The folks from your new power company, the Sonoma Clean Power Authority, were in town Monday to talk about the changeover from PG&E. The biggest complaint concerned the opt-out clause, which means folks can switch back to PG&E but must go to the onerous lengths... Continue
What’s Happening
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A small private plane crashed while taking off from Sonoma Skypark this morning, running off the eastern end of the runway into a group of bushes, according to a Sheriff's report. Neither person in the two-person plane was injured during the 11:45 a.m. incident. The... Continue
A masked man robbed a woman at (fake) gunpoint early Wednesday morning in the parking lot of the Maxwell Village Shopping Center. The woman walking into the Sonoma Lucky's store in Maxwell Village at about 4 a.m. when a pick-up truck approached her in the... Continue
Smartphone users live in fear of losing data, but the biggest threat to staying connected is… gravity. The most common cause of a broken phone is from being dropped on the ground, cracking the screen and knocking out the hardware. That’s where Paul Williams of... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I heard that your mascot at the veterinary hospital, Twiggy the bulldog, was having a serious operation. Is she OK? Can you please share the details? How soon before she is back at work full time? MJ, Sonoma Dear MJ. Thank you... Continue
Hand-decorated luminaria, dedicated to cancer victims and survivors, line the track in a poignant interlude at Relay For Life, the 24-hour walkathon beginning on Saturday, August 3, 10 a.m. at the high school track. The event opens as cancer survivors (anyone who has ever been... Continue
[caption id="attachment_37106" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Daniel Shulte gives the thumbs-up as he qualifies for his Private Pilot’s license."][/caption] Deb Carlen | Sonoma Valley Sun As a little kid, Daniel Shulte could identify all kinds of aircraft. No one knows whence this interest sprang. Could it be... Continue
The Sonoma Charter School Governing Board has named Rhode Island educator Kevin Kassebaum as the school’s new director. He replaces Paula Hunter, who resigned the post in June. Kassebaum most recently worked as an Educator Specialist for the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary... Continue
Pablo Picasso (Nestor Campos, Jr.) and Albert Einstein (Rusty Thompson) vie for the attentions of Suzanne (Hannah Pryfogle) in “Picasso at the Lapin Agile,” opening August 8 on the Rotary Stage of the Sonoma Community Center. Playwright Steve Martin -- yes, that Steve Martin –... Continue
A county SWAT team employed an armored vehicle during a standoff with a man reportedly threatening his parents with a firearm. The man, 28, was believed to be in a trailer in the 193500 block of Orange Avenue at about 9:30 p.m. on July 27,... Continue