When it comes to home building, you need to be aggressive to end up passive. That’s the attitude at a project on Sonoma’s Third Street East that will be the first Certified Passive House retrofit in the country. The high-tech marvel will cut energy use... Continue
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Dear Dr. Forsythe: About a week ago I was visiting my elderly mother and noticed that her cat’s tail was puffy and swollen. Apparently, she had stepped on it the week before and “Max” cried out and ran off. Now his tail is turning dark... Continue
California winegrape growers have voted to extend an assessment funding the statewide Pierce’s Disease Control Program through 2016. The industry vote was 84 percent in favor of contributing $3 per every $1,000 of crop value. In the late 1990s, Pierce’s Disease threatened to cause substantial... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Hospital Foundation will once again sponsor the “Celebration of Women” luncheon on Friday, May 14 at 11:30 a.m. at the Sonoma Golf Club. This year’s Pulse Award honorees are Julie Atwood, Helen Fernandez and Rose Mary Schmidt. The events featured speaker will... Continue
A deal that would have kept as open space the Castagnasso property, the three-acre horse pasture just off the Plaza, has fallen through. The owners called off a tentative deal with the Sonoma County Open Space District last week when a new appraisal set the... Continue
For years, grad night has provided just-graduated seniors with a safe, sober environment in which to celebrate. On what is traditionally one of the biggest party nights of the year, teens doff their caps and gowns, kiss mom and dad goodnight and head back to... Continue
Union Bank opened its first full-service branch in Sonoma on Monday, bringing new life to the historic old bank building at 500 Broadway. “This is a very exciting time in the evolution of Union Bank’s service to its customers and the community,” said Vice President... Continue
A May 16 event for medical cannabis patients featuring “medicated cuisine” has been called off. Producers of the Wine and Cannabis Cuisine Pairings at the Wild Thyme Event Center in El Verano said the party was denied an ABC permit to serve alcohol. Sonoma Patient... Continue
Tuesday night’s board meeting brought further discussion about medical marijuana dispensaries in the Valley. While medical marijuana dispensaries have been voted out of the city limits, advocates are lobbying the city council for a dispensary in an unincorporated area of Sonoma, like Boyes Hot Springs... Continue
Tempted not to make a “loan” payment demanded by the state, the city council decided the penalties for not complying with the order were too severe. The $1.92 million check was delivered Monday to Sacramento. The legislature announced the raid of all statewide redevelopment agencies... Continue