Next week, California voters have a choice between two California constitutional amendments, both purporting to reform eminent domain abuses. The Sonoma City made its choice last week. At its May 21 meeting, the council considered the proposal put forward by council member Stanley Cohen that... Continue

Sheriff’s investigator enters crime scene Wednesday, May 21 on Bonneau Road. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun A 20-year-old Chico man postponed entering a plea Friday in connection with the murder of his grandfather last week on Bonneau Road. The victim, 77-year-old Robert Ferris Deming, was killed... Continue

The presidential election isn’t the only political contest piquing early interest – with Sonoma City Councilmember Stanley Cohen’s recent announcement that he would not seek a second term, local eyes are also straining toward November. “The time has come to be home for dinner more... Continue

City Attorney Tom Curry reported to the City Council at its May 21 meeting that he has met with tenants to discuss revisions to the ordinance which he will bring before the council when it next meets, on June 4. He said while the draft... Continue

At a meeting on May 21, the Landmarks Commission agreed to allow PRMD to issue a demolition permit, with conditions, to Clemente Inn owner, Marty Edwards. This is not the outcome Edwards or anyone else wanted, but after months of financial, bureaucratic and practical stalemate,... Continue

Stacey Martinelli and David Cassady of the Department of Fish and Game prepare a wayward mountain lion last Thursday afternoon for transportation to a nearby wildlife area. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun After a more than two-hour stare-off, a young female mountain lion was pronounced fine... Continue

City to join county dispatch JPA Greater efficiency, better interagency communications and a bigger voice – that’s what the City of Sonoma gains from its entry into a countywide dispatch system. After a discussion that included input from Sonoma County Sheriff Bill Cogbill and Sonoma... Continue

There will always be a few who are, as Dick Cavett once said of Woody Allen, "at two with nature." One spoke up at last week's Sonoma City Council meeting to decry Bob Cannard’s idea of families raising some of their food by having gardens... Continue

A 20-year-old Chico man postponed entering a plea Friday in connection with the murder of his grandfather last week on Bonneau Road. The victim, 77-year-old Robert Ferris Deming, was killed by a close-range shotgun blast to the back of his head while he was watching... Continue