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Drive your own car on Sonoma Raceway

For the first time ever, Sonoma Raceway will allow race fans and amateur drivers to drive their own cars for a few laps around the track, all in the name of charity. the Sonoma Chapter of Speedway Children's Charities debuts its first-ever Laps for Charity... Continue

Suzanne Brangham named 2014 Alcaldessa

The City of Sonoma’s highest honor for public service, the Alcadessa, was awarded Monday night to Suzanne Brangham. In making the announcement at the City Council meeting, Mayor Tom Rouse saluted Brangham for her tireless efforts on behalf of Sonoma Valley Hospital, Sonoma Community Center,... Continue

City drops cell tower plan

The Sonoma City Council killed AT&T’s plans for the installation of an 80-foot cell phone tower disguised as a pine tree on the Sebastiani Winery property on Fourth Street East and Lovall Valley Road. Monday’s 4-1 vote overturned unanimous approval by the Planning Commission. Officials... Continue

Booker honored with new La Luz post

La Luz Center, the Sonoma Valley nonprofit that empowers the community through education, leadership and self-advocacy, has elected two new board members. Ligia Booker, the organization’s founder, has been named Director Emeritus, and Salvador Picazo Chavez has also joined the board. Born in Colombia to... Continue

Reaching out in the Springs

A new position to serve clients of both the La Luz Center and the Sonoma Valley Community Health Center (SVCHC), the job of Community Outreach & Navigator, has been filled by Catalina Chavez-Tapia. Representing both agencies, which have similar and overlapping clientele, Chavez-Tapia will work... Continue

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