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Eger and Price pace Schwab Cup field

David Eger and Nick Price both shot an opening round of six-under 66 to take the early lead at the Charles Schwab Cup championship at Sonoma Golf Club on Thursday. Eger had been on the fringe all season long of being in the top 30... Continue

Of red and blue: colors of division, talk of unity

Is the new Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s dress code just a Band-Aid? Does it punish the innocent? Unfairly target Latinos? Is it an inconvenient stop gap that gangs – whose intimidation of others is the reason for the code – will simply work around?... Continue

Sonoma Ecology Center brings home Water Wisdom

How many times, during the course of a day, does a person consider the water molecule? Or that while water covers 70 percent of the earth’s surface, only one percent of that is useable – and over half of that is polluted? Or that humans... Continue

Light Brown Apple Moth update: good news and bad

Since the beginning of October, five new light brown apple moths (LBAMs) have been found in Sonoma and two in Napa, all in the Carneros region near the area currently quarantined. “There’s a little bit of concern,” said Sonoma County Deputy Agriculture Commissioner Stephan Parnay,... Continue

City sets Treasure Artist celebration

Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission will hold a mid-November reception to honor Linda Rawls, recently named 2008 Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year. Since 1983, the Sonoma Treasure Artist has been selected and recognized for outstanding achievement in a chosen artistic medium, including the... Continue

Democratic Club offers poll rides

Voters who can’t get to their Election Day polling place are invited to call for a ride – courtesy of the Sonoma Valley Democratic Club. “The most important thing is to get to the polls and vote, to make your voice heard,” volunteer coordinator Linda... Continue

Infineon Raceway Kicks Off 8th Annual Thanksgiving Food Drive

Infineon Raceway will again join forces with the public this holiday season for its 8th annual Thanksgiving Food Drive, Nov. 3-21. These are incredibly difficult times, making this year’s drive extremely important — all of the non-perishable food items collected will be given to the... Continue

Clean lines and green practices make for fine furniture design

Some people obsess over furniture. Others hardly notice it’s even there. But in every case, making environmentally savvy choices in furnishing one’s home can make a big difference in a consumer’s impact on the planet. Sonoma furniture designer Michael Palace strives to fill homes with... Continue

Cops eyeing party spot

Reports of teen carousing have police keeping a close watch on a popular West Sonoma hangout. Sonoma police Sgt. Clint Shubel said Tuesday that the spot lies along the dirt path connecting lower Fourth Street West to the Safeway parking lot on West Napa Street.... Continue

Sheriff’s helicopter rescues hiker

Santa Rosa man was airlifted from Sugarloaf Ridge State Park Sunday afternoon after suffering an undisclosed medical emergency. Greg Hanson, 49, was hiking with a friend and was several miles up a narrow trail between Sugarloaf and Hood Mountain shortly before 1:30 p.m. when the event... Continue