1st District Supervisor Valerie Brown and Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner Bill Cogbill are jointly holding a community meeting to discuss general issues in Sonoma Valley, including current crime issues, gangs and a recent sexual assault case that has concerned many local citizens. The public is encouraged... Continue
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“Lincoln is in the air,” Sonoma Valley High School career counselor Mick Chantler exclaimed as he described his inspiration for upcoming seminars exploring four defining aspects of the president’s life. Reflecting on the election of Senator Barak Obama to the presidency, as well as nationwide... Continue
The 12 days of Christmas are in the rearview window and the time has come to say goodbye to the Christmas tree. Pack away the ornaments, take off the tinsel and lights and Sonoma Valley’s Girl Scouts will take care of the rest. This is... Continue
Are you tired of complaining? Are your family members tired of you complaining? Now’s your chance to make a difference in the community. The City of Sonoma currently has openings on several local commissions. There are no requirements to serve on most commissions, just an... Continue
Congressman Mike Thompson will be coming to Sonoma on Monday to talk about the federal economic stimulus package, but most of all to listen to input from Sonoma County elected officials. He will be meeting with the mayors and city managers from municipalities throughout the... Continue
A new lawsuit might be on the horizon at Rancho de Sonoma mobile home park. This time it will not be the owner suing the city, as Preston Cook did last August, but if plans go forward as Mike Warner, president of the Rancho de... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My husband doesn’t trust veterinarians. He thinks he can do all the medicine himself. He goes to the pet store or to the pharmacy and gets whatever he thinks will help our animal (we have a cat and a dog and a... Continue
The Nathanson Creek Restoration day scheduled for Saturday Jan. 10 has been cancelled due to the suspension of a grant that has “frozen” Julie Jehly’s position of Stewardship Coordinator. Short of staff, the cleanup cannot proceed. The grant, Jehly said, was funded by Prop. 50,... Continue
The Valley of the Moon Water District Board of Directors toasted the new year at its meeting Tuesday evening with a glass of water from the newly operating Well #5. The directors moved smoothly and quickly through a number of items of business at the... Continue
In a 21-day holiday DUI crackdown that started Dec. 12 and ended at midnight Jan.1, law enforcement officers in Sonoma County brought in 250 DUI suspects, not 176 as the 'Avoid the 13' group had previously reported. This is a 13 percent increase from last... Continue