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
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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
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
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
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
[caption id="attachment_33536" align="alignnone" width="420" caption=" Beth Carter and Sandy Piotter where overwhelmed by the generosity of the audience at a recent concert."][/caption] The concert audience at St. Andrew Presbyterian Church was moved and inspired by performances of American songs, operatic works and soaring chorals. Soprano... Continue
"I had no idea until recently that Graham Chapman is in fact dead,” said fellow Monty Python mate Terry Jones, “I thought that he was just being lazy." Chapman has indeed been dead for 23 years, but also, somehow, quite busy. “A Liar's Autobiography --... Continue
Kimberly and Simon Blattner of Sonoma have contributed $50,000 to La Luz Center, seed money to establish a loan fund that will encourage Latino entrepreneurship. The gift is one of largest donations ever made to La Luz, the Springs-based non profit that educates and empowers... Continue
Synergy Medical Group’s Dr. Kimberly Hubenette and Elizabeth Toscano buy back Halloween goodies from trick-or-treaters during the annual Cash4Candy event on November 1. The event had a carnival atmosphere complete booths, raffle prizes, face painting, t-shirts and toys. “With this fourth year of our hosting... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I am so tired of my pet’s ears and the constant problems he has. “Ross” has had ear infections since he was a year old. He just turned five and got another ugly infection that required more cleanings and medicine that really... Continue