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Police investigation finds nothing amiss

The Santa Rosa Police Department exonerated the actions of four Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies in the shooting death of 37-year-old Sonoma resident Craig Von Dohlen on Saturday, Dec. 6, at his parents’ Napa Road residence. In the three-page report issued Thursday of its investigation, required... Continue

Caltrans announces openings and closures for Sonoma Valley

Highway 12 - Boyes Boulevard: Caltrans has announced that crews will begin work Monday, December 15 through Friday, December 19 from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. on sidewalk repair project along Boyes Boulevard. To keep one lane open in each direction during construction, a traffic... Continue

Planning Commission addresses vacation rental conversions

Broad societal issues surrounding the need for residential vs. tourist lodging and residential aesthetic tradeoffs provided a backdrop for two public hearings before the City of Sonoma Planning Commission at its regular meeting of December 11, 2008. The first involved Terrence and Mary Boden’s “Application... Continue

Buried: plan to privatize Sonoma’s cemeteries

“Forty people does not a community make,” said Sonoma City Council member August Sebastiani, reflecting on the passions of those who voiced their opinions in a recent Town Hall meeting, “but I think those 40 people very clearly represent the sentiments of the vast majority... Continue

Water “pow wow” draws room full of experts

In a room at the Sonoma Community Center dominated by a series of long tables arranged in horse-shoe-fashion, a panel of experts, including Sonoma City Council members and staff, members of the Planning Commission, the Community Services and Environment Commission, the Sonoma County Water Agency... Continue

Altimira Middle School recognizes Students of the Year

Altimira Middle School Principal Sydney Smith introduced Matthew Charleston as a Student of the Year, saying, “we’re so, so proud of Matthew.” She said he exhibits all the qualities associated with a fine student, and “of course, he has a 4.0!” His teachers describe him... Continue

VOM Children’s Foundation reaches fundraising milestone

Helena Rowland Special to the Sun A recent $800,000 donation to the County of Sonoma from the  Valley of the Moon Children’s Foundation represents the culmination of a long-term fundraising project. Improvements to the Valley of the Moon Children’s Home have been primarily financed through... Continue

Acquisition protects Sonoma Mountain

Helena Rowland Special to the Sun Swift action by a collaboration of local agencies set the stage for the transfer to the public domain of a property whose summit affords three-hundred-sixty-degree views extending to the Pacific Ocean, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, San Francisco Bay, and... Continue

Welcome family and furry friends to yuletide gatherings

Dear Dr. Forsythe: My husband’s parents are planning to fly out from Boston for Christmas and stay through New Year’s. They called on Election night and said they plan to bring their pug and papillion with them for the holidays. Apparently, I made my mother-in-law... Continue