Community Center preservation easement The council approved an immediate payment of $50,000 to the Sonoma Community Center to help with the maintenance of their building, postponing a decision on a long-term solution. Brown, Gallian and Barbose voted in favor, with councilmembers Joanne Sanders and August... Continue
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Congratulations to new officers, thanks to the old, a plea for diversity and then, discussion and an informal agreement on a next step forward. So went the last meeting of the year for the Sonoma Valley Health Care District Strategic Planning Committee. After the preliminary... Continue
Medical marijuana may soon be another product you can buy locally – if you have a permit, that is. At Wednesday’s meeting, the Sonoma City Council took further steps toward setting up a licensing system that would allow a medical marijuana dispensary to open in... Continue
On Thursday, December 18, 2008, at approximately 10:40am, officers from the Sonoma Police Department were dispatched to assist the Sonoma Valley Fire Rescue Authority with a medical aid in the 600 block of 2nd Street West in Sonoma. Upon arrival, they located the body of... Continue
Kevin McNeely, chairman of the Sonoma International Film Society, announced today that actor and musician Bruce Willis, star of “12 Monkeys,” the “Die Hard” series, “The Fifth Element,” “The Sixth Sense” and the forthcoming “What Just Happened?” among other films, will be honored at... Continue
A Sonoma resident was pronounced dead at the scene early Tuesday morning after a head-on collision with another car on Highway 121 just south of Sonoma. Brian Steiner, 32, died at around 5:10 a.m. He was driving southbound on Highway 121 just south of Maffei... Continue
There was much to discuss on the agenda for the Dec. 4 meeting of the Sonoma Cultural and Fine Arts Commission. Among other issues, the meeting focused on the Creative Arts Awards Program and the question of support for next year’s “Dia de los Muertos”... Continue
Helen Dunlap, matriarch of one of Sonoma’s landmark restaurants, passed away in her sleep on Dec. 10 at the age of 95. In a business known for turmoil and frequent turnovers, the Swiss Hotel, on the north side of the Plaza, is exceptionally long-lived, the... Continue
Wednesday night’s Sonoma City Council meeting will mark the last for 2008 – a tumultuous year for many in the Valley. Agenda items for the final meeting begin with the routine – including streamlining future meetings – and will stretch into the night with appointments,... Continue
“It’s urgent,” said Jay Jasperse, Deputy Chief Engineer, Sonoma County Water Agency. “I would say, it’s essential. It’s got to be a way of life, part of our business practices.” “I don’t feel satisfied we’ll be able to meet the need,” said Sonoma City Councilmember... Continue