The Sonoma City Council has proclaimed November 28, the day after Thanksgiving, as “Buy Local Day” to encourage residents to “think Sonoma first” when shopping for the holiday season. The day after Thanksgiving is traditionally considered the beginning of the holiday shopping season and is... Continue
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“The food’s terrible, but at least the portions are small” – That old joke about an expensive restaurant could apply to a once-promising local water source rejected 4-0 Wednesday night by the City Council. At issue is Municipal Well No. 7, drilled in 2002 at... Continue
In other actions at its No. 19 meeting, the council: • Appointed Yvonne Bowers and Jeff Baptista to the Sonoma Valley Citizens Advisory Commission. The SVCAC acts as a liaison and vetting committee for the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. • Granted to the Sonoma... Continue
Photo by Ryan Lely Mark Nelson, president of client development and strategy at Nelson Family Companies, has announced his intended departure after 20 years at the Sonoma-based company. The son of founder and chairman Gary Nelson, the younger Nelson played a significant role in the... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Hospital District Strategic Planning Committee met Wednesday evening to hear ideas and organize the elements of a plan for affiliation to present to the Joint Powers Authority next month. Richard Fogg asked Dick Kirk, board chair of the Sonoma Valley Health Care... Continue
Along with other business at their regular meeting on Tuesday evening, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District board of trustees heard about the need for vitamin D, honored two Sassarini students, recognized the contribution of outgoing trustee Sandra Lowe and braced for possible mid-year cuts.... Continue
Global warming, drought, flooding and pollution – some might ask, “What can one person do?” Stewardship groups at the Sonoma Ecology Center (SEC) are answering the question by their collective action: working together to learn about and work for the health of Sonoma’s streams. The... Continue
A number of Rancho de Sonoma residents met on Tuesday to discuss their water problems – arsenic levels higher than currently permitted by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) – with Sonoma City Council member Steve Barbose. Before the meeting, various residents described their water problems,... Continue
Gary Carnivele Special to the Sun It’s difficult to dream about a holiday season that doesn’t include a winter wonderland populated by those whimsical characters composed mainly of three orbs of compacted snow. The very lack of that important ingredient poses a creative challenge to... Continue
A two-phase plan that would nearly triple the amount of bicycle parking at Sonoma Plaza was unanimously approved Wednesday night by the City Council. The proposal was identified by the council as a high-priority component of Sonoma’s Bicycle And Pedestrian Improvement Plan, which the panel... Continue