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

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