The recently launched Sonoma County Economic Recovery website can be accessed at recovery.sonoma-county.org. The site provides information about how funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) is impacting the County of Sonoma. The county is committed is to providing as much... Continue
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A little over an hour into Tuesday night’s school board meeting, Justin Frese, the district’s assistant superintendent for business, took center stage and painted yet another grim picture of the fiscal future for the Valley’s schools. Frese laid out a painful scenario for $2.5 million... Continue
Supervisor Valerie Brown and The Office Depot Foundation recently donated backpacks containing essential school supplies to both the Sonoma Valley Mentoring Alliance, and Sonoma Valley Boys & Girls Club. The program is part of the Foundation’s Ninth Annual National Backpack Program in partnership with the... Continue
Animal-drawn vehicles around the Plaza, which recently won approval from the Sonoma City Council, now have the Plaza horseshoe for passenger drop off. The carriages shuttle people from the Plaza to Sebastiani winery and, while approved by the Community Services and Environment Commission (CSEC), will... Continue
[caption id="attachment_11741" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Submitted photo. Bill Stewart, president of SolarCraft."][/caption] SolarCraft, one of the most experienced solar energy contractors and retailers in California, has opened a new office in Sonoma. The thriving business started in Novato 24 years ago and has since installed more... Continue
Sonoma County Board of Supervisors The Sonoma County Board of Supervisors sits as the governing board of Sonoma County and of various special jurisdictions such as the Sonoma County Water Agency, the Northern Sonoma County Air Pollution Control District, the Agricultural Preservation and Open Space... Continue
Dear Dr. Forsythe: My older dog, Buffy, who will be turning 5, next month, has been having accidents in the house! I can’t believe that she’s resorting back to puppy behavior and having housetraining issues. When she wakes up in the morning, there’s a little... Continue
[caption id="attachment_11730" align="alignright" width="420" caption="Staff photo The clinic has outgrown its current West Napa Street location."][/caption] A new 20,000 square foot business in Boyes Hot .Springs would be a healthy move in more ways than one, the Springs Redevelopment Advisory Committee decided Thursday, Aug. 6.... Continue
The City of Sonoma’s Cultural and Fine Arts Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2009 Sonoma Treasure Artist of the Year Award. The public is invited to submit names of individuals they feel would be worthy of the Sonoma Treasure Artist honor, along with... Continue
[caption id="attachment_11708" align="alignnone" width="420" caption="Staff photo John Preston of Holder Ford and his first ‘Clunker’ -- a disabled gas-guzzler worth $4,500 under a re-funded federal program. "][/caption] With a second round of federal funding approved for the “Cash for Clunkers” program, Sonoma’s car dealerships expect... Continue