Though the House Majority’s Fiscal Year 2015 budget was passed by the House today, Sonoma Valley’s U.S. Rep. Mike Thompson, who voted against it, said the Senate will not pass the budget, and if it did, the President would veto it. “This reckless spending plan... Continue
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Last week’s 19-hour standoff between a SWAT team and an armed man barricaded in a Kenwood trailer ended with the suspect’s suicide, officials said Monday. According to initial autopsy results, Miguel Angel Garcia, 32, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest. Officials were... Continue
Pam Gibson, Ligia Booker and Kimberly Blattner are recipients of this year’s Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation Pulse Award, which honors outstanding Sonoma Valley women who have made significant contributions to the community through their volunteerism, community involvement and philanthropy. The three will be honored at... Continue
The Sonoma International Film Festival’s 17th edition came to a rousing close Sunday night following five days that featured capacity audiences for a wide variety of films from around the world. “This has been an extraordinary year,” said SIFF Executive Director Kevin McNeely. “We are... Continue
(Sonoma Profile by Linda Blum). Jerry Kenny is a living archive of memories from the Big Band Era, when America left the Depression behind and began to swing. Jerry Kenny is now 85, but those happy years, as a highly regarded trombone player in most... Continue
A woman who detected a “furtive movement” on the bike path March 26 turned to see a troublesome manifestation – the exposed genitals of a teenage boy. Still lurking nearby when the law arrived, the teen was detained and identified. Before removal to juvenile hall,... Continue
Altimira School eighth grader Khyren Cox takes took place in Sonoma County Spelling Bee on Tuesday night. Next stop: the California State Spelling Bee on May 3. Continue
A visit to farm; coffee snob rant; and deelish cocktail -- Sun food and wine. Continue
(By Brooke Sevenau) In 2000, Chip Romer was a member of the team that created Woodland Star Charter School, offering public Waldorf education to the children of Sonoma. In 2011, he led the team that created Credo High School in Rohnert Park, one of only... Continue
Don't let the latest storm fool you: Sonoma Valley needs more water. On March 31, Supervisor Susan Gorin, who represents the Sonoma Valley and also serves as director of the Sonoma County Water Agency, will hold a public meeting on the state of the Valley... Continue