Assemblymember Jared Huffman visited the Farmers’ Market on Tuesday night and invited residents to step up with questions and comments. “An interesting mix of topics were raised, from the impact of state furloughs to renewable energy to potential hazards from vaccinations,” Huffman told The Sun.... Continue
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Office hours with Mayor Ken Brown Tuesday, November 3, 1-3 p.m. Mayor Brown moves his weekly office hours, which had been during the evening Farmers Market, back indoors. Residents interested in meeting with the Mayor to discuss any concerns are invited to stop in. No... Continue
Local receives “Leadership in Sustainability Award” The Leadership Institute for Ecology and the Economy, based in Sonoma, has named Mark Inman as a recipient of its inaugural Leadership in Sustainability Award. Inman is President of Taylor Maid Farms, a coffee roasting and tea company operating... Continue
The controversial plan to sell the Sonoma County landfill to an Arizona conglomerate was canned by the Board of Supervisors Tuesday. The deal called for Republic Services to handle the county’s trash for the next 20 years. In return the firm would pay $2.7 million... Continue
Tuesday night’s school board meeting could best be described as contentious – in a good way. What began as an introduction to and discussion of the strategic plan quickly degenerated into a roundtable conversation about topics ranging from the importance of parent involvement to classroom... Continue
A trial date of Nov. 9 trial date was set Wednesday for former Sonoma Valley soccer coach Gregory Tatton, accused of molesting a teenage player, after a judge denied his attorney’s motion for dismissal. At the pre-trial hearing. Judge Arthur Wick ruled there is sufficient... Continue
[nggallery id=120] Andrea Patri (left) and Linda Semple of the Laughing Queen are serious about Halloween. Dead serious, as in zombies, vampires and dark angels – this year’s favorite costumes, according to Smith, whose shop at 122 E. Napa St. is crammed with gruesome accessories... Continue
A college student in her early 20s receives a “cause” invitation on Facebook. It is from the “Seeds for Change” group, one of the university’s community service chapters. She reads the evite to find the group is encouraging students to plant trees on Earth Day... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: I have a dilemma with my Schnauzer and I really want to get him neutered. The problem is he is a “show dog” and I only own half of him. The co-owner and I can’t agree on neutering him. She insists he... Continue
[nggallery id=118] Sonomans jumped on the bandwagon last weekend, joining forces with 141 countries around the globe to propel the number 350 into human consciousness on what is being recognized as the single largest day of international action for the environment ever. For the uninitiated,... Continue