With a 4-1 vote Monday, the Sonoma City Council decided to pursue allowing leashed dogs on the Montini Trail. The 1.8 mile trail is under construction on the 98-acre hillside Montini Preserve at the city’s northern edge. The County Open Space District’s no-dog rule was... Continue
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The Sonoma City Council voted 3-2 Monday night to ban gasoline powered leaf blowers. The ban applies to blowers running on gas or other fuel, as well as generators used to power electric blowers, and will take effect after a 90-day grace period beginning Jan.... Continue
Three months ago, members of Impact100 Sonoma awarded a $100,000 Impact Grant to the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation to support SmartStart – a program to expand early learning opportunities for children at high-risk of entering Kindergarten without the necessary social, behavioral, and academic skills. The... Continue
Sonoma death notices Eugene Marion Berger, 86, of Sonoma, passed away September 5, 2013. Maria A. Brown, 94, of Sonoma, passed away September 27, 2013. Lilli Hazel Bythiner, 93, of Sonoma, passed away September 23, 2013. Patricia Anne Cassidy, 84, of Sonoma, passed away September... Continue
This October, for Breast Cancer Awareness month, Sonoma Valley Hospital will offer no-cost mammograms to woman over the age of 40. The program is open for women who: live or work in Sonoma Valley; have not had a mammogram within the past 12 months; are... Continue
It’s the Soroptimist International of Sonoma Valley’s Maine event: the group’s annual fundraising lobster sale. Members will sell live Maine lobsters at the Sonoma Chamber of Commerce, 651 Broadway, on Saturday, October 26 from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. The crustaceans will be flown in... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Community Health Center will host a flu shot clinic at Vintage House, 264 First St. E., on Saturday, October 26, from 9 a.m. to noon. Flu shots will be offered for a requested $20 donation. While anyone who wants to reduce their... Continue
If you’re a parent, there’s one way to help your kid get high and feel good about it. On the second Sunday of each month (except December), the pilots of Experimental Aircraft Association Chapter 1268, based at Sonoma Skypark Airport, offer free airplane rides to... Continue
Butter, lard or Crisco – what shortening goes into your best pie crust? And the filling: fruit, or are you more of a Meringue type? Dust the flour off of your favorite recipe – or steal Grandma’s – for the juried pie competition on Saturday,... Continue
Citing a concern over the environmental and quality-of-life impacts of larger hotels, Sonoma County Conservation Action, the county’s largest environmental organization, has endorsed Measure B, Sonoma’s Hotel Limitation Measure. SCCA Board Chair David Keller said that, after considerable study, the group “was persuaded by arguments... Continue