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Sonoma scene: Mayoral duties at the track

[caption id="attachment_53923" align="aligncenter" width="440"] (Photo: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)[/caption] Sonoma Mayor David Cook meets Vallejo-native and NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon and his daughter, Ella, at Sunday's Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway. Continue

Your time to shine: We’re hiring!

[caption id="attachment_51600" align="aligncenter" width="420"] We have fun at the Sun! From vintage car races to farmers' markets, wine tasting to Stompers games![/caption] Come work with Sonoma Valley's independent voice - the Sonoma Valley Sun! Are you motivated and energetic, with experience forming relationships and closing deals?... Continue

Cops, police dog capture reckless car thief

A car thief was subdued by officers and the Sonoma police dog Friday night after abandoning a high-speed chase and hiding in a retail courtyard on Broadway. David Allen Logue, Jr., 31, from Petaluma was arrested a brief tussle. He was on probation, had a... Continue

Out in Sonoma: Gary Saperstein

You were raised in New York; what brought you to Sonoma? I moved here 21 years ago, straight from New York. My partner at the time had an uncle who lived here and the idea of a beautiful small town sounded good to me. I... Continue

Not a do-it-yourself project

Dear Dr. Forsythe: Two weeks ago my girlfriend and I discovered that our dog Pinot had a serious abscess around her butt.  We took her to the vet and he had to do surgery on her anal gland abscesses and even found a large fox... Continue

Kyle Busch drinks the wine at Sonoma

[caption id="attachment_53807" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Kyle Busch drinks the wine (Highway 12 Cabernet Sauvignon) from the goblet (made by Sonoma-based Leaderglass) as the winner of the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart (Photo: Sarah Stierch, CC BY 4.0)[/caption] Kyle Busch won the 2015 Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Sonoma Raceway... Continue

Building to the Fourth

Margaret Hatcher, Sonoma Community Center’s special projects manager, designed the center’s Fourth of July parade float – a replica of the 100-year-old building on East Napa Street. The structure, built by past board president Jack Lundgren (complete with faux birthday cake) and carried by volunteers,... Continue

The general welfare and the common good

An open letter to the City Council: It is now eight months since you have been in office and it’s time to ask yourselves what you’ve accomplished? This is not about how many policy decisions you’ve made about land-use issues, or the myriad business policy and... Continue

Saving water with purple flowers

On the color wheel, purple is classified as a secondary color. Secondary colors are created by combining two primary colors. Purple is created by combining red and blue. Of course there are many shades of purple depending on the percentages of red and blue in... Continue

Reader opinion: Vacation rentals in a changing economy

by Josette Brose-Eichar  There has been much written lately about vacation rentals, AKA short term rentals. It has also been a prominent topic of discussion at Sonoma City Council meetings and discussions countywide. In all of this it is never mentioned why vacation rentals are... Continue
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