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Royal power couple gets its kicks

Halli Dobson and Pedro Napoles may be the reigning Sonoma Valley High School Homecoming Queen and King, but they are not resting on their royal laurels. They not only play varsity soccer, they formed an indoor league – for the South American variant Futsal --... Continue

Big storms moving in

A series of windy storms could dump from four to ten inches of rain and cause localized flooding, the National Weather Service predicts. The first storm will move into the area late tonight and impact the county before sunrise Wednesday. Rain and wind, 15-25 mph... Continue

Helicopter rescue at Sugarloaf

A Kenwood man was rescued by helicopter after he fell and lost consciousness while hiking Thanksgiving morning at Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. Stephen Cavellini, 68, fell about 14 feet onto rocky terrain near Gunsight Rock. Cavellini was discovered by other hikers, who called 911 to... Continue

Getting over the hump

Dear Dr. Forsythe: I’ve been meaning to ask this question to my own veterinarians, but I always seem to forget to bring it up until I’m on the way home from their office.  So I figured, why not write in and see what you say? My... Continue

35 years clean

One way Kanak Raj, owner of Crown Cleaners on Broadway, can tell he’s been in the business a long time: teenagers who rented their tuxedos for their high school prom are now coming in as adults for formal wear for their children’s weddings. Raj is... Continue

Guilty plea in sexual battery case

A Sonoma man described by the district attorney as a serial sexual batterer has plead guilty to attacking five women over a one-year period. Samuel Johnson Lyons, 37, of Sonoma, faces up to seven years in prison. Between September 2011 and August 2012, Lyons preyed... Continue

Sonoma: Now serving Peet's Coffee

The subject of Peet’s Coffee was back on the front burner Monday night as the city council unanimously approved a new location at 591 Broadway. The 5-0 vote overturned an earlier denial by the city’s planning commission. The council ruled that the outlet meets key... Continue

New city manager for Sonoma

Assistant City Manager Carol Giovanatto has been promoted to the city’s top administrative post, the city council decided Monday, replacing outgoing City Manager Linda Kelly. Giovanatto has been with the City of Sonoma for 11 years, and is currently Assistant City Manager/Administrative Services Director, and... Continue

GMO – friend or foe?

From our beloved Giants winning the world series to very energized local, state, and national elections, the spirit in this town never ceases to amaze me. One of the things I love most about Sonoma is it’s care and compassion for doing the right thing.... Continue

Setting the cat back one hour

Daylight Savings Time. Most of us don’t really understand why we are subject to stay-at-home jet lag twice a year, but cats can’t fathom it. I’d love to devise a way to get our darling cat of 12, Mauka, to understand that 6 a.m. is... Continue
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