Tim Boeve, executive director of Sonoma’s WillMar Center for Bereaved Children, is stepping down, bowing, he said, to a “difference with the majority of the board over leadership style.” WillMar was founded in 2000 by Nina Sagall Gorbach to address the unmet needs of youth... Continue
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The Golden Gate Bridge District’s board of directors, after months of deliberation, has come to a decision on the question of congestion, the bridge toll, its toll on commuters, and the Doyle Drive refurbishment project, announced Mayor Joanne Sanders at Wednesday’s City Council meeting. “This... Continue
Behind six solid innings of work from sophomore left hander Ben Graff, the Sonoma Dragons continued to roll, winning their seventh game in eight tries, and their second straight win under the lights of Arnold Field. Graff (3-1, 2-1 SCL) only allowed one earned run,... Continue
At a public hearing on Tuesday, the Community Development Commission presented their proposed amendments to the Springs redevelopment plan to the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors. After unanimously supportive comments from the public, and discussion among the supervisors, supporters of the project came away hopeful... Continue
Patterson Painting and Decorating, a Sonoma County business for 36 years, is celebrating its 20th year in Sonoma. Owner Garen Patterson said, “The Valley community has provided me with polite, caring, hardworking employees; wonderful customers; exciting projects; and excellent business, community and individual relations.” Last... Continue
Steve and Debbie Barbose xeriscaped their front yard. Instead of tearing up their lawn, they used a sustainable practice of laying newspaper over the lawn and then covering that with mulch. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Over the last several meetings, the Sonoma City Council members... Continue
Emarie Chervinskas, owner of a new event planning business – A Savvy Event – started working with food, events and people at a young age, because her parents own 10 restaurants and a catering business in northern California. She started helping with catering at age... Continue
The days of spending hours manicuring lawns are over. In fact, lawns themselves are over. Xeriscaping, which is landscaping with minimal if any water requirements, is now de rigueur. Denver Water, which coined the term during the ‘70s droughts, laid out five key principles of... Continue
Joshua Rymer (left) and Timothy Frazer are co-plaintiffs in a case challenging California’s definition of marriage. Ryan lely/Sonoma Valley Sun Glen Ellen residents Timothy Frazer and Joshua Rymer are among several gay and lesbian couples whose lawsuits were consolidated into the case argued before the... Continue
At a closed meeting last Saturday morning, the school board revisited its decision earlier in the year to support the request of outgoing Superintendent Barbara Young to replace Sonoma Valley High School Principal Micaela Philpot. When Philpot had announced her resignation two weeks ago, the... Continue