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Springs residents to march for housing

The call for fair and affordable housing is coming out of the meeting halls and into the street. The coalition that held the recent overflow forum on Sonoma Valley’s housing crisis will be joining the county-wide “The Right to a Roof" on Wednesday, July 29,... Continue

Under the Sun: Frank Fuller, Sonoma Market butcher

How did you get your start, Frank? Well, I actually was born in Japan where my name was Frank Morita. My father was in the U.S. military and my mother Japanese; they were not married. I was part of an unwanted generation of "half-breeds." I'd... Continue

Race car drivers turn grape stompers

[caption id="attachment_55084" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Force vs. Rahal at Sonoma Raceway (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)[/caption] Race car drivers Courtney Force and Graham Rahal stomped grapes today in a wacky promo stunt to promote the upcoming NHRA Sonoma Nationals at Sonoma Raceway. Force is the winningest female driver... Continue

Health Fair for kids

The focus is on children as The Sonoma Valley Community Health Center will host a Back to School Health Fair on Saturday, July 25, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 19270 Sonoma Highway. There will be a variety of services and activities provided at the... Continue

Update: Bill Dodd running for state senate

[caption id="attachment_54853" align="alignleft" width="230"] Bill Dodd at the 2015 Sonoma 4th of July Parade (Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)[/caption] State Assemblyman Bill Dodd, elected in November to represent the Springs as part of the 4th District, has announced his candidacy for the State Senate in... Continue

Expanded coverage: Sonoma moves toward blower ban

The Sonoma City Council on Monday voted 3-2 to direct staff to draft regulations banning gas leaf blowers within city limits. Councilmembers Rachel Hundley, Laurie Gallian and Madolyn Agrimonti voted for restrictions, to include prohibiting electric leaf blowers in residential neighborhoods. Gary Edwards and Mayor... Continue

Last call for ‘Women’

“Jake’s Women,” the Neil Simon play directed locally by Joey Hoeber, rides some serious buzz into its final weekend in Andrews Hall. Cameron Stuckey plays the lead, a writer with a struggling marriage and propensity to converse with the women in his life, both real... Continue

TrainTown opens new roller coaster

[caption id="attachment_54924" align="aligncenter" width="420"] The new kiddie coaster at TrainTown[/caption] A long awaited new roller coaster - Mine Train - has finally opened at Sonoma's beloved TrainTown Railroad. It replaces the old Dragon Train coaster. The coaster was built by the legendary E&F Miler Industries,... Continue

Seeing water waste? Report it!

[caption id="attachment_54901" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Don't waste that water Sonoma Valley - we're watching you! (Thangaraj Kumaravel, CC BY 2.0)[/caption] Amidst the worst drought in California history, many locals have been at a loss on how to report water wasters. The Sonoma-Marin Saving Water Partnership has... Continue
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