Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee (RAC) Thursday, Feb. 5, 7 p.m. Boys & Girls Club of Valley of the Moon Maxwell Farms Regional Park, 100 Verano Ave. RAC is a committee that advises Sonoma County on how best to spend redevelopment funds in the Springs area.... Continue

In the past month, legislators have discussed new taxes on everything from golfing to amusement park tickets to alcohol. Now they are looking at a possible 9 percent tax on veterinary services. “That could push an already struggling economy out of control,” said local veterinarian... Continue

Following a management strategy that in the last six months has brought the financially ailing hospital $1 million ahead of budget, the board voted to replace North Bay Anesthesiologists, whose contract had expired, with Anesthesia Consultants of Marin. Finance Committee Chair Alden Brosseau, who introduced... Continue

Sonoma Mayor Ken Brown will be holding office hours from 1 to 2 p.m. every Tuesday, beginning Feb. 2. He will be on hand to talk to local citizens at the council room, just inside the entrance to City Hall on the right. Beginning April... Continue

“What now?” was the question on many people’s lips the day after Barack Obama’s election. The starting point for some locals has become the Sonoma Valley Community Action Network, a new nonpartisan group formed to help people translate their concerns into concrete action. SVCAN is... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Health Care District board of directors voted unanimously on Wednesday night to authorize the issuance and sale of $12 million in bonds. This represents the first issuance or “tranche” of the $35 million of general obligation bonds authorized in November by Measure... Continue

Local residents seem to have answered President Barack Obama’s call to service. A possible all-time high of 32 people applied for seven open positions on local commissions. The commissions advise the City Council on issues including development, planning, public art and the environment. “I do... Continue

As people tighten their belts in the economic downturn, some of the first businesses to go are the small retail shops that depend on customers’ discretionary income. The economic conditions have led to a high commercial vacancy rate around town, changing the game for both... Continue

Two Bay Area scammers took a trip to the wine country on Saturday, Jan. 17, adding another retailer to a long list of businesses hit up by the duo. Their game is as follows: one woman goes into the store, picks out a number of... Continue