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Optimistic Supes pass record budget

The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors approved its first two-year budget Tuesday, pegging Fiscal Year (FY) 2015-16 at $1.45 billion, up from $1.3 billion for the current budget. The budget reflects a strong financial position for the County, stated spokesperson Rebecca Wachsberg, due to fiscal... Continue

Sidewalks for Glen Ellen

Sidewalk work and construction is underway on Arnold Drive in Glen Ellen, from the bridge to the corner of Warm Springs. There will be intermittent shoulder closures, says the County, with minimal impacts to traffic, Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 4 p,m. Continue

June 15 is World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

[caption id="attachment_52895" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Cynthia Scarborough, Executive Director of Vintage House, plants purple flags to raise awareness of elder abuse in the community. (Rachel Hundley)[/caption] Tomorrow, June 15 marks World Elder Abuse Awareness Day. Last week, Sonoma City Councilwoman Rachel Hundley, alongside staff at Vintage... Continue

Addressing the housing shortage

Upcoming public meetings on the lack of affordable housing in Sonoma Valley: Methodists Hosting Housing Discussion, Sunday, June 14 Sonoma United Methodist Church is hosting a discussion of the Valley’s increasingly difficult housing situation after worship Sunday, June 14, and is inviting concerned members of... Continue

Preserving a city’s soul: Patricia Cullinan

[caption id="attachment_53010" align="aligncenter" width="207"] Patricia Cullinan[/caption] Shall we start at the beginning? I was born 68 years ago in Vallejo where my parents had a ranch. I had a farming childhood - animals, grain, crops and so on. I went to Dominican College in Marin... Continue

Sonoma planning commission OK’s Williams-Sonoma expansion

Events with up to 80 guests and valet parking will be allowed at the Williams-Sonoma store on Broadway unless last's nights decision of the Sonoma Planning Commission is overturned on an appeal to the City Council. In a 4-3 decision, the commission allowed a one-year temporary... Continue

Grassroots effort to save Broadway trees

In response to the City of Sonoma's discussion about removing 17 mature trees along upper Broadway, a group has formed and is collecting petition signatures online to save the Red Oaks and have sidewalk repairs paid for by the city. At the April 20 City... Continue

Free workshop: smart water use in the garden

The Sonoma Ecology Center brings conservation experts together on Saturday, June 13, for the free workshop “Managing Water When Water is Scarce,” 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Sonoma Garden Park. Experts in water management will show how to plant for conservation, and ways to... Continue

Where in Sonoma?

Can you guess where this shot was snapped? Find out in Thursday's Sun. Thanks to John Stierch for contributing the picture. Got a good one? Send a jpg to news@sonomasun.com Continue
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