Sonoma Valley Health Care District board of directors on Wednesday tackled a list of agenda items including financial reviews (good) to a legislative glitch (frustrating) to considering the Bond Oversight Committee applicants (impressive) and approving its by-laws (unanimously). The board decided to defer till next... Continue
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Dear Dr. Forsythe: I just rescued two dogs that have been living outdoors their entire lives. Both of them are heartworm positive, and I want to know why they require special, expensive treatments rather than just those monthly heartworm pills. They even need X-rays and... Continue
Gary Green’s seventh-grade math class at Adele Harrison Middle School had a special visitor on Monday morning – Congressman Mike Thompson. He visited the class to present Green with a 2008 Environmental Achievement Award for his many years teaching environmental science to local youth. Green... Continue
School Board Tues., Jan. 13 Open session: 6:30 p.m. Sonoma Valley Unified School District offices, 17850 Railroad Ave. Action items on the school board agenda include a look at action plans for student achievement at the local elementary schools, reviewing the 2007-08 audit, and deciding... Continue
Anita Templer started last week as the La Luz Center’s interim executive director, taking the reins from longtime director, Ellen LaBruce. Templer will be working with the board of directors to evaluate options for the nonprofit moving forward. Board members plan to hold off a... Continue
A total of 23 Sonoma Valley High school soccer players received All-Sonoma County League recognition for the fall 2008 season, announced last week. Coach Pedro Merino’s boys squad, which fell 2-1 to Marin Catholic in the opening round of the NCS playoffs, had 15 members... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Fire and Rescue Authority is preparing for a February launch of the Sonoma Citizens Organized to Prepare for Emergencies (SCOPE) program. The program, modeled by the Oakmont COPE program (Citizens of Oakmont Prepare for Emergencies) provides training for neighborhoods to organize and... Continue
Built as a warehouse, then remodeled into offices, the building at the back of the Old Sonoma Bowl property may have a third incarnation – a mixed use space with a dozen apartments with commercial space at the front. Bruce Wagner, who owns the property... Continue
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VIDEO NEWS CLIP: The Planning Commission held a study session on Thursday to look at a proposal to convert the back office building of Old Sonoma Bowl property into a mixed-use project with 13 apartments. [flv:http://thmm.com/thmm-ads/sonoma_bowl.flv 400 266] Continue