Assemblymember Mariko Yamada meets with constituents and community leaders at Grange Hall as part of a tour of Boyes Hot Springs last week. “Both my District Director, Tom Bartee, and I appreciated the opportunity to meet with Springs residents, and to hear first-hand their concerns... Continue

The suspects in a string of purse snatchings including a theft at a fundraiser at the Hanna Boys Center are behind bars. Detectives arrested Joshua Lenzi, 25, of Santa Rosa, and later, when she came to see him in jail, his girlfriend, Courtney Silliman, 31.... Continue

The team from the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley volunteers for a trail rebuilding project at Jack London State Park. Pictured, form left, are Jon Parker, Cyman Dever, Community Service Chair Gary Edwards, Chip Allen and Sam Morphy. George Merrick and Sandie Nalezny (Cyman;s mon)... Continue

Sonoma County Regional Parks will host two meetings at El Verano’s Ernie Smith Community Park to gather input on proposed improvements to the off-leash dog area. Regional Parks looking for feedback on plans to create a section of dog park for small dogs only, an... Continue

Sonoma Community Center dances into spring with a re-vamped Dancing with Our Stars, event to raise funds for its arts education programs and events. Modeled after the hit TV show, the live version of Dancing with Our Stars features talented dance professionals paired with local... Continue

There's nothing like a great hamburger. Kristin digs in. Continue

Ward Connerly, a political activist and leading voice in the movement to ban affirmative action, will address the annual meeting of The Sonoma Valley Republican Women Federated on Thursday, May 9. A former University of California Regent, Connerly is founder and president of the American... Continue

When Suzanne Davis, the Mentor Facilitator at Sassarini School, matched mentors Jon Derby and Roland Gangloff with mentees Mauricio and Juan Pablo five years ago, little did she know what great friends these four strangers would become. Both Jon and Roland strongly believe in the... Continue