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Traffic alert for coming week

Highway 12, between Trinity Road and Arnold Drive Night work all week, with one-lane traffic control, 9 p.m. to 7 a.m. Highway 101 – Sonoma County Wilfred Avenue on and off ramps Rohnert Park Expressway off ramp Closed from 10 p.m. Monday night to 5... Continue

Sonoma Chevrolet keeps GM contract

General Motors has terminated contracts with 1,100 national dealerships but the list does not include Sonoma Chevrolet, owner Dan Roseland confirmed. GM declared bankruptcy on June 1. As part of the restructuring, the company said it would significantly reduce its retail network of 6,000 dealers.... Continue

Glen Ellen resident runs for Governor

[caption id="attachment_8227" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Brian O’Hara."][/caption] Brian O’Hara, 49, is fed up. The Glen Ellen resident believes that California’s politicians are leading the state in the wrong direction and he’s ready to do something about it. And that something means putting his name in the... Continue

Affordable housing project on Sonoma Highway moves forward

An affordable housing project coming to Sonoma Highway will use a panel of experts to help develop the property: local residents. A “stakeholder working group” will have direct input to the design of the 35-45 unit project at 19344 Sonoma Highway, according to Eve Stewart... Continue

Will Plaza merchants reap what Farmers Market sows?

The Tuesday night Farmers Market would rotate its crops later this summer, moving from the Plaza to adjacent city streets for four weeks, in a plan approved Wednesday night by the Community Services and Environment Committee. “Let’s take it to the streets, have some fun... Continue

Fire breaks out at Tuesday night Farmers Market

The large cauldron used to cook kettlecorn caught fire at the Tuesday night Farmers Market, completely destroying the awning and scaring shoppers and picnickers at the market. The fire broke out at approximately 7:04 p.m. Vendors at nearby stalls jumped into action and bystander Jon... Continue

New parking fines coming to a windshield near you

Parking fines within city limits – including the ever popular “just leave the car on the Plaza, its only $20” variety – are going up, as the Sonoma City Council authorized last week. Police Chief Bret Sackett called for the increase to bring Sonoma fines,... Continue

Messy dogs and tense cats

Dear Dr. Forsythe: My doggies know what they are supposed to do when I put them outside. However if and when I accidentally leave a door open to a room where they know they shouldn’t be, they dash in and leave me a message on... Continue

Dunbar gets full-time principal back

Dunbar school will once again have a full-time principal for the 2009-2010 school year. After the resignation of current principal Claudia Berkman, the third principal in as many years to vacate the position, the district decided to make the change back to full-time. “Making this... Continue