In Sonoma County: On Highway 12 between Trinity Road and Arnold Drive expect one-way traffic control from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m., Monday night/Tuesday morning through Thursday night/Friday morning. Also on Highway 12 between Melita Road and Trinity Road expect one-way traffic control from 7... Continue
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Songs of peace [caption id="attachment_12791" align="alignright" width="320" caption="Submitted photo"][/caption] Sonoma Charter School recently celebrated International Peace Day in honor of the work being done at the United Nations as well as the G8 summit. The school’s music teacher Eleanor Dekkor, and students in kindergarten through third... Continue
Supervisor Valerie Brown’s resolution banning the use of county funds for the purchase of single-serving water bottles was approved 5-0 by the board of supervisors on Tuesday morning. A goal for the near future is eliminating the purchase of five-gallon water containers as well. By approving... Continue
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors Tuesday, Oct. 5, 8:30 a.m. Agenda items specific to Sonoma and Sonoma Valley include: a hearing on the Montini Open Space Preserve Management Plan, which includes a proposed 1.8 mile trail connecting the east side of the Montini Preserve, at... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: We got a notice on our door this morning saying my Chihuahua barks all day and all night long and the neighbors have complained. We’ve tried crating, bark collars and a trainer. Nothing seems to work. Now I need to find him... Continue
Another round of cost cutting at City Hall – savings ranging from reductions in training to no new uniforms for the building department – delivered the $125,000 needed to balance the city budget. The $11.51 million plan was adopted by the city council at a... Continue
The Sonoma Valley Unified School District has set up a schedule of special board meetings designed to educate and get feedback from the public about how upcoming budget cuts will affect the Valley’s schools. The problem is how to get that same public to attend... Continue
A car driven by an elderly woman accelerated through a parking space at the Sonoma Valley Center on Tuesday afternoon, slamming it against the building but somehow avoiding major damage to two glass storefronts. The woman, who likely hit the gas pedal instead of the... Continue
Sonoma City Councilmember Joanne Sanders said Monday she intends to run in 2010 for the 2nd District state Senate seat currently held by Pat Wiggins. The district encompasses parts of Sonoma and Solano counties, including the cities of Vallejo, Benicia and Santa Rosa, and all... Continue
Docile, doe-eyed alpacas were the stars of the show at Brookfarm Alpacas’ open house over the weekend. Debbie and Mark Emery have been breeding, showing and shearing alpacas for the past three-and-a-half years and throw open their Glen Ellen farm’s doors during National Alpaca Farm... Continue