Firefighters rescue hiker A 41-year-old East Bay man practicing for an eventual Sierra Nevada hike was rescued Monday afternoon from inside Jack London State Park in Glen Ellen. Glen Ellen fire Chief Bill Murray said the man, carrying a 65-pound backpack, had reached the top... Continue
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On April 24, Supervisor Valerie Brown, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency, honored the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Plan Basin Advisory Panel. “The ‘gold resolution’,” said Brown, “is one of the ways we have of recognizing a service... Continue
The Muse event raised more than twice what was expected. The Rotary Club of Sonoma Valley pledged $50,000 for a complete renovation of the Community Center’s kitchen. Submitted photo The Sonoma Community Center can go ahead with a long-desired kitchen makeover, following the fourth annual... Continue
We’re the daughters and sons who are here to advocate for your loved one when you can’t be.” That’s how V. Lynn Cox describes EMPower Eldercare Management, the consulting company she started last May with two partners, Dana Folse, a registered nurse, and Diane Hamberger,... Continue
Kam Sherpa has been an owner of the Nepalese restaurant, A Taste of the Himalayas, since it opened off the Plaza six years ago. When the retail space next to the restaurant became vacant in December, Sherpa and his wife Shova decided to open a... Continue
On Saturday, April 26, a host of volunteers and city dignitaries turned out to celebrate the opening of the new trailhead entrance to the Sonoma Overlook Trail. The two-year project, involving the creation of a trailhead kiosk with four information panels, stone benches, bike racks... Continue
On April 24, Supervisor Valerie Brown, on behalf of the Board of Directors of the Sonoma County Water Agency, honored the Sonoma Valley Groundwater Management Plan Basin Advisory Panel. “The ‘gold resolution’,” said Brown, “is one of the ways we have of recognizing a service... Continue
Three men and two youths, all from Sonoma, were arrested Friday night following an assault near Maxwell Farms Regional Park. Jorge Eduardo Gonzalez, 20; Marco Antonio Zuniga, 22; and Erik Zuniga, 19 – were booked into Sonoma County Jail for robbery, conspiracy, possessing stolen property... Continue
Program Director Ron Cohn is retiring from the Sonoma Developmental Center next month, after 36 years of service. Cohn came to SDC right after graduating from San Jose State University with a degree in psychology, and has worked there ever since. During his early years,... Continue
Sonoma cellphone users dialing for help will no longer have to go through the California Highway Patrol, following a recent change to the way local emergency calls are handled. “The concept is that calls locally routed will go to local resources,” sheriff’s dispatch manager Steve... Continue