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Troubled waters for community swimming pool

There is no agreement on where it would be located, the cost to build it could balloon to $6 million and it lacks a model for potential revenue. Is the idea of a community pool all wet? Years of lamenting the closure of the previous... Continue

DUI arrests up, collisions down

Arrests for drunk driving were up this holiday season but there were no alcohol-related traffic deaths in Sonoma County during the 17-day DUI crackdown that ended Sunday. Eight DUI injury collisions, injuring 10 people, were reported during the period. Known as Avoid the 13, the... Continue

School board moves forward on Race to the Top

In a four to one vote Tuesday night, the school board decided to move forward with the “Race to the Top” application process.  Gary DeSmet was the only hold out stating, “I voted no because of the addendum. I didn’t feel that this was something to... Continue

Perfect match not yet written in City Hall stone

When an errant truck bashed into a City Hall archway the damage turned out to be a chip off an old, rare block. The pillar needs to be repaired, but finding the right materials has city officials between a rock and hard place. Since the... Continue

New Years Bird Count

The new year dawned on more than 150 intrepid birders who eschewed the traditional comforts of the day -- brunch, Bowl games, visits with neighbors and family -- to participate in the annual year-end Bird Count. Volunteers ranging from novice to pro worked in over... Continue

First retail H1N1 shots, but not in Sonoma

The Sonoma location is not on the initial list of three county Rite Aid pharmacies offering the H1N1 (“swine flu’”) vaccine for $15. The national chain announced Wednesday it would offer H1N1 flu shots by its certified immunizing pharmacists at 1,257 Rite Aid stores in... Continue

Boys & Girls Clubs’ member receives scholarship

[caption id="attachment_14608" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Submitted Photo Sonoma musician and graphic designer Jake Berring."][/caption] The Boys & Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley recently announced that Jake Benning, a longtime member of the club, recent Sonoma Valley High School graduate and rock star in the Computer Clubhouse,... Continue

DUI crackdown to continue through Sunday

A beefed-up Driving Under the Influence Task Force will continue to target drunk drivers through the New Year’s weekend. Known as Avoid the 13, the effort by The Sonoma Police Department, the county Sheriff’s Department and 11 other agencies includes increased patrols and sobriety checkpoints.... Continue

On the Docket

Sonoma Valley Unified School District Tuesday, January 5, 7:00 p.m. A special meeting dedicated to the ‘Race to the Top’ application process. Community Meeting Room, 177 First St. W. Sonoma Valley Unified School District Wednesday, January 6, 5:30 p.m. School district staff and the school... Continue