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Hospital bond committee seeks members The Sonoma Valley Health Care District seeks three candidates for alternates to the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee. The deadline for filing an application will be June 4, and a special selection meeting will be held on Monday, June 21. Applicants... Continue

Finalists announced for Impact100 Sonoma’s $100,000 grant

Impact100 Sonoma will award its first $100,000 grant on June 10 to one of the following Sonoma Valley nonprofit organizations: • Arts and Culture Focus Area: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art • Education Focus Area: Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley • Environment Focus... Continue

Hospital names interim CEO

The current Chief Financial Officer, Timothy J. Noakes, has been named interim chief executive officer of Sonoma Valley Hospital, succeeding outgoing CEO Carl Gerlach, who has announced that he will step down June 30. Noakes’ appointment is effective July 1. He will hold both posts... Continue

Poisoned meatball – not advised

Dear Dr. Forsythe: My white trash neighbors are driving us crazy with their barking dogs. They have several, and when they start barking up the side of our house along the fence, it is so loud. We can’t even use our back yard anymore it’s... Continue

How oil spill could affect state parks budget

The oil spill in the Gulf may have another far-reaching consequence – undermining the California State Parks’ budget. In his January budget, Governor Schwarzenegger linked state park funding to proceeds from offshore drilling near Santa Barbara. The Tranquillon Ridge project was to bring the state... Continue

Moves to raise wine tax run dry

Two campaigns to raise fees or taxes on wine are effectively dead, according to the Wine Institute. AB 1694, introduced by Jim Beall, (D-San Jose), would have imposed a 640% fee on wine. Proponents said the measure would raise $700+ million annually to help cover... Continue

Another delay for off-Plaza development

A hot topic was put on slow burn when the first formal public hearing on plans to develop 165 E. Spain Street was postponed by the Planning Commission. The panel granted a request by the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation to delay any decision until... Continue

Deputies raid $230k indoor pot farm

Sheriff’s deputies responding to a 911 call in Glen Ellen discovered a sophisticated indoor marijuana farm and cloning operation Monday. When the deputies arrived at the Robertson Road residence May 17, they met Jeffrey Moore, 47, of Glen Ellen. According to the sheriff’s report, deputies conducted... Continue

New coffee stand, board members for art museum

A coffee stand with seating for 12 has been approved for the Sonoma Valley Museum of Art. To serve museum guests and draw pedestrians inside, the cart and three tables will be arrayed inside the facility’s large window at 551 Broadway. “We’re excited about bringing... Continue