On Sunday, April 19, the Sonoma Patient Group, operator of a marijuana dispensary in Santa Rosa, will sponsor an educational forum at the Sonoma Community Center from 4 to 6 p.m. Speakers will include Jeffrey Hergenrather, M.D., a world renowned cannabis author; William Panzer, a... Continue
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On Thursday, April 16 from 6 to 8 p.m., Sonoma County Supervisors will hold its second budget workshop focused on the county’s budget for the 2009/2010 fiscal year. The workshop will be held at Healdsburg City Hall, 401 Grove St. in Healdsburg. Childcare and translation... Continue
A donation of city land has opened the door for Habitat for Humanity, the nonprofit organization that has constructed more than 300,000 houses around the world, to build its first homes in Sonoma. The Sonoma City Council voted April 1 to donate the lot at... Continue
Former Sonoma Valley girls soccer coach Gregory Vance Tatton pleaded not guilty Monday in Sonoma County Superior Court to multiple charges of molesting one of his underage players. Tatton, 43, pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of lewd and lascivious conduct with a 15-year old.... Continue
The California Highway Patrol is looking for witnesses to the accident that fatally injured an 81-year-old pedestrian Monday morning on Verano Avenue. Constancia Morsiquillo, of Sonoma, was crossing Verano 7:15 am in order to enter Maxwell Farms Regional Park at when she was struck by a Ford... Continue
Sonoma County lane closures: On April 18–19 and 19–20 from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., southbound traffic on Highway 101 will be routed to the shoulder from Windsor River Road to Steele Lane. And on April 18–19 from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m., northbound traffic... Continue
Susan Foshay’s fifth-grade class from Prestwood School recently released steelhead trout into a river in Annadel State Park in Santa Rosa. The class raised the fish from eggs, releasing them once they’d grown to the fry stage. In Susan Foshay's fifth-grade class, raising trout is... Continue
Joyce Schipper has announced her retirement after six years as principal of Flowery School. “Joyce is an exemplary educational leader and we appreciate all that she has done for Flowery School and the dual immersion programs,” said Pam Martens, school district superintendent. “It is the... Continue
On Thursday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m., police responded to what was a false alarm at Sonoma Bank, 135 W. Napa St. According to an eyewitness account, six officers surrounded the bank, with some crouched and hiding in the parking lot between the bank and... Continue
Steven Cox, Community Organization Representative opened the Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee meeting with a little levity last Thursday evening. “We are competing with the film festival this evening,” he said. “Can’t see why somebody would want to go see movies while they could be attending... Continue