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Topping out

The Bell Tower atop Sonoma City Hall is getting a structural upgrade. The historic two-story building was seismically strengthened in 1986, but that job did not include the bell tower or bell support frame above the roof, which will now be rehabbed. The job includes... Continue

ID thief on lam found at swanky hotel

The suspect in an regional ID theft operation successful enough to get the attention of the Secret Service and Homeland Security is in federal custody, three days after eluding authorities by ramming a police car in the parking lot a San Pablo apartment building. Jasmine... Continue

Supe's saga; Hwy 12 delay; conceptual pool; and more

Four out of five Sonoma County Supervisors agree: the fifth, Efren Carillo, should resign. His colleagues bluntly called for his ouster during Tuesday’s meeting, his first after being acquitted on a charge he admits involved a 3:30 a.m. act of drunken voyeurism. Supervisor Susan Gorin,... Continue

Key figure in SV Bank fraud dies in car wreck

The real estate developer under indictment for defrauding Sonoma Valley Bank was found dead Tuesday in a solo car wreck on Mt. Tamalapais. Bijan Madjlessi, 58, was reported missing from his Mill Valley home on Sunday. His Mercedes was found Tuesday in deep brush 300... Continue

A love affair with baseball

Local historian, researcher and orator Mick Chandler continues his lecture series “America’s 140-year Love Affair -- How Baseball Became the National Pastime” with Tuesday presentations on May 6, 13 and 20. Tickets to the 7 p.m. lectures, each with different material, are $25. Vintage House,... Continue

Claws and effect

Soroptimist International of Sonoma Valley, including members Alice Strand, Helen Fernandez, Maddy Leader and Tarja Beck, will sell live Maine lobsters at the Sonoma Chamber of Commerce, 651 Broadway, on Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The crustaceans will be flown in... Continue

SV Hospital Foundation names new board members

Bill Lynch, Jennifer Hainstock, Bill Brinton and David Good have joined the board of the Sonoma Hospital Foundation, bringing “a wealth of financial, development, strategic planning, communications, and legal experience,” said Selma Blanusa, foundation executive director. Lynch is the retired former editor and publisher of... Continue

Keep pets from toxic plants

Dear Dr. Forsythe:  Please warn your readers to be very careful about exposing their pets to toxic plants during this busy time of the year.  After my daughter got back from her prom this weekend, she placed her beautiful orchid on the chair next to... Continue

Hot cello; SDC news; blood or water; and more

A cello player since age five, Maya Harris, now 17, the recipient of Sonoma’s 2014 Student Creative Arts Award, keeps hitting the high notes. The Sonoma Valley High senior topped the Napa Valley Youth Symphony concerto competition, winning her a featured performance at the symphony’s... Continue

Jacobi drops out of AD 10 race; candidates headed to Sonoma

The Democratic candidates for the Assembly District 10 seat, which represents the southern portion of Sonoma Valley and the city of Sonoma, will appear here in a forum on Monday, May 12. The list of participants is likely one shorter with this week’s news that... Continue