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Dog of the Week

Meet Cody! Cody is a 2 year old brown with tan male Chihuahua mix. Cody is has the nicest eyes... it looks like he has eyeliner on making his eyes really stand out. He is a fun boy. He loves to play with his stuffed... Continue

Sonoma’s Kneeland celebrates 50th at 80 mph

Sonoma’s Rodd Kneeland, who runs a construction company and is a firefighter for Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue, celebrated his 50th birthday by taking a 200-mile drive Saturday afternoon. A long-time race car buff, owner. mechanic and driver, he competed for the first time at... Continue

The process of hiring a new Sonoma City Manager begins

This Monday, the Sonoma City Council will authorize the current, but retiring City Manager, Carol Giovanotto, to send a Request for Proposals (RFP) to recruiting firms which specialize in finding and hiring city managers. Typically, the hiring of a professional recruitment firm includes evaluating the... Continue

The invisible walls between us

(Voices of the New Majority/Mario Castillo) Why are we so shocked when we hear talk about constructing a huge wall along the border between Mexico and the United States? The fact is every day we are building invisible walls, either with our attitudes or with our... Continue

Change of command at Sonoma VFW

Dan Parker, right, the outgoing Commander of the local Veterans of Foreign Wars post, swears in successor Bryan Aubin in a ceremony at the Sonoma Veterans Building. Bear Flag Post 1943 was in danger of being closed down when Parker heard the call in 2010. “As... Continue

Deadly Oakmont driver, 77, gets 7-year prison sentence

Gayle Diane Gray, 77-years-old of Santa Rosa, was sentenced today to a term of 7 years and 4 months in state prison for a deadly driving incident on Oakmont Drive. On January 20, 2016, Gray, under the influence of alcohol and drugs, caused the death... Continue

Community meeting on Springs master plan

The third of five community workshops on future development in the Springs will be held on Wednesday, June 29, 6 p.m., at the Sonoma Charter School. The public is encouraged to attend and provide input into planning for the Springs area, which includes the Highway... Continue

The drive to succeed

Recent Sonoma High School grad Ariah Thornton takes the keys to her new car from Sonoma Chevrolet’s Dan Roseland. The gleaming Chevrolet Malibu was his annual donation to the school’s grad night party, the on-campus event that keeps the grads safe and sober after the... Continue