Parole denied in 1981 Glen Ellen murder case

District Attorney Jill Ravitch has announced that inmate John Howard Morris III, 61-years-old, who last resided in the town of Sonoma, was denied parole yesterday, following his sixth parole hearing, at Chuckawalla Valley State Prison in Blythe, CA. Morris is serving a term of 21... Continue

Sonoma Music Festival canceled

[caption id="attachment_71326" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Ringo Starr performing at last year's sold out Sonoma Music Festival (Photo: John Myers)[/caption] The Sonoma Music Festival, planned for October 7-9, has been canceled due to what the organizers described as "very low ticket sales." This would have been the... Continue

Sun In Depth: Sonoma begins to address affordable housing crisis

By Fred Allebach -- As eligibility and demand for affordable housing grows, and workers making the County’s median income are priced out of the market, the City of Sonoma of initiates a process to deal with the growing problem. Along with the cities of Sonoma County... Continue

City Manager residence rule; Where the trees went; Atwood’s White House visit and more

When it hires a new City Manager, will the City of Sonoma continue to ignore or disregard the section 2.08.020 of its Municipal Code? That’s the one pertaining to where the new hire will live, as in “Residence within the Sonoma Valley Unified School District... Continue

Doing the math

Five Sonoma Valley school leaders attended the Youcubed Leadership Summit at Stanford this past week. The conference was an invitation-only event for 160 educators from throughout the United States and Canada. The take home message: If students believe they can do math, they will be... Continue

A sea of red and white

Duly attired revelers dance away the Red & White Ball on Sonoma Plaza, capping off a record evening for the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation’s annual fundraiser. With numbers still to crunch, the August 27 dinner/auction raised over $300,000 for area schools, a new record, said... Continue

Farmworker overtime bill advances; How did local lawmakers vote?

The California Assembly passed a bill Monday 44-32 to expand overtime pay for farmworkers, with one Sonoma Valley legislator voting no and two others abstaining. Marc Levine, whose District 10 includes the City of Sonoma, El Verano and parts south, was one of four state... Continue

Letter: Why River Watch filed lawsuit against County’s Climate Action Plan

The River Watch lawsuit is not demanding a “perfect” program to account for the County and Cities’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, just a good faith effort at full accounting based on the best available science. The methodology adopted by the Regional Climate Protection Authority (RCPA)... Continue

Sonoma School District encouraged by state test results

Test scores of Sonoma Valley students improved in year two of the state’s Smarter Balanced Assessments, School District Superintendent Louann Carlomagno announced this week. “This year’s results highlight the growth of our students when compared to scores from last year,” Carlomagno said. “The (tests) are... Continue

Sister Cities turns 60

The 60th anniversary of Sister Cities International (SCI), the parent organization of the Sonoma Sister Cities Association (SSCA), will be marked with an informal reception on Sunday, September 11, at the Maysonnave House in Sonoma from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m. Wine and cheese will be... Continue

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