As was announced earlier this summer, the Sonoma Valley Unified School District’s Human Resources Director Ashley Halliday moved on to a new position beginning July 1. While many of Halliday’s duties will be assumed by existing staff, the SVUSD will also be bringing a new... Continue
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Due to compelling personal reasons, recently named Director of Curriculum & Instruction Kathleen Biermann had been released from her contract with the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. Following this news, the district announced that Lynn Fitzpatrick from the Sonoma County Office of Education will fill... Continue
A year behind bars and a lifetime as a registered sex offender await Gregory Vance Tatton after a plea bargain struck just days before his trial in criminal court. The last-minute deal, in which Tatton plead no contest to nine counts of unlawful sex with... Continue
Incoming hospital CEO Cathy Mayer will begin her tenure with a solid capital plan endorsed by the board of directors. “The budget for fiscal year 2011 is a better performance than any year I’ve looked at in our history,” said Tim Noakes, chief financial officer.... Continue
Al Mazza, a fixture of Sonoma politics, infrastructure and volunteerism, passed away last Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Mazza, a lifelong Sonoma resident was a veteran firefighter who served on the force for 33 years, 23 of them as fire chief. He was... Continue
Soroptimist International of Sonoma Valley held an installation dinner for new club officers recently at The Red Grape Restaurant. President Harriette Minear chose the theme for the year, “Out on a Limb - to Change, to Bloom, to Grow.” Linda Sue Hansen, past governor, Founding... Continue
The 4th of July got all the hoopla, but last week marked another occasion of note – July 1, the start of the new fiscal year. Unlike last year, when Sonoma, awaiting repercussions from the state’s budget maneuvers, could not sign off on a budget... Continue
The Planning Commission voted 4-3 not to certify the Environmental Impact Report for the proposed Mission Square development, a result that effectively halts the project at 213 East Spain St. after 10 years of planning. The decision will be appealed to the city council, said... Continue
Sonoma Valley Health Care District has chosen Kelly Mather, former CEO of Sutter Lakeside Hospital, as the president and CEO of Sonoma Valley Hospital. Mather, an author of six books on health and wellness, and developer of a Healing Model for hospitals, will take over... Continue