Sonoma celebrities will be on hand to check and bag your groceries at both Sonoma Market and Glen Ellen Village Market as you “shop for a cause” on Thursday, Oct. 29.  From 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., both markets will donate 10 percent of all... Continue

As the flu spreads, the supply of seasonal flu vaccine seems to be dwindling. A November flu-shot clinic at the Vintage House senior center has been canceled for lack of vaccine, as have two clinics at Rite Aid. Sonoma Valley Hospital ran out of the... Continue

They dropped, they covered and they held. The Sonoma Disaster Council coordinated a significant disaster preparedness drill on October 15, the 20th anniversary of the Loma Prieta earthquake. Dubbed “The Big Rumble,” the exercise was designed to demonstrate the need for disaster preparedness. City Manager... Continue

[caption id="attachment_13132" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Bob Edmondson"][/caption] Bob Edmondson, a teacher at Sonoma Charter School, is also a talented musician. A release party for his new CD drew a packed house to En-er-gy Studio last weekend. The band included Cliff Hugo, Cliff Zyskowski, Ylonda Nickells, as... Continue

Everyone loves the Tuesday night Farmers Market. Not everyone loves how it’s run. That may change. The city council initiated a Request for Proposal process Wednesday night, a chance for new organizations to bid to replace the group that has been in place for 18... Continue

Local office hours with Supervisor Valerie Brown Monday, October 26, 3:30-6:30 p.m. Supervisor Valerie Brown holds her monthly office hours in Sonoma Valley. To schedule an appointment, contact Jennifer Hainstock at 565-2241 or [email protected] Sheriff Sub-Station, 810 Grove Street, El Verano Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee... Continue

[caption id="attachment_13140" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Congressman Mike Thompson"][/caption] Congressman Mike Thompson, Democrat, was elected in 1998 to represent California’s First Congressional District, which includes part of Sonoma County, and all of Napa, Lake, Mendocino, Humboldt and Del Norte counties. Prior to serving in Congress, Rep. Thompson... Continue

The Sonoma Sister Cities Association will consider its next alliance, an official relationship with the Chinese city of Penglai, at a public meeting on Monday. “We were visited a few weeks ago by an enterprising and well-prepared delegation from Penglai with a proposal for a... Continue