Teen girl evades kidnap attempt

A 15-year-old girl told police she pulled out off the grasp of a would-be kidnaper Saturday evening, one of four men who confronted her near Taco Bell on Hwy 12 and Verano Avenue. The teen was walking home from Maxwell Park at about 6 p.m.... Continue

And the $100,000 grant goes to…

Impact100 Sonoma awarded a $100,000 grant to the Sonoma Valley Education Foundation to fund “Smart Start: Preschool for All in Sonoma Valley,” a program that wil support 48 at-risk children. Ten other nonprofits were awarded a total of $128,000 during Sunday’s fourth annual reception event.... Continue

Holding the bag

What’s a bag man without his bag? Ned Forrest, local architect and supporter of the Hotel Limitation Initiative, found a canvas bag hanging on his front yard fence. Inside: 17” color door-knob hangers in support of Protect Sonoma, the group opposed to the initiative not... Continue

Everything in place

Kristin gets it all together. Continue

Trackside tribute

Sonoma Raceway’s Diana Brennan and Steve Page honor the track’s late marketing executive, John Cardinale, during kick-off activities for this weekend’s Toyota/SaveMart 350. The track’s media center was renamed the “John Cardinale Media Center” in a ceremony today. Cardinale was inducted into the track’s Wall... Continue

Lapping it up

A weekend of racing and car-gazing culminates in Sunday’s NASCAR main event, the Toyota/Save Mart 350, one of the most exciting races on the circuit with plenty of paint-swapping and bumper-bumping on the 10-turn, 1.99-mile road course. Driving legend Darrell Waltrip, will be the Grand... Continue

Hot under the collar

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I saw a little dog in car last Saturday who was barking and going out of its mind. The windows were only down about an inch and the sun was baking the car. I waited for several minutes and watched the little... Continue

Breakthrough in burglary spree?

A man carrying a crowbar in a deserted parking lot at 2 a.m. Wednesday could be responsible for up to 10 Sonoma burglaries. Harlan Butler, 44, of Santa Rosa, was arrested for possession of a burglary tool and violating probation. “This could be the guy,”... Continue

City postpones Power Agency decision

The Sonoma City Council postponed Monday a decision on joining the Sonoma Clean Power Authority, the county-wide provider that will begin competing with PG&E in 2014. The initial motion to join the new agency failed to get the three required votes. Councilmembers Steve Barbose and... Continue

The class of 2017

Congratulations to graduates of the Sonoma Charter School 8th grade class. Taking part in the June 13 promotion ceremony June 13 were: Front row, from left: Liam Hurley, Jasmine Barrios, Michael Aubin, Maggie Luque, Whitney Fay, Marianna Castellucci, Toby Ragueneau, Ben Miyasaki Middle row: Alex... Continue

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