The state’s Department of Developmental Services will hold a public meeting on the transformation of Sonoma Developmental Center on Saturday, July 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Sonoma Valley High School. The hearing is one of the steps required by Senate Bill 82, signed by the... Continue
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Do you know where this photo was taken? See the answer -- and a new pic puzzler -- in today's print issue of The Sonoma Sun. Continue
County discretionary funds are once again available to support nonprofits by helping to underwrite the cost of advertising events, according to Supervisor Susan Gorin. During the fiscal year that ended June 30, Gorin dispersed $41,400 to some 20 charities through the Category E Advertising Program.... Continue
-By John Kelly | Special to The Sun Sonoma County is generally considered to have the worst Pavement Condition Index of any county in the San Francisco Bay Area. That's saying something, as the region isn't known for the quality of its roadways. However, the Sonoma County... Continue
[caption id="attachment_54257" align="aligncenter" width="420"] "Mother & Son" by Ane Carla Rovetta[/caption] Sonoma based artist Ane Carla Rovetta has won Studio 35's first call to artists. The theme, "Farm to Canvas" requested that submitting Sonoma County artists celebrate Sonoma's farmers' markets, farms and gardens in their... Continue
On Thursday, July 9, southbound traffic on Highway 12 will be detoured onto Madrone Road, Arnold Drive, and Verano Avenue from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. This is the second of two detours that will allow PG&E to complete an essential tie-in of their gas transmission... Continue
Christie Albertson, with James Greninger and pilot Tom Morris, was the first winner in the Sonoma Stompers Fly-Over contest, from Vintage Aircraft and The Sonoma Sun. Christie rode in an open cockpit, vintage biplane over the baseball stadium on July 4 as part of the... Continue
After two days of an intense, multi-agency search, the body of a 14-year-old boy thrown from an inner-tube being towed by a watercraft Saturday on Lake Sonoma was found today at about 2:15. "We have been close contact with the family, many of whom remained at Lake Sonoma throughout... Continue
In a recent email to some friends I alluded to what I thought the three greatest things that happened in my lifetime (1941 – present) were the defeat of Hitler, the civil rights movement in the 60s and the election in America of a black... Continue
[caption id="attachment_54127" align="aligncenter" width="420"] CDPH has warnings out for certain mussels, clams and other seafood from three counties (Dru Kelly, CC BY ND 2.0)[/caption] The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) has declared a warning for certain types of seafood caught in three California counties:... Continue