The project manager for the Sonoma Valley Hospital facility upgrade, the firm responsible for everything from design to the final ribbon-cutting in 2013, was approved by unanimous vote of the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Board of Directors at its meeting Wednesday night. Winning the... Continue
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Melissa Carlson, Alexandra Carlson, and Supervisor Pete Kelley “So, Alexandra and Melissa Carlson – after years of volunteer effort, and being named to the board of the Sonoma Ecology Center, you’ve just won the County’s highest honor for public service -- where will you go... Continue
Alexandra Carlson and Melissa Carlson, as with most twins, like to do things together. Number one on a busy to-do list for the Sonoma Valley High School seniors: save the planet. For their volunteer work inspiring youth to be more involved in environmental issue, the... Continue
A combination of unsafe speed and wet pavement likely caused Sean Balderrama, 32, of Sonoma, to lose control of his car Saturday afternoon, in a collision on Highway 121 near Viansa Winery that sent three people to the hospital. CHP spokesperson Jaret Paulson said Balderrama’s... Continue
By unanimous consent, the Sonoma City Council adopted a new public art policy at its Wednesday meeting. Final approval of the actual ordinance will follow at a later meeting, but the council members all approved the 23-page report by the city’s Cultural Fine Arts Commission,... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My indoor cat has not had vaccines in over three years. I see no reason to give them to him since he really isn’t at risk of catching anything. But he got out a few times for a few minutes. Lately I... Continue
With a series of historic issues now behind them, members of the strategic planning committee found themselves wondering Wednesday if the panel has outlived its usefulness. In the end, the committee wants a second opinion. Committee member Dick Kirk, who is an elected member of... Continue
Cheryl Smith was speechless when the HGTV folks showed up at her door. Running back inside to get her husband, Joe, the retired Lakeland, Florida resident repeated the words, “I just can’t believe it,” over and over. Aroused from a night watching television and told... Continue
On Tuesday, when the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors reconvened for its afternoon session, it was with sadness that they learned of the resignation of Andrea Mackenzie, the general manager for the agricultural preservation and open space district. Mackenzie has served the district for 12... Continue
Rain-slicked Highway 12 in Kenwood claimed the life of a man at 6:15 am Monday. Bonifacio Gonzalez Bolanos, 36, was driving a 1990 Honda Accord eastbound on Highway 12, near Dunbar Road. According to CHP officer Jon Sloat, Bolanos drifted to the right then, as... Continue