless, pitiful giant", is largely throwing its hands in the air while pleading poverty. The shame of... Continue
Friends and family of Niels Chew -- including Eric Ord, Jenny Chew Ord, Susan Chew and Lisa Chew -- gather at the Teen Services Sonoma building to dedicate a plaque in honor of Niels Chew and “his unwavering dedication, generosity, kindness and humility” towards teens.... Continue
Sonoma Valley Fund, in conjunction with its parent, Community Foundation Sonoma County, has awarded six 2015 Capacity Building Grant awards to Valley nonprofits exhibiting a commitment to organizational effectiveness. The six nonprofit organizations selected to receive the grant and participate in the program are ARTescape, Boys & Girls... Continue
A rally on Sonoma Plaza for action on climate change, hosted by Transition Sonoma Valley and the Earth Care Committee of the First Congregational Church, will part of a “Global Climate March” on Sunday, November 29. Beginning at noon, a pre-march rally will be held at... Continue
The suspect in a double-homicide near Sebastopol was apprehended Monday at about 4:30 p.m. Authorities had been on the lookout for Nathan Alexander Wilson, 34, since he fled his home at 1220 Sexton Road, where the bodies of his parents were found dead at about 9:30 a.m. A citizen called into the Mendocino... Continue
[caption id="attachment_59702" align="alignright" width="161"] Awesome winter squash for sale at the Quarter Acre Farm stand at the a farmers' market (Photo: Quarter Acre Farms)[/caption] This week, the Sonoma Valley Certified Farmers Market will be Tuesday, November 24, instead of Friday. This is due to the... Continue
The latest plan for developing the vacant car lot at 870 Broadway in Sonoma calls for 25 housing units built in six clusters over the 1.86-acre parcel. Gone, the developer told the Sonoma Planning Commission in a study session, is the previous idea of a... Continue
The annual free Community Thanksgiving Dinner, hosted by the Sonoma Community Center and made possible by dozens of volunteers led by Gary Edwards and the Rotary Club, includes a traditional turkey dinner served buffet style. Doors at 3 p.m., dinner served until 4:30 p.m. Thursday,... Continue
Meanwhile the School District is kicking around plans for improvements to Sonoma Valley High School’s athletic facilities, including an artificial turf field, an all-weather track, and new baseball fields and basketball courts. Price? Ballpark figure: $6 million, not including lights, bleachers or spectator-related facilities. Coaches... Continue