Market decision finally at hand?

Will the chambers be packed as with last year’s city council meeting to choose a farmers market manager? Or, like a pot of sadly overcooked vegetables, has the issue finally run out of steam? The Sonoma City Council is due to award the 2011 Tuesday... Continue

Local officer busted in pot farm raid

A community services officer with the Sonoma Police Department is out on bail and on paid administrative leave a week after a series of raids on a “large scale” indoor pot-growing operation. Diaz, 34, was one 10 people arrested by a drug task force that... Continue

Another attack at Napa State Hospital

A Napa State Hospital patient brutally assaulted a staff member Saturday, sending the 60-year-old therapist to the hospital with multiple skull fractures. It is the second serious attack at the Napa facility since Sonoma Valley Hospital contracted to provide acute care to Napa State Hospital... Continue

World Series trophy headed to Sonoma

If last year your Christmas wish was a World Championship for the San Francisco Giants, cross this item off this year’s list: a photo with the actual World Series trophy. City Manager Linda Kelly today announced that as part of a Bay Area tour, the... Continue

More holiday pies from Lovin’ Oven

Lovin Oven’s Thanksgiving pie sales was such a huge success that the teen bakers have extended the baking and sales effort though the Christmas holiday season. Lovin’ Ovens tag line is “Teens Creating a Tasteful Change” and whose mission statement is “To learn financial responsibility... Continue

Santa makes annual pit stop at Infineon Raceway

Kids registered by six Sonoma Valley youth groups were hosted at Infineon Raceway’s 6th annual holiday party. More than 500 people enjoyed a day of holiday cheer at Infineon Raceway on Saturday at the 6th annual Race to the Holidays Christmas Party. The raceway hosted... Continue

Expect higher PG&E bill this month

You wont be getting lumps of coal from PG&E this Christmas, but your gas bill will be higher. Residential customers can expect their natural gas bill to be about eight percent higher this month than in December of last year, the utility said. Increases in... Continue

Holiday honors

Placing wreaths on a historic grave Saturday were two Navy recruiters and Grant Ronald Noah, regional president of the Sons of the American Revolution. The gesture was one of hundreds on Wreaths Across America Day, a commemorative ceremony at Sonoma Veterans Memorial Park. Wreaths Across... Continue

Panel: leaf blowers OK for city crews

The inability of public works staff to use leaf blowers would strain city services and create liability issues, a city panel has ruled. The Community Services and Environment Commission voted Thursday to recommend to the city council that leaf blowers not be banned for public... Continue

Come on baby light my fire

A super retro 1973 Volkswagon Camper Van spontaneously combusted on Friday night displacing the driver quickly from the vehicle and summoning area fire personnel. The fire occurred at Second Street West and West Spain Street. VW owner John Olson had just returned from a shopping... Continue

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