Under the Sun: Three generations of Ling

James, is it true you have owned and operated the Shanghai Restaurant for 40 years? Yes, five years near the Plaza in the Peterson Building where the Bank of Marin is now, and thirty-five years in our present location on 5th Street West. May I... Continue

Sonoma Code Enforcement open for business

Loud leaf blowers. A neighbor’s crazy construction project or illegal vacation rental. The 3 a.m. party next door. Many of the complaints of city life are already addressed by laws, but until, recently, the City of Sonoma lacked the staff to investigate citizen complaints. Enter... Continue

Three more drought-tolerant bunch grasses

I love bunch grasses. They are easy to care for, natural looking and come in a huge variety of colors and sizes. One of the best things about bunch grasses is, deer avoid them; if deer browse your garden on a regular basis consider bunch... Continue

Meet the community on the new KSVY Morning Show

The local 91.3 KSVY Morning Show has been reformatted and broadcasts Monday through Friday, 8:AM- 10:AM, provide listeners an opportunity to experience high-quality, multi-faceted and interesting people who make up the current events and life of Sonoma Valley. The five Morning Show hosts are Marcia... Continue

Electing a president

On November 8, 2016 the American voters will elect the next President of the United States. Despite the fact that the three branches of government – Executive, Legislative, and Judicial – are constitutionally linked and monitored through a system of checks and balances, the Presidency... Continue

No parking in my neighborhood; affordable housing; and less hotel is more

Sonoma Overnight Support, the City’s defacto homeless shelter and service provider, will on September 19 once again ask the City Council for five parking spaces in which homeless people can sleep in their cars at night. The practice is working at several County locations without... Continue

Sonoma Valley blight spots

For an area that takes its historic aesthetic seriously, sites of degradation and blight – somewhere on the scale between Detroit and Chernobyl -- are particularly embarrassing. We asked readers for some of the more egregious examples. Broadway at MacArthur The hands-down winner, proving nothing... Continue

Highway project celebrated with community party

Rich Lee and Supervisor Susan Gorin, backed by Steve Cox, cut the ceremonial ribbon Saturday to officially mark the completion of Phase 2 of the Highway 12 project in the Springs. “I am particularly proud to carry on the work of the Supervisors who came... Continue

PG&E: Contractor at fault for Sonoma gas leak

A construction worker digging Thursday at a construction site at 841 W. Spain Street was at fault for the gas line rupture that prompted a “shelter in place” police alert for the neighborhood. "The contractor should have been hand digging within 24 inches of a... Continue

Ayesha Curry to Grand Marshall IndyCar race

[caption id="attachment_71616" align="aligncenter" width="206"] Ayesha Curry will serve as Grand Marshall at the GoPro Grand Prix of Sonoma on September 18 (Submitted photo)[/caption] The oh-so charming and talented chef and Bay Area celeb, Ayesha Curry, will serve as Grand Marshall of the upcoming GoPro Grand... Continue

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