The school board met Tuesday evening in a special session designed to address student achievement. But what started out as a presentation laden with data evolved rather quickly into a roundtable discussion of the types of drastic changes the board could initiate to accelerate the... Continue
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The high school’s culinary arts program was the recent recipient of a generous donation from the Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley. Brigetta Crews, culinary arts instructor, received the $1800 check from Rotarian Bob Kweller during a lunchtime meeting where members of the club were treated... Continue
The school board met Tuesday evening in a special session designed to address student achievement. But what started out as a presentation laden with data evolved rather quickly into a roundtable discussion of the types of drastic changes the board could initiate to accelerate the... Continue
UPDATE: Fast work by CalTrans crews had Highway 12 open again by about 7:30 a.m. Shown here is part of the large oak that blew down, cut and dragged off the roadway. ORIGINAL POST: Commuters were greeted this morning by a fallen oak tree, blocking... Continue
Cities throughout the state received good news Thursday, April 30, when Sacramento Superior Court Judge Lloyd Connelly ruled unconstitutional a provision in the FY 2008-09 budget signed in September 2008 that would have required redevelopment agencies statewide to transfer $350 million to be used to... Continue
Late Saturday night, Sonoma County Public Health Officials were notified by the California Department of Public Health – State Lab that the County’s first probable case of H1N1 flu (as reported on Friday, May 1) was confirmed as positive for the H1N1 virus. Dr. Mark... Continue
Award-winning poet and artist Shotsie Gorman, a recent transplant to Sonoma, will bring a new approach to poetry to the community center starting on Wednesday. Gorman’s “poetry salon” will be a bi-weekly meeting of the hearts, minds and souls for local poets. “The concept is... Continue
Protecting the local economy while preserving natural resources is a challenge. For the civic leaders and environmental experts participating in the “Climate Protection Everybody Profits” conference, it’s also an historic opportunity. The 5th annual conference comes May 7 to Sonoma’s Veterans Memorial Building. “This is... Continue
Tuesday’s special school board meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the district offices on Railroad Avenue. Just one item is on the table for discussion: student achievement. Superintendent Pam Martens said the district would like to use this meeting as an opportunity to... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: Our cat “Max” has been on a killing spree lately. He has gotten two birds, three mice, three rats, and even a fairly good-sized squirrel last week. Whenever we see him dragging something through the cat door, we all cringe worrying about... Continue