Federal regulators have given Sonoma Valley Bank until Aug. 15 to significantly improve its financial condition, according to an agreement announced Monday. In mid-April, the FDIC formally directed the bank to raise up to $20 million. Although a limit of 30 days was part of... Continue
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Sonoma Charter School is facing a $74,000 budget shortfall for the 2010-2011 school year and a number of fairly drastic cuts are being implemented to stem the tide of the loss. Included in the cuts … five days from their school calendar, technology classes, library... Continue
Hospital bond committee seeks members The Sonoma Valley Health Care District seeks three candidates for alternates to the Citizens’ Bond Oversight Committee. The deadline for filing an application will be June 4, and a special selection meeting will be held on Monday, June 21. Applicants... Continue
Becoming Independent art on display at Mary’s Pizza Shack in Boyes Hot Springs Through July 18 the artists at Becoming Independent will be exhibiting their unique and intuitive art at Mary’s Pizza Shack in Boyes Hot Springs. This exhibit continues the strong partnership between Mary’s... Continue
Impact100 Sonoma will award its first $100,000 grant on June 10 to one of the following Sonoma Valley nonprofit organizations: • Arts and Culture Focus Area: Sonoma Valley Museum of Art • Education Focus Area: Boys and Girls Clubs of Sonoma Valley • Environment Focus... Continue
The current Chief Financial Officer, Timothy J. Noakes, has been named interim chief executive officer of Sonoma Valley Hospital, succeeding outgoing CEO Carl Gerlach, who has announced that he will step down June 30. Noakes’ appointment is effective July 1. He will hold both posts... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My white trash neighbors are driving us crazy with their barking dogs. They have several, and when they start barking up the side of our house along the fence, it is so loud. We can’t even use our back yard anymore it’s... Continue
The oil spill in the Gulf may have another far-reaching consequence – undermining the California State Parks’ budget. In his January budget, Governor Schwarzenegger linked state park funding to proceeds from offshore drilling near Santa Barbara. The Tranquillon Ridge project was to bring the state... Continue
Two campaigns to raise fees or taxes on wine are effectively dead, according to the Wine Institute. AB 1694, introduced by Jim Beall, (D-San Jose), would have imposed a 640% fee on wine. Proponents said the measure would raise $700+ million annually to help cover... Continue
A hot topic was put on slow burn when the first formal public hearing on plans to develop 165 E. Spain Street was postponed by the Planning Commission. The panel granted a request by the Sonoma League for Historic Preservation to delay any decision until... Continue