The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors strengthened its smoking ordinance Tuesday with a ban on e-cigarettes in certain public places in unincorporated areas. The new ordinance covers places of employment as well as public spaces including dining areas, recreational areas, public events, and service areas.... Continue
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Sonoma County showed an increase of four percent in the gross value for agricultural production in 2013, to $848,323,200, according to the annual Crop Report. The overall increase in value is attributed primarily to a significant growth in nursery production, over 20 percent, coupled with... Continue
Justin Frese has resigned as deputy superintendent of the Sonoma Valley School District, effective June 30, to begin an educational consulting business in Sonoma County. “Justin’s expertise and experience in school budgeting, facilities, and technology are all assets he will take into his new consulting... Continue
Community Foundation Sonoma County and its affiliate, the Sonoma Valley Fund, are have awarded grants totaling $128,000 to three Valley nonprofits. The recipients are La Luz Center, to continue its successful English as a Second Language Program; United Way to help fund the Schools of... Continue
After using a stolen credit card number to book a stay in a $12 million Glen Ellen vacation home, two suspected fraudsters were arrested Wednesday in Santa Rosa driving a stolen $240,000 sports car. Mohannad Halaweh, 19, of Rohnert Park, was driving a 2012 McLaren... Continue
Retiring minister Thomas (Ted) Virts will be honored this Sunday, June 8, with a luncheon at 11 a.m. The public is welcome to attend worship service at 10 a.m. The Sonoma United Methodist Church is located at 109 Patten Street. Rev. Virts preached a theology... Continue
Construction of the Williams-Sonoma project, as seen from the rear on First Street West. At the business address of 599 Broadway, the retailing giant is building a cooking school and café with a retail component, which has been described as a small shop in tribute... Continue
Fred and Nancy Cline, owners of a far-flung agricultural and hospitality empire including Cline Cellars and Jacuzzi Family Vineyards in Sonoma, are conservative in their politics as well as the way they tread on the thousands of acres of land they own in Sonoma, Contra... Continue
The Wine Guy is fired up for grilling season, and the wines to go with. Continue
“Fizz, Boom, Read,”’ Sonoma Valley Regional Library’s Summer Reading Program for preschoolers, grade-schoolers and teens, begins Tuesday, June 10. During the eight-week program, kids will receive incentive prizes to encourage them to keep reading during the summer break. Children between the ages of six and... Continue