At its regular meeting on Wednesday evening, the Sonoma City Council considered a variety of topics. Council member August Sebastiani was absent. City revenues down, but still solid “The city remains solvent,” was the report from Carol Giovannato, assistant city manager. Transient Occupancy Tax (TOT)... Continue

Some 4,200 gallons of wastewater flowed into Sonoma Creek around midday Sunday, Feb. 15 due to a sewer pipe blockage, according to a press release from the Sonoma County Water Agency, entering the creek from a storm drain near Boyes Boulevard and Riverside Drive. Work... Continue

Sonoma’s dry creek beds swelled with water again after a rainy President’s Day weekend. The rain will probably let up Tuesday afternoon, but expect more showers this coming weekend, according to Brian Tentinger, meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “The overall large-scale pattern has kind... Continue

The Sonoma City Council members have a lot on their plates. They oversee all municipal operations and provide policy leadership, working with staff and the community on a variety of issues – all of this on top of their day jobs. What some locals might... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Olive Festival went out with a bang on Friday night with a large crowd clinking glasses at the sold-out VinOlivo event. The annual bash showcasing the best of Sonoma food and wine is the culmination of the three-month festival honoring Sonoma’s “second... Continue

A lot of locals are worried about the water shortage in the Valley. Now they can set about learning more about the Sonoma watershed and what they can do to conserve water in their own homes through the first-ever Water Wisdom event. The free event... Continue

The City of Sonoma has won first place in the “City Solar Awards” for watts per capita installed in 2007 among cities under 25,000 population. The award will be presented at the Sonoma City Council meeting on March 4, recognizing Sonoma for its 129 watts... Continue

Wired Sonoma has a goal – to help Sonoma-based techies find local jobs. Surely in today’s world of broadband technology and telecommuting, this should be possible. But Chip Roberson, who founded the group with Christine Mason McCaull, found that local tech jobs that are high-paying... Continue

The Sonoma Valley Inn hopes to nearly double in size with the addition of 70 rooms to its current 80 rooms. The hotel has an average occupancy of over 80 percent and has noticed that on some weekends, there simply aren’t enough rooms in town.... Continue