[caption id="attachment_11428" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Photo An example of a commercial building in compliance with the City’s new “Green Building” program is the Freiburg building, located at 10 Maple Street, south of the Sonoma post office"][/caption] The City of Sonoma’s new mandatory green building program will... Continue
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More than 70 percent of California voters believe the United States health care system needs significant overhaul, according to a recent Field Health Policy Survey. The wrangling in Washington, D.C. over President Obama’s health plan shows just how complex the issue is, but for Mike... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My husband came home from a business trip last week with a little Jack Russell puppy for our son. I was fine with it until I found out the puppy came from a pet store in a shopping mall. I have heard horror... Continue
[caption id="attachment_11436" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Submitted photo Tyler Davenport, 9, is spending his summer gathering donated toys and the funds to purchase them for young patients at Oakland Children’s Hospital. The Toy Drive will wrap up on September 1."][/caption] “Teach your children well” are the wise... Continue
WillMar announces new executive director After 15 months, Annie Bauer, interim executive director at the WillMar Center for Bereaved Children is stepping down to make way for a new, long term executive director. Patti Cawood will take the reigns to lead the organization. Cawood is... Continue
In a proactive move to allocate significant funds to a reserve account to compensate for loan losses, Sonoma Valley Bank President and CEO Sean Cutting reported a 2009 second quarter company loss of $1,477,833. This figure is compared to the earnings of $946,625 one year... Continue
The governor signed the budget Tuesday. The bad news hit home Wednesday as officials calculated just what the state’s raid on local funds – a total of $2.14 million – will mean to city plans and services. “The hit to Sonoma was harder than we... Continue
Sales were up – way up – at all Mary’s Pizza Shack locations in Sonoma County on Monday, July 27, as the restaurants worked to raise money for the “Bridge the Doyle” campaign by Santa Rosa Junior College. The family pizza chain is partnering with... Continue
In a proactive move to allocate significant funds to a reserve account to compensate for loan losses, Sonoma Valley Bank President and CEO Sean Cutting reported a 2009 second quarter company loss of $1,477,833. This figure is compared to the earnings of $946,625 one year... Continue
Antron Brown became just the seventh driver in NHRA history to complete a sweep of the tour’s “Western Swing,” which includes Seattle and Denver, by taking the Top Fuel championship in the 22nd annual FRAM Autolite NHRA Nationals at Infineon Raceway on Sunday. Brown, in... Continue