Flowers on the Overlook

The first California native wildflowers are coming in along the Sonoma Overlook Trail-- head up to the trail and see if you can find them. The trailhead is at the entrance to the Mountain Cemetery on First Street West, just a few blocks north of... Continue

Sonoma planning commission has opening for Valley resident

To create a larger pool of interested out-of-city applicants for its Planning Commission, Sonoma is extended the application deadline to March 21. The Planning Commission is made up of seven members plus an alternate. Six of the members and the alternate must be City residents,... Continue

Barrel Body Killer convicted of second degree murder

The Sonoma man who killed another man with a hammer, stuffed his body into a barrel and dumped it in front of City Hall has been convicted of second degree murder. Christopher Michael McNatt, 41, faces a sentence of between 21 and 36 years-to-life in state prison... Continue

Considering the Closure of a Developmental Center

On February 23, SDC Parent Hospital Association President Kathleen Miller delivered these remarks to a California State subcommittee --- Thank you for the opportunity to speak today. I have been asked to explain the service gaps for developmental center movers and specifically for Sonoma Developmental Center... Continue

First meeting on new Springs master plan

[caption id="attachment_56686" align="aligncenter" width="360"] (Art by Michael Acker)[/caption] “We are only limited by your comments and vision,” Supervisor Susan Gorin told the good-sized group that turned out for Monday's community meeting for updating a master plan for the Springs. The meeting began with an informative presentation... Continue

‘Hot Springs Hop’

Artist Jill Valavanis has created the public art piece “Hot Springs Hop,” a series of geometric shapes resembling shadows that encourage kids to hop, skip, and jump as they move along the path. Kids can travel the path differently each time by hopping only on... Continue

In depth

Tuesday, March 1: “Das Boot," The claustrophobic thriller from 1981 is set on a submerged submarine, as the German WW II crew faces unrelenting tension and, in equally unbearable measure, mind-numbing fatigue and boredom. Part of the German Film Festival at Vintage House. 6 p.m. $10... Continue

Sonoma Planning Commission throws cold water on hotel Draft EIR

In calling the Draft EIR prepared for the Kenwood Investment's West Napa Street Hotel Project "insufficient and inadequate," Sonoma Planning Commission Chairman Robert Felder summed up the opinion of the Planning Commission as whole on Thursday night, and sent the EIR consultant off with a... Continue

Grads enter the field

[caption id="attachment_63862" align="aligncenter" width="420"] Congrats to the new volunteers! (Photo by Bob Alwitt)[/caption] Bouverie Preserve Docents, class of 2016, marked the end of their 23-week naturalist training course with a February 17 graduation ceremony on the preserve. The thirty new docents, pictured with their two training... Continue

Editorial: A level playing field

It's easy to let likes and dislikes dictate how we make choices, and when it's merely personal, that's no big thing. When personal likes and dislikes drive decision-making by public bodies, however, it is a problem, and it is precisely for this reason Sonoma's General... Continue

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