[caption id="attachment_12248" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Staff Photo An errant pickup smashed in the historic entryway last week, causing structural damage."][/caption] The City Hall archway pillar struck by a runaway pickup truck last week sustained structural damage and must be replaced, according to a city official. Though... Continue
What’s Happening
Local Sonoma Valley News:
[caption id="attachment_12230" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Staff photo The men have set up a makeshift altar at the vineyard workers’ camp at St. Leo’s church."][/caption] Again this year, vineyard workers returning from a long day’s harvest will find a place to sleep and something to eat thanks... Continue
One man is in jail and another is at large after their Wednesday morning arson spree endangered the historic Mission building in downtown Sonoma. Between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m., police say the duo torched the contents of two dumpsters in Depot Park, and set... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I am writing to ask for some advice from you to help me convince my mother to stop treating her little Pomeranian for diabetes and cancer. For over a year now, mom has been spending a fortune treating little Gigi, and the... Continue
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors sits as the governing board of Sonoma County and of various special jurisdictions such as the Sonoma County Water Agency, the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District, the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space... Continue
Short term, the news is good – water use is down about 25 percent. “We’re on target for our conservation goals” said Krishna Kumar, general manager of the Valley of the Moon Water District (VOMWD). Longer term, water planning was muddied by a sudden decision... Continue
Streets behind the Sonoma Mission Inn were closed Saturday night when a limb of a huge oak tree suddenly split and came dangerously close to downing a power line. The area was quickly cordoned off. There were no injuries. The base of the tree is... Continue
A walk and rally in support of health care reform drew about 300 to Sonoma Plaza on Saturday. “And one heckler,” event organizer Lilla Weinberger said Monday. “That’s a pretty good ratio.” The group formed at First Congregational Church, marched down Spain Street to the... Continue
Here are the lane closures reported by CalTrans for the week of August 31. As always, these are subject to change. In Sonoma Valley, please be advised that there may be one-way traffic control at night on Highway 12 between Melita Road in Santa Rosa... Continue
Swimmers, boaters, and recreational users are urged to avoid contact with blue-green algae now blooming in Spring Lake Regional Park, according to the North Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board and the Sonoma County Department of Health Services, Environmental Health Division. “A blue-green algae bloom... Continue