How healthy are cell phone towers? How sick is the state budget? Where to find the answers and what can be done were the driving questions at the meeting of the Sonoma Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday night. The topic that... Continue
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Although $325,458 may sound like a lottery payout, it’s actually only half of what the state of California had promised Sonoma Valley Community Health Center this year. Patricia Talbot, the health center’s executive director, said that the other half is pending because Congress still has... Continue
It’s not quite as fun as flying out to Washington D.C., but locals can find company while they witness history on Jan. 20 with the live broadcast of the inauguration. The city is holding a “community viewing” of the inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama and... Continue
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
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