Community Center to step away from July 4th parade

The Sonoma Community Center, which has produced the town’s Fourth of July Parade since 1963, said that because of liability and funding concerns, including the loss of an annual grant from the City, it will not produce the event beyond this year. “Quite simply, the... Continue

Future funding for young farmers

Dawson McCahon, Savannah Schell, Sofia Willliams, and Andrea Robledo Cervantes are finalists for the second annual HWY 12 Properties Scholarship program for college-bound Sonoma Valley High School FFA (Future Farmers of America) members. The finalists, who plan to pursue a degree in agriculture at a... Continue

Editorial: Street trees as urban gardens

Ample rain and warm temperatures have brought an early spring to our area. The trees are beginning to get green as this year's leaves emerge from hiding and we can already see evidence of wildflowers popping up along our urban sidewalks and meadows. If last... Continue

Sonoma Valley tap water ‘excellent quality’

The Sonoma Valley water supply has never been treated with chloramines, the lead-leaching agent causing widespread health problems in Flint, Michigan, said Public Works Director Dan Takasugi. “Neither the City nor the Sonoma County Water Agency use chloramine to treat City water,” Takasugi said. “Residents... Continue

Will Sonoma be part of the New Potconomy?

Though advocating for a robust local economy to meet rising costs, the City of Sonoma continues to prohibit medical marijuana dispensaries, which in other cities are producing very large sales tax revenue. There is no medical marijuana dispensary in the City of Sonoma, but there's... Continue

A touch of Millennial Fever

Recently, after a particularly busy day at my hospital where it seemed as though nearly every patient had a rather dreadful diagnosis, I had a baffling interaction with a client towards the end of the afternoon. A lovely young 20-something was in the exam room... Continue

Incendiary projectiles… but what about the fireworks?

The project formerly known as “The Cloisters” – 32-room hotel, townhouses, restaurant, spa – has renamed itself the First Street East Project, and it’s probably a good thing. Back in the day, or rather, the millennia, the Latin word ‘Cloisters’ referred to an area within a... Continue

Innovation in a time of scarcity

The recession was not good for California public schools. While Sonoma Valley schools were able to avoid the massive layoffs that many large urban districts faced, we nevertheless had to reduce personnel through attrition, cut programs, and generally tighten our institutional belt. Our mantra was... Continue

29 trees for Arbor Day

Gardening can get a bit muddy at times, especially larger restoration projects like this effort by the Sonoma Ecology Center to plant 29 oak trees along Nathanson Creek on Saturday, March 12, in celebration of Arbor Day. The group put its eight interns, called EnviroLeaders,... Continue

New development director for B&G Clubs

Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley has tabbed Cary L. Dacy as the organization’s new Director of Development. Dacy was previously with Marin Builders Association in San Rafael. Prior to her brief time at Marin Builders, she served for eight years as Director of Development for... Continue

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