Politically correct? Not so much. Comedian Thai Rivera describes himself as "a comic who happens to be a fag and not a fag comic." As for the homeless, “I can’t stand them. I don't mind saying it because I give homeless people money, so I... Continue

It’s not quite just another night at the local Parisian bar, not when Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein meet for drinks and dialogue. In the comedic play “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” written by Steve Martin, the year is 1904 and the young geniuses, on... Continue

The public power agency that will ultimately become Sonoma Valley’s default energy provider will begin service to 20,000 customers in May of 2014. While the customer figure doubles the original estimate of 10,000, the start date is four months later than first promised. The revisions... Continue

[caption id="attachment_37321" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Dominic Tommasi, coach Jane Hansen and Maya Grajczyk, participants in the fastest swim meet on the west coast."][/caption] Maya Grajczyk and Dominic Tommasi of the Sonoma Sea Dragon’s swim team competed in the 2013 Far Western Long Course Championships, the fastest... Continue

A Sonoma man, 27, was arrested for felony child abuse and domestic violence after throwing his newborn daughter at the baby’s mother during an argument at Sonoma Valley Hospital. He had threatened to take the two-day-old girl away during the August 4 altercation, police were... Continue