On Tuesday, Linda Kelly sat down at her desk for the first time as Sonoma’s City Manager. At the end of the day, she opened her new blog with a note to the community. “Today was a great first day!” she wrote, and thanked the... Continue

“Why have a pet memorial wall when you have memorials for people who died for their country?” This question, posed by Herb Golenpaul at the January 16 city council meeting after Assistant City Manger Carol Giovanatto introduced the proposal for a pet memorial wall, ignited... Continue

Carol Giovanatto has been serving as Acting City Manager for the City of Sonoma since City Manager Mike Fuson retired last month. This week, she’s welcoming Linda Kelly, the new city manager, and resuming her former duties as Assistant City Manager and Finance Director. She... Continue

ConsumerWatch reported on January 17 that overall housing prices, which have been declining steadily for over two years, were down 14.8 percent from a year ago. The median price for a home in San Francisco declined 1.9 percent to $731,000. But of the nine Bay... Continue

I’m not sure if this is a cliché (yet), but I always thought, at some point, someone should have said “Young Americans visit Paris to find themselves, but the lucky ones lose themselves.” The koan-like notion is neither advice nor admonition, but somehow instructional-sounding nevertheless.... Continue

“Can the hospital bond be used to do everything the hospital wants, but just not buy the land?” This question was posed at Wednesday night’s meeting of the Sonoma City Council by Mike O’Brien, one of several neighbors who voiced strong objection to the building... Continue

“Dalia Sofia Caballero is an amazing person!” said Joy Andrus, Dalia’s Spanish Language Arts and Social Studies teacher. “Her tenacity and outlook on life will help her dreams to take flight.” Dalia’s dreams started to come true early on in life. She was born in... Continue

Last Thursday, after each board member presented his argument, and after the community members made their comments, the hospital board voted to place a $45 million bond measure on the April 6 ballot. As written in its Resolution No. 265, the board seeks approval from... Continue

On Tuesday evening, some 125 Sonoma Valley residents gathered to endorse formation of a grass-roots committee charged with directing the creation of programs for local youth, both intervention and prevention, to deter their involvement with organized gangs. Held at the Boys & Girls Club and... Continue