Black Swan makes unexpected visit

Resisting arrest in a 7-11 parking lot is nothing new, unless the perp is a rare black swan. The bird, gorgeous but angry, showed up out of nowhere at the convenience store on West Napa Street on Friday morning, hissing and charging at customers and... Continue

Friedman's burglars make U-Haul getaway

Sonoma police are close to identifying the two suspects who broke into Friedman’s Home Improvement at about 4:30 a.m. Tuesday and sped away in a U-Haul truck partially filled with stolen tools. The men are also linked to an attempt the next night, December 11,... Continue

Evironmental report card for local officials

Sonoma City Councilmembers Laurie Galian and Steve Barbose, along with Supervisor Susan Gorin, earned high grades from Sonoma County Conservation Action on its annual Environmental Report Card. Each received a grade of A- for the period between the summer of 2012 and the fall of... Continue

Breaking down ‘B’

Guest Opinion by John Kelly. Fifth Street West carries the heartbeat of Sonoma on a daily basis. Running North from the Leveroni Ranch, its side streets contain the homes of our firefighters and police officers, our teachers and nurses. Past Sassarini School, Safeway, and Sonoma... Continue

Sonoma, where the crime drama is a comedy

It’s a saga ripped from today’s headlines. Indeed, “The Sonoma Police Report” is perfect for a town where the daily paper comes out twice a week. Local Joshua Farrell has gathered “funny, odd tales from the wine country” right from the local police report. The... Continue

North Pole playhouse

The fun and wonder of The Sebastiani Theatre’s eighth annual Holiday Extravaganza starts with the amazing lobby decorations. Then comes an array local talent including Magic Man, Roger Rhoten; the Last Crooner, Jeff Gilbert; Tobias The Mystic; the duo of Sean Carscadden and Sarah Summers;... Continue

Short story

Jordy Neil is the enterprising elf in ‘The Santaland Diaries,” a live comedy written by David Sedaris. Presented by the Sonoma Valley Shakespeare Company, the modern Christmas tale plays dinner shows at Murphy’s Irish Pub on Monday, December 16 and Sunday, December 22, both at... Continue

Death notices for November

Death notices Edna Lorraine Cocoros, 82, of Sonoma passed away November 28, 2013 John Daniel Driscoll, 73, of Sonoma away November 4, 2013. Helen Juanita Drummer, 92, of Sonoma passed away November 23, 2013. James M. Eller, 71, of Sonoma passed away November 23, 2013.... Continue

Foot chase in Temelec, Drunk of the Week and more

Foot chase in Temelec. A passenger in a car stashed with drugs jumped out of the stopped vehicle and briefly evaded police by running through the backyards of several Temelec homes on November 30. While the car was being searched and its driver detained, witnesses... Continue

Holiday donation

Sandy Piotter, at left, accepts a $500 check for FISH Holiday Food Baskets from Lisa Deffenbaugh, Customer Service Manager, and Paco Villasenor, Financial Sales Officer, of Westamerica Bank. Continue

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