Sonoma Valley Hospital CEO Kelly Mather has recommended to the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board the closure of the Hospital’s Obstetrics service in 2014. Following are excerpts from her report presented to the board last week. Sonoma Valley Hospital must continually and conscientiously address... Continue

In support of National Mentoring Month, proprietors John and Kathleen Sweazey, will donate two dollars from the sale of each bottle of Anaba wine sold at their tasting room (60 Bonneau Road, Sonoma) during the month of January. The promotion continues the Sweazey’s personal commitment... Continue

The most popular books last year at your Sonoma bookstore. Fiction “Beautiful Ruins” by Jess Walter “Where'd You Go Bernadette?” by Maria Semple “Dear Life” by Alice Munro “Orphan Master's Son” by Adam Johnson “Flight Behavior” by Barbara Kingsolver “And the Mountains Echoed” by Khaled... Continue

Sonoma Raceway lost one of its most visible and devoted staff members last year when John Cardinale, longtime vice president of media and community relations, passed away after a two-year battle with stomach cancer. Cardinale is one of nearly 11,000 people who will die from... Continue

First District Supervisor Susan Gorin has announced upcoming Sonoma Valley office hours for January and February. Constituent appointments are available Friday, January 17, and Thursday, January 23, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day at Sonoma City Hall. Next month's sessions are Friday, February... Continue

The McQuown Family Healing Garden, the forecourt garden adjacent to the new Emergency Department and Surgery Center, is one of the newest spaces on the Sonoma Valley Hospital campus to be transformed into a healing oasis. Healing touches can be found throughout the hospital and... Continue